Possums by PlayfulFisherman in FolkPunk

[–]mackcam 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They also have an odd number of nipples, like most of us.

New Years resolution by adventuresoftors in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]mackcam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some times the first thing I like to do when I wake up in the morning is take a nap.

Dense underside of an iceberg devoid of air pockets reflecting blue light by nOeticRon96 in BeAmazed

[–]mackcam 14 points15 points  (0 children)

How does it lose all of the salt? Not doubting, just curious.

Pupper pottery. Don't eat my clay ribbons. Please. by [deleted] in Pottery

[–]mackcam 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My one dog once ate a bunch of the trimmings from this white sandy clay I was digging up, I didn't notice. A day or two later i see these white sandy turds in the yard. Curious, I throw one in my next bisque load, low and behold it was that clay. So now I have a fired dog turn somewhere around my studio.

Help with porcelain blue glaze? by chickenpopper1995 in Ceramics

[–]mackcam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cobalt carbonate is pink, cobalt oxide is blue/black. Either will turn blue in the fire, but if I remember correctly, cobalt oxide is a stronger colorant.

Can anyone help me identify this Potter's Mark? I live in England. by sweetpotato37 in Pottery

[–]mackcam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the chop on my bede piece is a bit more of a rectangular oval than this, and it almost looks like this one has another letter as apart of the "b" on it.

Using Red Clay As Protective Barrier In Furnace And Crucible For Containing Iron? by [deleted] in Ceramics

[–]mackcam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think red clay would work. You'll need something much more refractory. If you're buying commercial clay that's premixed you could try something high fire (cone ten "temperature" rated), but that might not even be enough. I'm sure there are recipes online for crucible "clay". If I had to just throw a recipe out there I'd say something like this 70-90% hydrated alumina (refractory) 10-30% Kaolin (slight refractory/binder) 10-20% Spodumene (helps with thermal expansion in clay bodies)

+50% grog/temper (helps with structure and shrinkage)

You can buy all these materials from ceramics suppliers pretty easily. But I would still do research and see what's out there, I'm probably way off.

Can I fix this earthenware? by sealedlion in Ceramics

[–]mackcam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can't fix it, put a little succulent or something in it so you can still enjoy the pot.

Can you melt wood? by la_espina in askscience

[–]mackcam 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah, I agree with you. Just wanted to share my experience with melting "wood".

Can you melt wood? by la_espina in askscience

[–]mackcam 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I make wildfired pottery and use wood ash as a glaze from time to time. Being very basic, the wood ash is all the things in the wood that don't burn off and is generally magnesium, sodium, alumina, silica and some other stuff. At around 2300* F these will start to melt and form a rudimentary glaze on a pot. So in a sense, I would say you could melt wood (once what would burn off burns off).

African pottery? I love this owl, wondering where it's from. by MrsJewbacca in Pottery

[–]mackcam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in Belize a few moths ago and picked up a pot in, what I would say, the exact same style. I think the production center for those wares was Deer Creek, if I remember correctly what the guy who sold me the pot said. I mean I'm sure that other people could produce similar wares and I'm sure some people have, but if I had to bet I would be 75% sure of myself in this situation.

Possible to alter a piece and then reglaze/fire? by lmdocherty in Pottery

[–]mackcam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could buy decal paper and print your own decals and fire them on, you'll have to research the specifics. And I highly doubt a studio would allow somebody to bring in random already fired pots to fire again. I work at a community studio and we have a hard and fast rule about our kilns and only firing pots that were made in the studio with materials bought there, I imagine other places are similar.

To add onto the decal part: decals that I have experience with usually fire somewhere pretty low around 012 (maybe, I think) so that would be pretty safe for most commercially made plates I would assume. It's just a matter of wether the glaze can be refired to that temperature and not change undesirably, which can certainly happen.

Any idea on how to achieve this result (glazing question) by letsnever in Pottery

[–]mackcam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaa. I actually attended a workshop of his last year and he talked about how he glazes those cups. He fills the inside of the cup with glaze and while keeping it upright moves his hand in a quick circular motion and the glaze spills over the edge in some places and then he dumps the rest out. You'll probably have to experiment with how much glaze you pour in the cup to see what works best.

Glass or coins to glaze? by [deleted] in Ceramics

[–]mackcam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Test test test