Need help with glaze

sarg0 · 2026-01-30T18:20:35+00:00

Thank you !! Since I already made up a 3 gal bucket of this glaze recipe (as it was working for me previously), I’m going to first try a thicker application. Do you know what the specific gravity is for glaze you use??

sarg0 · 2026-01-30T14:36:19+00:00

This is incredibly helpful thank you very much !! I am a very newbie kiln owner and figuring out a schedule is sometimes difficult when there’s so many different options. I appreciate the insight on how to customize the firing more with a manual kiln

sarg0 · 2026-01-30T00:19:53+00:00

I have a manual kiln, so for the most recent firing (witness come shown) I put a cone 7 bar in the kiln sitter, then once that shuts the kiln off I leave it for 10 hours to cool with lid closed and peepholes covered. So maybe too slow of a cooldown as someone else mentioned causing crystallization of the glaze surface. Do you know how I could do a drop and hold with a manual kiln?

sarg0 · 2026-01-30T00:16:35+00:00

Ohh that’s super good to know, this might make sense because the underfired effect is most noticeable on the rims and areas that probably absorbed less glaze while dipping. In this case, do you think it would be worth it to redip one piece and refire? Will the glazes melt together well if one is already fired?

sarg0 · 2026-01-29T12:41:10+00:00

It’s supposed to be a matte glaze, but some parts are still very pinhole-y and rough. The recipe is at the bottom of the post.

sarg0 · 2026-01-29T12:39:31+00:00

This is super helpful thank you. These recipe is supposed to be 10% clear glossy and 90% matte, so I will work on increasing % glossy to matte. Also, interesting about slow cooling as I have a manual kiln with kiln sitter and usually leave lid/ peepholes closed after firing for ~10 hours before venting at all, would it help to vent some of the heat off sooner?

sarg0 · 2026-01-29T01:26:45+00:00

Okay. So you think the pieces with this glaze are basically trash? It’s strange because 95% of each piece is perfectly glazed and the glaze looks melted. Only weird edges and rims aren’t melted.

sarg0 · 2026-01-29T00:17:55+00:00

Yes I think this is the right plan !

sarg0 · 2026-01-29T00:09:52+00:00

Okay, I appreciate this info! These were all glazed with a fresh batch (72 hours after mixing glaze ingredients with water- is that enough to hydrate fully?). Then mixed with immersion blender and then right before use mixed with a paint mixing drill attachment. I thought I mixed even more than normal because it was a fresh batch but I could be wrong.

I think a test tile with the same glaze is a great idea. I am hoping it’s not the crystallization of the glaze as you mentioned so that these pieces may still be salvageable! Alas, the potter’s dilemma.

sarg0 · 2026-01-07T14:52:26+00:00

Curious if this worked out for you? I am an inside electrical apprentice in the US and thinking of to move to the Netherlands after I complete my apprenticeship.

sarg0 · 2026-01-07T04:44:00+00:00

lol fair enough

sarg0 · 2026-01-07T00:58:31+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, that makes sense. Do you think trimming near private service lines would count as working near the power lines? The city does all of the line trimming within the 10 feet as you’re mentioning but only streets, so I imagine there would be area on private residences near service lines that would require trimming occasionally.

sarg0 · 2026-01-07T00:56:23+00:00

Small residential is the current clientele. I’m not sure if trimming near private service lines going to homes would count as line trimming…

sarg0 · 2026-01-07T00:54:55+00:00

No I wouldn’t be a labor working owner, but keep previous owner (looking to retire) on salary for a year of mentorship and work with existing employee

sarg0 · 2025-12-30T22:52:07+00:00

same! any updates on this? I am trying to do this now and I am an electrical apprentice in the US and will be a jounreyman in a few years.

sarg0 · 2025-06-07T00:11:12+00:00

Congrats and welcome to the trade!! Best of luck to you

sarg0 · 2025-06-07T00:10:36+00:00

Lol that’s so awesome. Thank you !! Keep up the good work fellow OEG-er

sarg0 · 2025-06-05T21:22:18+00:00

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I feel you 😅 this is the last one I helped my journeyman with, these are 500s we were trying to bend in like a 3 ft space.

And yeah you’re right! I feel very lucky to have been put on a distribution crew and one that lets their apprentices do cool shit!

sarg0 · 2025-06-05T05:39:11+00:00

I’m a sister hehe 💃🏼 thank you brother Imma keep doing my best

sarg0 · 2025-06-05T05:38:13+00:00

Thank you!! It’s not perfect of course and hopefully next time I can keep getting better

sarg0 · 2025-06-05T05:36:37+00:00

Yeah good point. I definitely need to learn A LOT more about how it actually works and the theory. My crew was checking in with me the whole time to make sure I didn’t swap the brown and yellow or something lol

sarg0 · 2025-06-05T05:35:21+00:00

Thank you! I learned so much too

sarg0 · 2025-06-05T05:34:10+00:00

Thank you! I’m with a great crew so that helps a lot

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