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How I Glaze and Fire Plates
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2021
- Hey there! In this short video I go through the steps of how I glaze and prep my bisqued plates for firing as well as one of the methods I tend to use for firing them. If you make it to the end you'll see that plates tend to require varying levels of support to insure that they do not warp during the firing process (and from my experience thus far it seems like the hotter areas of the kiln are even more important to provide a flat surface for the plates to rest on for the firing. You live and learn!).
Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!
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beautiful plates, love the way you glazed them. Your balancing act in the kiln had me holding my breath! Plate warpage is the bane of my existence and my final answer is to only put them flat onto a shelf, and sacrifice the unusable space, or plan for very small pieces to fill it with. Thanks for this video.
Well said! That is the exact conclusion I have come to as well. It is worth the space that it takes up for sure! Will be investing in more shelving and more short furniture so that I can fire large batches of plates with the dedicated space that they need. Plates are definitely the more high maintenance pieces of pottery!
Thanks so much for watching and happy firing!
I was wondering how most of them came out so perfectly when they had been put on stilts!! I hate not having room when firing plates and platters but I can’t imagine a single piece of mine coming out flat!
Thanks for the tutorial Doug. I'm ready to glaze my first set of plates and this was a huge help.
My pleasure! So happy to hear it was helpful and wishing you all the best in your firings!
These are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much fir showing how many steps you really have to do to glaze them. So well worth it fir sure.
I love the way you stack your plates! How important is it to leave a space between the half kiln shelves?
@@user-bl9py4mb9y Oh thanks so much! It’s not so important to leave a space between the half shelves. If you’re concerned about the space between the shelves in regards to your plates I’d have them fairly close together but it wouldn’t make a big difference either way. What I have learned greatly since I posted this video is that having a completely flat surface is very vital for having flat plates. I have since gotten advancer shelves for my kiln and that has been a complete game changer. But in general, the more that is in the kiln the slower it will get to temp and cool down, so if leaving space between the shelves also is connected for you to how long it will affect the cool down cycle, it won’t really make much difference for the space between the shelves.
So glad I’ve found your channel! You show the how to in great details which I find most helpful.
So happy to hear that! Glad the video was helpful!
When i saw you weren't putting thrm flat i was thinking oowwww nooo. Because lik a few months ago i had to learn the same lesson the hard way lol. But now i know it's not done. Will never make that mistake again. Your plates look amazing though. I love the color combo of the clay and the glaze!
Wow! These are beautiful plates. Thank you for sharing your process.
Thank you, I love the way you showed your error as well as your beautiful pottery. Your work really looks nice.
It's all part of the process! So glad you enjoyed it-- thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing your loading process.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Great video ! The only thing that stood out to comment on is that the dust does contain silica but it isn’t carcinogenic it actually is glass that when inhaled causes irreversible damage to your lungs that is irreversible so wet sanding is good but sanding outdoors or with a mask is also a good idea. Silicosis is the name of the disease it causes.
I think people need to know it is serious . Health need and ex Chinese medicine practitioner turner full time potter. Love the video and info!!
i find it amazing the partially supported plates didn’t warp, is that why you’re under firing your clay? nice work, beautiful plates
Surprising, right? Some absolutely warped because they were not supported but I would highly recommend not doing what I did in the video😂 As the kiln gets to its peak temp, the clay is much more malleable and if not on a flat surface it will definitely warp. I didn’t know that at the time of the video but it’s a big time help for the plates. Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for sharing your process!
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching!
That helped a ton. Thanks for posting it
Nice work!
Very clever 😮
This is my first time watching one of your videos I can tell by the bottoms of your plates you're very skilled Potter. Plates are one of the more difficult objects to build consistently. I have a hell of a time with them myself you might want to think of making a video I'm throwing plates LOL just for me LOL!
Any rate great video thank you for your contribution to the world of pottery
Thank you so much! I'm glad to know you like my work and understand all the work that goes into making a plate! I will keep the idea of making a video of that process in mind-- thanks for the suggestion and thank you for watching!
Nice!!!!!!
Thanks so much!
A fine video ! Can you tell me what clay body you used ?
Thank you !
So glad you liked it! And of course-- in this video I was using Navajo Wheel clay, which I believe is now called Red Velvet. It is manufactured by IMCO. Very smooth to throw with!
Beautiful work. Lots of good info. Thank you. What is that gorgeous glaze you put on the last bowl out of the kiln?
Great video, thanks. But why don’t they warp? On the few occasions I have stilted plates the have warped! Any tips and advice would be awesome.
So glad you liked the video! Unfortunately, a few of those plates warped and that it typically due to not being placed on a completely level surface. I thought my plates might be fine if I stilted some of them but in reality that is not usually the best method. When pottery is being fired and reaches the peak temperatures, the pottery itself becomes a bit softer for that period of time and if not on a level surface it can begin to warp or change shape because of gravity pulling it downward. This is especially true for thinner pieces.
Since this video I have done more firings with plates on a completely level surface, both bisque and glaze firing, and have had little to no warping whatsoever! It takes a bit longer to get through a batch of plates because they take up so much space in thew kiln but it is worth it!
Thank you so much for watching and for your question! Hope that helps!
I am right now making a dinner set. I want to inquire whether it’s better to fire the whole set both for bisque and for glaze fire together or will it really matter. Thank you
Hi great video, thank you! Question: how do you go about not glazing the bottom of your pieces so that they are still machine washable and they don’t absorb any moisture when you use them? Is it depending on your clay being mid and high range fire? I decorate my pieces with underglaze, and then glaze with clear, so I always fire to low fire range. Thanks again, great video for know how to stack those plates!
Thanks for posting this, I have been trying to figure out how to glaze my tiles that are about plate size. This video was really helpful!
So glad to know it was helpful! My pleasure to share-- hope your tiles are coming out great!
Great way of stacking. The warping kills me
Do you ever use silica sand on your kiln shelves?
Are the circular pieces you use to put the plates on just large cookies?
Hi, there! I'm not exactly sure which circular pieces you are referring to but the things I used to support the plates were kiln posts, tiny little stilts (the ones with the points), a small circular kiln shelf and some test tiles. As a general note though I have had the best results firing plates now with a completely flat surface. I really like a sturdy plate with no wobble and the way I fired this patch in the video were not as flat as they could be because they were not on a completely flat surface.
Anyway, that is what I have learned since! I hope that answered your question. Thank you so much for watching!
@@dougrubenstein yes, that's what I was asking about. I wasn't sure if they were Kiln shelves or large cookies/patties that you were setting the plates on. So they are just small circular Kiln shelves then? I'm getting my first Kiln soon & am planning on firing some plates so I was looking for an efficient way to fire them without needing a ton of extra shelves as I only ordered 3 for my Skutt 822. I'm looking at buying or making my own plate setters to maximize space as it's a small kiln
@@missylee5 Yes the circular one of the top is a smaller circular kiln shelf. I would recommend making sure they are on a flat surface while firing so they don't warp. I keep trying to figure out a much more efficient way to fire a much of plate too! They're a tricky bunch, that's for sure. From my experience, when I try to cut corners to fire more and maximize on space it hasn't worked out too well (hope you have better luck!). I have more shelves for when I fire my plates, but still try to leave 4-5 inches between each shelf so that the heat can properly circulate between each shelf. Congratulations on your kiln and happy firing!
great video. How do you prevent cracks on the bottom of your plates? I think they were mostly resting directly on the shelves. Also, you only do one coat of glaze it would seem ? Thanks :)
Hi there! Thanks so much for watching! Preventing cracks starts at the very beginning. I know it sounds crazy but making sure you first wedge the clay well, then compress it well with a rib when throwing it. When trimming I also typically use bubblewrap or some type of void filler to place on the inside to cushion the negative space while I trim the bottom. And lastly, after letting it become bone dry slowly (which also prevents cracking) I have found it most beneficial for the plates to be placed directly on the kiln shelf. In this video I was experimenting with alternate placements to maximize space but learned that a completely flat spot is the best shot to give a plate so it doesn't crack or warp.
And yes! That was all just one layer of glaze.
Thank you so much for watching and great question!
@@dougrubenstein Thank you :)
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