Pot Melt on Kiln Floor
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:13 am
As January approaches, I am preparing myself for some down time (aka, have fun and not worry about producing so much stuff).
I really like the pot melt idea, but have a small kiln, and as a result, my shelf is ultra small. I have been using the floor of my kiln to tack fuse pendants, and have had success in fusing there as well (doubling my load capacity).
Plan A: I was wondering if I could simply drop the melt on my kiln floor? My thought was to put extra kiln wash on the floor (using Bert's 80% alumina 20% kaolin solution), a layer of talc, then a piece of iridized clear (iridized down). The pot melt would land on the clear, and all would be sweet... right? I understand my annealing time will be longer, but my kiln floor should be alright. Right?
Plan B: I could roll out a slab of clay (1/2" thick), dry it, fire it, then put it on the floor of my kiln (or raise it a bit on posts if necessary). However, this would require more time in rolling out the clay, drying the sucker (and hoping it dries without warping), firing it in a separate firing... ok, so I am impatient.
Thank you in advance for any responses,
Judd
I really like the pot melt idea, but have a small kiln, and as a result, my shelf is ultra small. I have been using the floor of my kiln to tack fuse pendants, and have had success in fusing there as well (doubling my load capacity).
Plan A: I was wondering if I could simply drop the melt on my kiln floor? My thought was to put extra kiln wash on the floor (using Bert's 80% alumina 20% kaolin solution), a layer of talc, then a piece of iridized clear (iridized down). The pot melt would land on the clear, and all would be sweet... right? I understand my annealing time will be longer, but my kiln floor should be alright. Right?
Plan B: I could roll out a slab of clay (1/2" thick), dry it, fire it, then put it on the floor of my kiln (or raise it a bit on posts if necessary). However, this would require more time in rolling out the clay, drying the sucker (and hoping it dries without warping), firing it in a separate firing... ok, so I am impatient.
Thank you in advance for any responses,
Judd