Once a tiki mug has been hairline cracked, does it continue to spread? - General Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 9:42 PM Some really good information, and thanks to all who chimed in! Coruscate basically summed up what my brain was thinking in alot of areas covered in the post. Now, with all of the mugs being manufactured in China, and China being known for its ceramics that have lasted literally ages and Dynastys...Are they using low fire, or high fire, or does it depend on the company ,like anywhere else? Also, can the grade/type of silica used for glaze have an impact as to how long the mug will hold up? is their even a silica grade system for glazes? Can there be inferior silica to cause premature crazing/cracking? Sorry for all of the TMI questions, but these are kind of curious to me, and I'd like to know, for those useless information conversations that tend to pop up! haha...I swear this is the last question I'll be asking in regards to the subject!:razz:

Some really good information, and thanks to all who chimed in! Coruscate basically summed up what my brain was thinking in alot of areas covered in the post.

Now, with all of the mugs being manufactured in China, and China being known for its ceramics that have lasted literally ages and Dynastys...Are they using low fire, or high fire, or does it depend on the company ,like anywhere else? Also, can the grade/type of silica used for glaze have an impact as to how long the mug will hold up? is their even a silica grade system for glazes? Can there be inferior silica to cause premature crazing/cracking?

Sorry for all of the TMI questions, but these are kind of curious to me, and I'd like to know, for those useless information conversations that tend to pop up! haha...I swear this is the last question I'll be asking in regards to the subject!:razz:

Post #482486 by Tom Slick on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 9:42 PM