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| Low Fire Blue Bead Glaze |
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| Added By: STILLASTUDENT |
| 5/14/2008 1:32:08 PM |
| Low-Fire |
| Oxidation |
| Apply Thick. It beads and crawls. |
| Cone: 04 |
 | This glaze is lead free. |
| This glaze is barium free. |
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| Glaze Name: | Low Fire Blue Bead Glaze |
| Cone: | 04 |
| Type: | Low-Fire |
| Description: | Apply Thick. It beads and crawls. |
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| Main Ingredients: |
 | Magnesium Carbonate: | 66.66 | Grams |
| Borax: | 53.34 | Grams |
| Gerstley Borate: | 66.66 | Grams |
| Silica: | 13.35 | Grams |
| Total: | 200.01 | Grams |
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| Cobalt Carbonate: | 2.00 | % |
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Low Fire Blue Bead Glaze is a Low-Fire Ceramic Glaze Recipe.What is a Low-Fire Glaze?Low fire glazes are usually fired in the range of Cone 06 to Cone 04 (1828 degrees Fahrenheit to 1945 degrees Fahrenheit). Because of their low firing temperature, low-fire glazes are able to hold much brighter colors than high-fire glazes. They also have a wide range of finishes including glossy, matte and specialty surfaces like crackle and crystal. The low firing temperature of low-fire glazes has a down side. Low-fire glazes are much less durable that higher fired glazes and it is difficult to have a low-fire glaze that is safe for food.
Low-fire glaze recipes are usually developed for use in electric kilns. Electric kilns are much easier to control that gas kilns and they provide a much more even source of heat. This allows potters to control low-fire glazes much better than high-fire glazes.
Electric kilns normally do not have dampers to control the oxygen levels inside. There is usually a constant stream of oxygen being pulled into the kiln. As a result, when pieces are fired in electric kilns they are often referenced as being fired in an oxidized atmosphere. |
Low Fire Blue Bead Glaze is a cone 04 glaze. What is cone 04? |
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