{"id":485,"date":"2022-04-01T22:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/?p=485"},"modified":"2022-04-30T11:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T10:27:07","slug":"firing-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/2022\/04\/firing-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Firing Notes."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So I use a microwave kiln, there is no thermometer, so it’s a little hit and miss, but I think I have the sweet spot for Mayco Stroke & Coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mayco Stroke and Coat, 3 layers outside, 1 or 2 inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2 coats S&C, 2 coats cobblestone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

darker base shows better..15 mins\/15 mins.. Try thicker cobblestone. No good on the yellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Terracotta. No underglaze, 2 coats clear <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

15mins\/15mins. It’s smooth and shiney but maybe could be a little smoother. Add 2 more mins next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clear glaze, 3 coats blue, 3 stippled cobblestone, 2coats orange, 2 coats citrus splash (too many large crystals)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3 coats white then dunked into Blue Azure and left to drip and dry. Small amount of movement in firing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Glazing notes. Saturday 30th April 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I use a microwave kiln, there is no thermometer, so it’s a little hit and miss, but I think I have the sweet spot for Mayco Stroke & Coat. darker base shows better..15 mins\/15 mins.. Try thicker cobblestone. No good on the yellow. 15mins\/15mins. It’s smooth and shiney but maybe could be a little smoother. Add 2 more mins… Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pottery","xfolkentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fluster.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}