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Tips and Tricks for Sealing Ceramic Coffee Mugs
I am working on some nail polish watercolor coffee mugs. I have completed the color application and want to make them dishwasher safe using dishwasher safe mod podge.
I don’t have any experience with mod podge at all and was wondering if anyone has…
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Handmade ceramic plate cracking after putting hot food on it
I had made a set of plates (from slab) with the Plainsman’s coffee clay and glazed it with John Britts’ 3M4 glaze (dipped half in 3M4 base and other half 3M4 +2.5% rutile). I’ve been using them for weeks with hot and cold food, in the dishwasher and…
Saba Heravi
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What is this handmade ceramic good for?
We have bought this beautiful piece of ceramic. We have no idea how it is supposed to be used beyond the obvious decorative purpose. Any idea?
It has an opening but we don't think it can be used as a salt (or pepper) shaker since the holes on the…
Amir Asghari
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Re-branding ceramic tea/coffee mugs
I have been given a set of unused standard straight-sided coffee mugs with an out-of-date brand on them.
The branding appears to have been screen-printed on then fired, so its impossible to remove (It's made from glaze)
I want to either cover this…
Digital Lightcraft
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Silver nitrate added to clay body
Silver nitrate is commonly used as a glaze additive - for example in Raku. What effects might be expected from using small amounts of silver nitrate in the clay body itself!? Would this affect the vitrification temperature of the clay body? Is it…
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