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@@yvonnek3695 Thank you, I’m glad that you enjoyed it! It was fun throwing in front of a cheering crowd!😀

@@rmcd839 Thanks! The spray booth helps a lot, but I’m not sure what the ferric chloride might be doing to the exhaust fan’s internal parts.😂 It’s lasted about about years so far. Horsehair, feathers or sugar fumes aren’t a problem, but getting a whiff of hot ferric chloride is similar to swimming pool Muriatic acid. NOT suggested for lung health!😳

Thanks!🔥😎🔥 B-mix can be difficult to center, as it tends to be lumpy, but once it’s centered, it’s wonderful. If it sits around the studio too long, it becomes very stiff and needs to be smashed in the bag, 4-8 times. This usually makes it softer. If it sits a really long time, it becomes very hard, so use it for slabs or add water and make it into slip.

Yes, go for it! At each connection, trim from the inside, the thicker clay. If you don’t, it will look good until it’s dry. The thicker areas will shrink a little more and ruin the perfect form, leaving the joined sections obvious. Good luck! Send me a photo if you’d like to. Or if you have any questions. alexlongart@att.net. 🔥😎🔥

Thanks for the compliment Camilo!

I pull them at about 1450F. They’re still too hot at that point, so it’s best to wait about 15 seconds best trying 1 hair first. If it’s too hot, the hair will create a lot of smoke and the lines aren’t defined. Apply first to areas that will cool first, such as a thin lip. Bowls, plates and open forms cool much faster, so you have to work quicker. Closed forms such as bottles, cool slower, so you have more time to apply your horsehair. If the surface becomes too cool, the hair won’t stick. This is where using a small propane torch gives you a little more time. Hold the hair with a leather glove on one hand, while using the torch with the other. Hold several strands from above and lay them on the surface, as you apply the flame about 6 inches away. If you get too close, all at once, you’ll blow the hair off the surface. Good luck!

Glad you enjoyed it!🔥😎🔥

Thanks Tricia! Sometimes it can be stiff and difficult to center for beginning potters, but once it’s centered, it’s wonderful.

​@alexlongart that is so true.

Hi Carol, 😂 No, but it sure looks like it! 🤣

Thanks for the tips. I need all the help that I can get! This is my first try at welding and I could hardly see anything!😂 My instructor Ingram did most of the welding, but I did about 25%.

The yellow is ferric chloride, sprayed on at about 200F. I use a high temperature digital thermometer to measure the surface temperature. You can find them at Harbor Freight, Amazon, or auto parts stores. See my Facebook page “Alex Long artist” for dozens of photos & videos. UA-cam doesn’t post photos, as far as I know. I’ve tried. Good luck!🔥😎🔥

You’re welcome Joseph! It’s my pleasure.🔥😎🔥

You’re welcome!

Yes I do. I mainly use it when I apply ferric chloride. Dark brown at higher temperatures, light brown around 400F and all the way down to 200F - 300F for the bright yellow. This gauge only reads up to 968F, so it’s not really good for other raku.

www.worldpaintsupply.com/crown-spra-tool-kit/ Look up Crown Spray Tool Kit. Good luck!

Thanks Katy!😍

Hi Mikkel!😎 Thanks for your kind words. This is the great thing about UA-cam, Facebook, etc. Artists sharing their experiences from around the world. It would be fun to meet someday! I just watched one of your workshop videos and everyone looks like they’re having a great time.🔥🔥🔥

@@alexlongart I very much agree. We all gain most from sharing - professionally and personally. I always did that and I appreciate others - like you, that do so too. And yes, I would love to meet one day when all this pandemic is over. You are on the top of my list :-)

Thanks and you’re welcome Katy!🌞 No, I use a gas kiln, but I’ve used an electric kiln dozens of times for Raku. Bright copper lusters can be achieved, by getting your piece in the bucket quickly, to give the reduction effect.

You can get inexpensive ones on Amazon. This one reads up to almost 1400F, for about $25. www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Lasergrip-Thermometer-Temperature-Non-contact/dp/B00DMI62HM/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&hvadid=77996658710206&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=temp+gun+infrared&qid=1614790717&sr=8-9

Thanks Yogita!🙏🏻

Sorry, I don’t know how to post a photo of them on the comments section and I don’t have a video of them.🙃 Try my Facebook page: Alex Long Artist

@@alexlongart Ahhh, thanks so much, Alex. Will do that. Beautiful work. Happy Holidays.

Hi Brooke! I use a locally manufactured clay called Bruce’s White, from Free Form Clay & Supply in San Diego, California. It’s a course cone-10 clay. Another one that I’ve used for years is WSO, from Laguna Clay Company, in Los Angeles, California. Also course and cone-10, but doesn’t throw as well on the wheel.

Thanks Clifford! I should have felt the main piece, before I dropped the lid on it!😂

@@alexlongart glad you only lost the lid! what a disaster had it been the pot

Sorry Clifford, it only took me 2 years to reply!🙃 I don’t actually do crystalline pottery, but I do grow micro crystals on some of my cone 6 pieces. I use several Steven Hill glazes, that have strontium in them and I hold the temperature at several stages while cooling, to promote the growth of the crystals. Yes, I’ve had instructors make fun of my meticulous attention to detail, but that is something that I enjoy. There’s room for us all!😄

@@alexlongart Nice to hear from you Alex, glad you're still around. I think I understand what you say about crystals.

Hi Clifford, sorry about the 2-year response time! As you can see, I don’t manage my UA-cam videos very well!😂 I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed it! I use the rib for shaping, mainly because the razor thin metal hardly creates any friction on the surface of the clay. This way, excess water isn’t needed, which can soften the clay and make it unstable. That way I can make it paper thin. Additional compression is probably a unintentional byproduct, but that makes sense.

No glaze, but Terra sigillata is applied to the dry greenware surface and polished. Bisque fired to 1850F.

I scrub every piece with a non abrasive pan scrubber. After it drys, I use a clear acrylic spray or apply “Mother’s” spray car wax, for a softer finish.

Thanks Leone!

Marlene Richards you can use different kinds of hair (horse hair, dog hair, human hair). Each type of hair will yield different results due to oils and thickness. Have fun exploring!

@@dallas2013 thanks

I tried human hair so my own and it was a very good result what came out

Human hair? You must be a Satan Worshipper

At an electronics supply store like Radio Shack, Fry's, or online. Good luck Raylene!

@@alexlongart Do you apply directly or add water?

Directly