vermiculite board as dams
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vermiculite board as dams
Since the now-famous V board can be used to build casting boxes, is there any (good) reason not to use them as dams? It's hard for me to find mullite shelves that are rectangular or square and long enough (20 plus inches) locally to make dams, anyway. I'd use them with fiberpaper assuming they can't be kiln-washed.
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Considering that the boards can also be used as shelves, you can screw down the dams.judith wrote:although two points might be considered:
1. How long will they hold up - how many firings can one expect?
2. They will not have as much weight (therefore strenght to hold position) as mullite so you will probably need to add some weight in the form of kiln bricks or something similar.
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I am considering reflooring my kiln with a layer of board that can have sides for screeding my sand layer flat.
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that's such a great word, and idea. I was reading Halem's Glass Notes last pm and thinking of you. There are really some gems in that book! By the way, what ever became of Boyce Lundstrom?
Re: vermiculite board as dams
i use cut up 18-20" porcelain floor tiles for dams. they're cheap, or even free, if you get broken or chipped ones from tiling stores.Cheryl wrote:Since the now-famous V board can be used to build casting boxes, is there any (good) reason not to use them as dams? It's hard for me to find mullite shelves that are rectangular or square and long enough (20 plus inches) locally to make dams, anyway. I'd use them with fiberpaper assuming they can't be kiln-washed.
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Ceramaguard strips make great damns and, as best as I can tell, last just about forever if you treat them gently. You can cut it square with a table saw -- just don't do it inside -- it is inconievable dusty.Cheryl wrote:Since the now-famous V board can be used to build casting boxes, is there any (good) reason not to use them as dams? It's hard for me to find mullite shelves that are rectangular or square and long enough (20 plus inches) locally to make dams, anyway. I'd use them with fiberpaper assuming they can't be kiln-washed.
They do require kiln furniture/bricks for support.
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Paul, do you use kilnwash on them or paper between? I've got a couple molds I cut for slumping but they don't get that hot....Ceramaguard strips make great damns and, as best as I can tell, last just about forever if you treat them gently. You can cut it square with a table saw -- just don't do it inside -- it is inconievable dusty.
They do require kiln furniture/bricks for support.
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For dams I use fiber paper. For drop rings I use kiln wash.Becca wrote:Paul, do you use kilnwash on them or paper between? I've got a couple molds I cut for slumping but they don't get that hot....Ceramaguard strips make great dams and, as best as I can tell, last just about forever if you treat them gently. You can cut it square with a table saw -- just don't do it inside -- it is inconievable dusty.
They do require kiln furniture/bricks for support.
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