Post #747928 by danlovestikis on Mon, Jul 27, 2015 7:21 AM

Sacramento Crawl mug update. Glazing the outside of the mugs.

I bought more glaze than I needed but it's now my favorite so over the years ahead I'll use it up.

Here's why I save clean jars. Many glazes are too thick to use with a brush or with the air compressor. I split them in half.

I add water and shake them up. Then they are ready to use. I had enough jars to split 6 at a time.

Remember that even hand oil with make glaze crawl away so scrub your hands before touching your bisque fired ware.

This is the first time I was smart enough to get every wheel I own and to put them in a circle on a wire table. Now I can do nine in a row before they need to be moved.

Dan's my mover shaker. He'll load and unload the table while I do all the spraying.

I will also start the capillary action by spraying the outsides with water before spraying with glaze.

I put all my mugs on top of kiln spikes. I can then spray to the bottom and the build up of glaze on the turntables doesn't have to be washed off until the end of all the spraying.

First the water and

then the glaze. Layer one.

I let them dry for 15 minutes. I don't want any "runs".

Then I do a second layer. Depending on how you want your glaze to look you can do three or more.

We are on the way!

Here is how Dan carried the damp and glazed mugs from one table to the next. He is careful not to touch the outside of the mug.

The last batch at the end of a long day.

They have all been carried back into the house.

You can see that there is over-spray on the insides of the mugs. I'll show the "fix" tomorrow.

Cheers, Wendy