Glass Tips from Verrier

The pyrometric cones used by ceramicists can be very useful for checking the temperatures within your kiln. Bullseye have a test described...

The best solution is to avoid the use of glue completely. If you cannot, use as little as possible and make sure it burns out cleanly. The...

Kiln forming techniques require separators between the glass and the shelf or mould on which it rests during the heating process. These sep...

A borax solution can act as a devitrification spray. That is its usual application in kiln forming.  But it can be used in other ways too. ...

A frequent concern about fibre board and fibre paper that appears brown when peeking into the kiln is that something has gone wrong. C...

Some advantages of fibre board: It is light weight making it easy to move. Fibre board has very good cooling cha...

Firing on sand can give an even stippled texture. It can also provide immediate, free form textures and shallow shapes. You can...

You do not have to buy all your kiln furniture. Any refractory material – any heat resistant material that will stand up to the forming te...

The supports for aperture drops need to be rigid at tack fusing temperatures. A number of materials are rigid enough to maintain their for...

As there always is concern about the health effects of ceramic fibre paper, the report I prepared for a supplier may be of interest.  It can...

Plaster-water ratio (by weight) of 100 plaster to 30 water gives: a setting time of 1.75 mins , a compression strength of 813 kg/sq cm., an...

No. 1 pottery plaster Water to be added as % of dry mix by weight - 70% Setting time - 27-37 mins Dry density (kg/cubic metre) - 1106 % expa...

The main ingredients of Bullseye’s Thinfire are cellulose, aluminum hydroxide, fiber glass, and organic binders. It is predominately a nuisa...