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Soft Borax Frit
Slightly alkaline and gives turquoise from copper addition.
Firing Range 900°C - 1050°C
Si-Ca-Na-B-K.
from £15.27 inc VAT
Standard Alkaline Frit
Supplied in powdered form.
A highly alkaline frit used as a basis for raku glazes. Produces intense alkaline colours when used with oxides which have a crazed appearance.
Firing Range 860-1060C
from £13.80 inc VAT
Standard Borax Frit
Supplied in powder form
The unleaded frit most commonly used in earthenware glazes.
STANDARD BORAX FRIT % ANALYSIS
K2O = 1.33
Na2O = 8.75
CaO = 15.22
MgO = 0.05
Al2O3 = 7.54
SiO2 = 48.34
B2O3 = 18.76
Firing Range 900°C - 1050°C
from £13.51 inc VAT
Calcium Chloride
Used as a flocculent (0.05% addition) or in conjunction with bentonite as a suspending agent for glazes.
Comes in pre-weighed crystal form. Add warm water to the top of pot and stir until dissolved.
Hazard Symbol: Irritant
from £4.75 inc VAT
High Fire Mender 2oz
Repair, Attach decorations, Repair broken pieces, Fix hairline cracks, Attach greenware to bisque or attach bisque to bisque; High Fire Magic Mender is for porcelain and stoneware and may be fired to high temperatures.
INSTRUCTIONS for using High- Fire Mender: • Mix 2 parts slip or clay to 1 part High-Fire • Do not wet the piece to be mended. • Fill the jar with any High-Fire slip...
£22.80 inc VAT
Indian Ink 25ml
Indian Ink 25ml
This is a superb dense black, waterproof, free flowing ink, used by architects, draughtsmen and artists as well as students. Permanent.
Can be use with crackle glazes.
£1.34 inc VAT
Liquid Brush Wax Emulsion Resist
Wax Resist (AKA Wax Emulsion) acts to repels glaze from the surface to which it is applied. As the kiln is fired the wax dissipates, leaving the surface beneath as it was prior to firing. It can be applied to unglazed greenware or bisque or it can be applied over previously applied, unfired color. It can be applied with a brush, sponge or spattered. Each method allows the artist to expand the options...
from £6.19 inc VAT
Magic Mender 4oz
Repair, Attach decorations, Repair broken pieces, Fix hairline cracks, Attach greenware to bisque or attach bisque to bisque; Magic Mender is for ceramic greenware and bisque for temperatures up to Cone 03.
4 oz. container.
£24.00 inc VAT
Mender 60ml
Ceramic cement for greenware and biscuit suitable for earthenware temperatures. Brush on edges and hold together while setting. Apply a further coat and allow to dry. Fettle and fire. 60ml pot
Fire to 1060degC
£4.51 inc VAT
Moulding Latex Resist (Dipping)
Moulding Latex is a fantastic material to use for prop making and creating flexible moulds. By using pre-vulcanised liquid latex, you can create strong and durable moulds for a wide range of casting materials.
Moulding latex, sometimes known as Liquid Latex, dries at room temperature and is excellent at creating flexible skin moulds for casting materials such as plasters, cements and waxes, as well...
from £12.46 inc VAT
Refractory Glue Adhesive
Used as an adhesive to stick ceramic fibre/paper to high temp bricks and metals.
£8.90 inc VAT
Refractory Kiln Cement
High temperature kiln cement comes in ready made liquid paste form. General purpose air setting cement use to join bricks, fibre, kiln repairs or fill in cracks.
£3.61 inc VAT
Rigidiser
500ml
An inorganic liquid hardening agent for ceramic fibre blanket and board. It produces a hard surface finish with increased resistance to mechanical abrasion and to gas flow erosion. Hardener can be applied by brushing, spraying or dipping.
Rigidiser will help the walls of the kiln made with blanket fibre from being too flaky.
APPLICATIONS PROCEDURE
Hardener is normally used diluted 50-50...
£5.34 inc VAT
SO140TW Sodium Silicate
A stronger deflocculant used in the preparation of casting slips (0.3%) Note the volume can be converted to weights by multiplying by 1.7 typically used in earthenware slips.
The 140TW is thicker than the 75TW
from £7.50 inc VAT
SO75TW Sodium Silicate
A deflocculant used in the preparation of casting slips (0.3%). Note the volume (ml) can be converted to weights (g) by multiplying by 1.3 typically used in bone china slip.
The 75TW is thinner than the 140TW
from £4.16 inc VAT
Sodium Dispex
A defloculent used to increase fluidity and reduce viscosity of casting slips.
from £5.20 inc VAT
Soft Soap
Mould makers size. It is used as a parting medium in plaster mould-making. Mix 50% boiling water to 50% Soft soap can be kept in a screw top jar.Soft soap the object to be cast three times wiping the soap off carefully with a sponge after each application.
£9.50 inc VAT
Spectrum Mender
A mending paste which can stick bisque fired pieces together but it develops full strength after firing.
Cone 4/6
from £9.32 inc VAT
Universal Medium
General purpose medium good for mixing with underglaze colours to obtain painting consistency.
from £7.03 inc VAT
Wax Potters Pen
This is a wax resist pen. Fires away and resists the glaze. Applied to bisqueware with a clear glaze covering. No Color Aafter being fired. Glazes Clear or Transparent Glaze
£18.00 inc VAT
Ashraf Hanna Raku Casting Slip
Medium, white raku boy with over 55% molochite. Low shrinkage, highly resistant to warping and cracking. Firing 900c – 1290c.
Packaging: Screw top pouring container with handle.
£38.30 inc VAT
Black Porcelain Casting Slip
Smooth black Porcelain casting slip. Firing 1180°C – 1260°C.
Packaging: Screw top pouring container with handle.
£68.80 inc VAT
Bone China Casting Slip
Very smooth, very white casting slip, translucent at 1220°C - 1240°C
Packaging: Screw top pouring container with handle.
Casting slips will thicken on standing/in storage but thin again when brought to ambient temperature and mixed thoroughly (thixotropy). However, bear in mind that deflocculant will gradually lose its electrical charge over a period of time resulting in loss of efficacy....
from £35.01 inc VAT
Buff Casting Slip
Buff Earthenware/Stoneware Casting Slip 1100°C-1290°C
Packaging: Screw top pouring container with handle.
Manufactured to a specific gravity of 1.7-1.8 and is correctly deflocculated ready for use. Casting slips will thicken on standing/in storage but thin again when brought to ambient temperature and mixed thoroughly (thixotropy). However, bear in mind that deflocculant will gradually...
from £21.01 inc VAT
Grogged Body Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E-S300
Grogged Body Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E/S300
£24.02 inc VAT
Porcelain Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E-S600
Porcelain Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E/S600
£28.56 inc VAT
Scarva Earthstone Extra Smooth Casting Slip E-S10
Earthstone Extra Smooth Casting Slip ES10
£29.43 inc VAT
Smooth Body Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E-S200
Smooth Body Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E/S200
£23.41 inc VAT
Terracotta Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E-S800
Terracotta Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E/S800
£21.44 inc VAT
White Earthenware Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E-S400
White Earthenware Flax Paper Clay Pouring Slip E/S400
£23.33 inc VAT
Crystacal R Plaster
Crystacal R is a formulated hemihydrate plaster (CaSO4.1/2H2O) produced from naturally occurring high purity gypsum mineral.
White in colour, Crystacal R plaster is used to make hard casts with fine reproduction of detail. It is used in the manufacture of glass-reinforced-gypsum (GRG) structures, decorative plasterwork, giftware, dental models, and more.
When stored under dry conditions and...
from £4.00 inc VAT
Fine Casting Plaster
Fine Casting Plaster is Saint-Gobain Formula's best-known plaster. An off-white plaster of Paris type material quarried and calcined completely in England, it is intended for fibrous plasterwork production, decorative cornices, ceiling roses, and other general casting applications.
Commonly known as plaster of Paris, all Formula branded plasters are quarried and calcined in England. Transported...
from £2.51 inc VAT
Keramicast Plaster
Keramicast is an off white high quality casting plaster made for the ceramic industry, being harder and more durable than Pottery Plaster. Traditionally used in ceramics for the production of working moulds for both jiggering and slip casting.
A higher strength Plaster for working moulds, particularly with automatic forming equipment.
Keramicast produces a tougher mould giving a longer than average...
from £1.80 inc VAT
Newcast 96 Mould Making Plaster
Newcast 96 is similar to Pottery plaster but harder and more durable, giving better mould life. Primarily used in the ceramic industry to produce working moulds for the slip casting of tableware and sanitaryware when an excellent surface aspect and a consistent mould life are needed. It can also be used to produce working moulds for jiggering in tableware. This product can be used with both conventional...
from £3.17 inc VAT
Potters Plaster POTP
Pottery Plaster is a good general purpose plaster for pottery moulds. Primarily used to produce working moulds for the slip casting of sanitaryware, tableware or refractory castings. It can also be used for the production of working moulds for jiggering in Tableware.
Pottery has good absorption capability, taking the moisture from the clay slip effectively.
from £1.85 inc VAT