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G2934 Cone 6 Matte Base Glaze
G2926B Cone 6 Clear Glossy Base Glaze
GA6-B Alberta Slip Cone 6 Base
L3954B Mid Temperature Engobe
G1916Q Transparent Base Glaze
G1947U Transparent Base - Cone 10R
G2571A MgO Matte Base - Cone 10R
GR10-A Ravenscrag Slip as-a-glaze - Cone 10R
L3954N/J Cone 10 Engobe Base
| GR6-A Ravenscrag Cone 6 BaseDescriptionRavenscrag Slip melts by itself to a silky cone 10 glaze (no additions are needed). This recipe adapts it to cone 6 by adding 20% Ferro Frit 3134. GlazingWhen mixed with water to create a thixotropic slurry, this will perform was as a dipping glaze. It will apply evenly to bisque, produce minimal dripping and dry within seconds and be adequately durable for handling. We document procedures to mix this as a brushing glaze or dipping glaze. If you are glaze layering (using this as a dipping glaze and painting a commercial gummed brushing glaze over it) there is a risk of crawling. It may be necessary to add some gum to this, converting it from a dipping glaze to a base-coat dipping glaze. Glaze RecipesMore information about this recipe can be found at digitalfire.com, click the following: GR6-A. See also the Ravenscrag Slip page. This glaze is most often prepared using the traditional method of simply adding water until the desired consistency is achieved (do the initial mix with 8 parts water and 10 powder). We find that 1.45 specific gravity works for us using our tap water. No flocculant additions are generally needed and application properties are very good as long as the slurry is not too viscous or too runny (dries quickly on bisque without cracking and, after dipping, there is minimal dripping). ![]() Left: Raw Ravenscrag Slip powder. Right: Roasted at 1080F. This is a silty clay, thus it has a relatively low drying shrinkage. Where a glaze is applied thickly or the percentage of Ravenscrag is high, shrinkage cracks (which produce crawling during firing) can occur. We recommend a mix of roast and raw material in recipes. Roasting the Ravenscrag powder at 1000F greatly reduces the shrinkage. Use a firing rate and hold-time-at-1000F appropriate for the wall thickness and size of your bisque vessels (e.g. 500F/hr and 30 minutes for thin walled small vessels, slower and longer hold for large ones). If any of the powder within is black, increase hold time. Adjust proportions as needed (more roast if the glaze cracks on drying or more raw if it is drying too powdery or not bonding well). Gallery![]() The body is Plainsman M390. These are commonly used base glazes. The top one is an MgO matte, the next is a calcium matte. They behave very differently to these additions. Notice also that thickly applied titanium dioxide is very different. Tin oxide fires whiter than zircon (e.g. Zircopax). Also, zircon opacified glazes tend to crawl so special precautions may be needed. ![]() The body is Plainsman M340S. Cone 6. Left to right: G1214Z calcium matte base glaze with 6% titanium dioxide added. GR6-A Ravenscrag base with 10% zircopax (zircon). G2926B glossy transparent base with 10% zircon. G2934Y silky magnesia matte base with 10% zircon. ![]() This M340 mug has GA6-C Alberta Slip rutile blue (outside) and GR6-C Ravenscrag white liner glaze (Ravenscrag base plus opacifier). By Tony Hansen. ![]() Ravenscrag Slip Flaoting Blue GR6-M does not require special firing like the Alberta Slip GA6-C version. However it does need cobalt and iron to get the blue. Here you see it on porcelain (M370) and a red stoneware (M390). Safety Data SheetClick here for web view. |
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