Understanding Pottery Chapter 15 Electric Kilns Part 4
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 15: Electric Kilns Part 4
This episode is focused on electric kilns with special emphasis on differences in the procedures used for firing compared to fuel-burning kilns. Electric kilns offer a number of advantages, but they also have shortcomings, and because of the apparent ease of operation, they can contribute to poor firing practices. We will talk about tips for avoiding problems and achieving better results.
The next topic in the series is Gas Fired Raku Kiln.
Understanding Pottery is a series in production by Washington Street Studios. The video series is a digital textbook that will take you through the entire ceramic process from the raw material through the finished ceramic pieces. There are five sections and twenty-six chapters planned in the series and they are:
Section I: The Pottery Making Sequence
Chapter 1: What is Clay?
Chapter 2: Clay Properties and Drying
Chapter 3: Bisque Firing
Chapter 4: Tips for Successful Glazing
Chapter 5: Pyrometric Cones
Chapter 6: Glaze Firing
Section II: Use of Raw Materials
Chapter 7: Chemistry for Potters
Chapter 8: Glaze Chemistry
Chapter 9: Oxides, Washes, Underglazes and Stains
Chapter 10: Geology for Potters
Chapter 11: Use of Local Materials
Section III: Kilns and Firings
Chapter 12: Atmospheric Firings
Chapter 13: Wood-Fired Kilns
Chapter 14: Gas-Fired Kilns
Chapter 15: Electric Kilns
Chapter 16: Raku Kilns
Section IV: Solving Problems
Chapter 17: Kiln Performance Problems
Chapter 18: Clay Body Defects
Chapter 19: Glaze Defects
Section V: Practical Applications
Chapter 20: Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions
Chapter 21: Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries
Chapter 22: Pottery and Physics
Chapter 23: Pottery Figurin’ (Math)
Chapter 24: Personal Safety with Pottery
Chapter 25: Critiquing Your Own Pottery: Design Principles You Can Use
Chapter 26: Tips for Buying Used Pottery Equipment
Show notes, including handouts, can be found at www.hfclay.com/the-potters-ro...
The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at www.hfclay.com/.
At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community. This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers.
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Loved the videos. 👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome Jose, keep watching!
Another brilliant lecture.
Thank you Ye Ping Tsim, please share with your artist friends and potters! We are very pleased to have an audience.
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge! I have a question. You mention that 50:50 silica:epk makes for a great mid-range kiln wash. I plan on firing to c9 electric. Will this wash still be good? Or should I perhaps make epk+alumina hydrate wash instead?
Thank you in advance for answering!
Thank you for your interest. The 50:50 silica:EPK kiln wash will be fine at cone 9 or 10. Using EPK (or other kaolin) with the silica is less expensive than using alumina or alumina hydrate. Having alumina in the kiln wash is generally necessary only for wood or soda firing, to resist the strong fluxing/melting action of the wood ash or soda.
I hope that helps!
That helps a lot! I thought so but your confirmation reassures. Thank you very much again!
Wish there was less input from the participants.
Jean Garry, The original Potters' Round Table discussions were live and in person events that we recorded and posted for our community pottery studio members and patrons. During the pandemic we created a production studio and recorded in a controlled environment. We had planned to record better versions of some of the more distracting videos, but Phil passed away last July and we lost our opportunity. I hope you enjoy the rest of the videos.
@@WashingtonStreetStudios RIP Phil