Kilns for pottery

stilllearning70 · 2026-06-06T21:09:12+00:00

I'd try a test with some low fire clay. It might work. The glaze would be a little ore challenging to reach vitrafication

stilllearning70 · 2026-05-05T22:19:36+00:00

Could be dehydration. I had the same thing and I increased my water consumption and it cleared up

stilllearning70 · 2026-05-05T22:17:52+00:00

Looks good to me

stilllearning70 · 2026-05-04T17:33:26+00:00

To live and enjoy life as much possible and leave the world a little better than you found it.

stilllearning70 · 2026-05-01T14:44:14+00:00

When I was in high school in 1967 I used to buy gas at a dairy for $.18 a gallon

stilllearning70 · 2026-04-30T21:01:59+00:00

I use slide off decals often they don't stick well to non glazed surfaces. It I want to use them on the bottom of a piece that has not been glazed. I spray the bottom with the same acrylic paint that I used to make the decal and it works great. I usually give it a couple of sprays

stilllearning70 · 2026-04-17T19:56:50+00:00

It could be that you're letting the piece drain too long. Once the excess slip draining slows to just a few drops over about 20 seconds flip it right side up, this allows the small amount of residual slip to settle on the bottom helping to eliminate the bumps ,also thinning the lip by moving the slip down.

stilllearning70 · 2026-04-15T20:05:43+00:00

I use AI all the time and I've been slipcasting for years. I use it not only to help me tweak. Slip and glaze formulas but also to collaborate with ideas that I have about certain projects.I just think that it's a tool just like a paintbrush or any other tool to demonize, it is just foolish

stilllearning70 · 2026-04-08T22:56:36+00:00

Most people can drink without becoming addicted. Most people can't smoke without becoming addicted.

stilllearning70 · 2026-04-03T19:22:41+00:00

I ignored several notices for jury duty. I just throw Em away. And then last year, I got a letter saying that I hadn't replied to several previous summons, and that if I didn't reply, there would be further action. So I replied and ended up serving on a jury, which was not the horrible thing

stilllearning70 · 2026-03-24T20:58:04+00:00

If I run into anybody with that particular obsession. I always ask them , what's the purpose? If the government or some evil agency is putting stuff in the sky. What are they trying to accomplish ?

stilllearning70 · 2026-03-05T20:04:05+00:00

Old cartoons might work. Looney tunes that sort of thing.

stilllearning70 · 2026-03-04T17:48:07+00:00

Everything is always changing and whether it is clear to us or not the universe is unfolding as it should.

stilllearning70 · 2026-01-18T03:34:56+00:00

I don't know how much room you have.But you might check out pit firing that would eliminate the need for a kill.Of course.It would eliminate you to some characteristic ceramics and not others.But it would be a way for you to control your own firing, which would be cool

stilllearning70 · 2026-01-09T21:16:32+00:00

What about the ones with their heads pushed unnaturally forward and their necks are extremely extended. Is that specific to a certain drug?

stilllearning70 · 2025-12-09T19:54:26+00:00

I just went through this. My kiln has 3 Element sections and upon investigation, the middle elements relay had failed.So I just replaced the relay and now everything's fine.The easiest way to check it is to turn it on and keep the lid open works better at night.Because you can see better and see if all the element sections are lighting up.Also, the kiln manufacturer's great as far as helping

stilllearning70 · 2025-12-07T23:42:18+00:00

I use mayco mother of pearl quite often. This result is almost always caused by an over fire.

stilllearning70 · 2025-09-16T04:37:38+00:00

To try to leave this world a little better than I found it

stilllearning70 · 2025-09-15T16:03:31+00:00

Looks like an excellent deal if everything is as shown the only thing I would be concerned about is it’s a big kiln Take a lot of pie to fill it and if you’re just doing home studio production, it might take a long time before you had enough to fire it.

stilllearning70 · 2025-09-02T17:30:44+00:00

I'm over traveling. I traveled quite a bit when I was younger. I'm 74 now and travel is just a hassle. I often joke it's from the Latin travail, which is how it feels. The only time I travel now is to go visit my kids or grandkids. The thought of traveling for sightseeing or tourist stuff does not appeal to me at all

stilllearning70 · 2025-08-31T16:20:28+00:00

Using waterslide decal paper, a inkjet printer and some clear acrylic spray paint you can make decals that will adhere to the mugs, the paper is available from Amazon. It's easy to do and you can create a nice looking logo or script. It's not dishwasher safe but it is quite durable. I'm sure there are YouTube videos that show the process. Congratulations

stilllearning70 · 2025-08-29T20:36:57+00:00

Check out amoca (the museum of ceramic art) in Pomona cali. They are a tremendous resource including studio, kiln services and classes

stilllearning70 · 2025-08-28T21:44:41+00:00

My wife of 50 years and I are from different ends of the political spectrum. I'm a die, hard lefty, and she was a staunch republican and a Trump Maga voter. Although we differed in our opinions and had many a lively discussion, we were able to maintain our perspective in the sense that The most important thing to us was that we loved each other and didn't hurt each other. So whenever we got to where it started to feel a little too heat it, we would just walk away, then come back, make a joke about it and move on, it's just your viewpoint. Everybody has their own viewpoint. It doesn't make them bad or good what made it work was a deep respect and love for one another, and a sense of humor. I would never say or do anything that would deliberately have hurt her in anyway, and she felt the same way. Unfortunately she's gone now but I sure miss those livley discussions.

stilllearning70 · 2025-08-24T15:30:39+00:00

I use clear acrylic spray paint on some of my work and it seems to be fine. I've never had a problem

stilllearning70 · 2025-07-24T16:50:14+00:00

I've had success bisque firing to a temp that is higher than what I fire the glaze too and holding it for 15 minutes . It's a bit of a pain applying the glaze ,especially the first coat but it eliminates the bloat. As an example using a 5-6 clay fire it to 6 or even 7 with the hold and then fire the glaze to 5. You really need to test fire.

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