Plaster Mold Making & Some Ceramics - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11040	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sat, May 10, 2008 1:33 PM Bowana had recommended a lowfire Cone 04-06 slip so I took the middle ground and got some Cone 5. I just found out that Cone 5 is not the same as Cone 05, Cone 05 fires at a much lower temp. I've been building an army of mugs that need to be fired on the surface of the sun! No big deal, slip is cheap! EDIT - Maybe we can have a quick lesson in the differences in types of clay? Advantages and disadvantages between lowfire, midfire, and highfire? Anything worth doing, is worth doing to the point of wretched excess. [ Edited by: maddogmike 2008-05-10 20:09 ]

Bowana had recommended a lowfire Cone 04-06 slip so I took the middle ground and got some Cone 5. I just found out that Cone 5 is not the same as Cone 05, Cone 05 fires at a much lower temp. I've been building an army of mugs that need to be fired on the surface of the sun! No big deal, slip is cheap!

EDIT - Maybe we can have a quick lesson in the differences in types of clay? Advantages and disadvantages between lowfire, midfire, and highfire?

Anything worth doing, is worth doing to the point of wretched excess.

[ Edited by: maddogmike 2008-05-10 20:09 ]

Post #379409 by MadDogMike on Sat, May 10, 2008 1:33 PM