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Chocolate Black Clay 1130
Firing Range: 1040°C-1120°C
Chocolate Black fires to produce a warm brown-black at earthenware temperatures, which becomes a more intense black when glazed. High pigment levels restrict the firing of this clay to a recommended range of 1040°C-1120°C.
This body is highly thixotropic. It may seem very firm straight from the bag but will soften.
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Creative Air Hardening Clay Red 1188
Firing Range: 1000°c to 1280°c
1188 Potclays' CREATIVE CLAY red Creative clay is an air-drying clay developed using the highest quality materials available Essentially a standard potters modelling clay with an addition of nylon fibres to provide exceptional bonded strength when dry and unfired. These nylon reinforcing fibres are an excellent bonding agent which reduces brittleness and...
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Sanded White Earthenware Clay 1141-30
Firing Range: 1100°C-1240°C
General purpose white earthenware body of exceptional handling properties arising from the inclusion of white sand/grog into the plastic LT25 base. Throws well and suitable for larger pots also.
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Texture: 3
Fired Colour: White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C: 9
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Standard Smooth Red Terracotta 1137
Firing Range: 1040°C-1170°C
Highly plastic blend of red marls giving a good colour and high fired strength. Attractively priced.
For more information on this clay, please follow this link: Technical Data
Texture: 1
Fired Colour: Red Brown
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C: 10
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C: N/A
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White Earthenware Clay 1141
Firing Range: 1100°C-1220°C
Known for many years as LT25, it is a very plastic white earthenware clay designed primarily for throwing. Firing to an ivory-white it offers good green strength.
For more information on this clay, please follow this link: Technical Data
Texture: 1
Fired Colour: White
% Total Shrinkage at 1100°C: 9
% Total Shrinkage at 1200°C: 14
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New Keuper Red Clay 1132
Firing Range: 1080°C-1230°C
Medium Red - darker purplish tone at higher temperatures. Smooth. Low flux content to improve glaze pick-up and enabling it to be used at higher temps. Reduction lowers the firing range
159-1132A is a reformulation of 159-1132 (prior to that, 159-1131) due to a further change in fired result/colour response due to the iron oxide.
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White Earthenware Powdered Clay 1140-2
White Earthenware Powder 1110C-1260C
Traditional English white earthenware
Recommended firing range 1110-1260C
GUIDELINE RECIPE FOR CASTING SLIP USING POWDERED CLAY
25kg powdered clay
35-87.5g* sodium silicate 120tw
30g soda ash
10lt water
*sodium silicate (deflocculant) addition will need to be adjusted accordingly to achieve correct fluidity. Too much deflocculant can...
from £6.16 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
