My last glaze firing finally worked!  I got to Cone 10 and 1280!  Seems a miracle after the last  few firings!

Perhaps one of the key things was my new pyrometer that my daughter, Liz, sent to me from the USA (along with some other much appreciated goodies!) – SO much cheaper!

Pyrometer Sent By Liz Williams From The USA!!
Pyrometer Sent By Liz Williams From The USA!!

I am spraying glazes and as a result of the redo of the barn, Ronnie has rebuilt my spray booth!

Ronnie working on my new spray booth exhaust fan.
Ronnie working on my new spray booth exhaust fan.
Got it at Reject Shop (dollar store) for $15!
Got it at Reject Shop (dollar store) for $15!
Installed!
Installed!

As part of the moving process, alot of reorganization had to happen.  It is a good thing!

Here are a couple of photos of what we did:

What a mess!
What a mess!
We tore out a creepy old area and cleaned it up for the spray booth.
We tore out a creepy old area and cleaned it up for the spray booth.
Glaze buckets!
Glaze buckets!
Broom Rack to Hold Spray Guns
Broom Rack to Hold Spray Guns

I have also tried a couple of “tricks” that I posted about in a previous post, where I mentioned the excellent advice given me by Loren Lukens.

If you are spraying glazes, you should definitely give that post a read!  He is awesome!

I’ve moved my glazes to liter bottles that can easily be shaken for mixing!

Glazes in Liter Plastic Bottles.
Glazes in Liter Plastic Bottles.
Velcro Labels for Sprayers.
Velcro Labels for Sprayers.

I also found some cool velcro labels that I can attach to each sprayer, identifying the glaze in each!  So helpful!

Velcro Label for Sprayers
Velcro Label for Sprayers

All in all, it is getting easier.  The turntable in my spray booth is the one that we built earlier.  Read about it in this blog post:  Click here!

Plate sprayed and rimmed with iron oxide.
Plate sprayed and rimmed with iron oxide.

I’m gaining confidence and I’m seeing some good results!

Here is a slide show of the latest firing results (they are quick and dirty photos-hopefully, someday I’ll do some nicer ones!):

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Keep the faith!

Luv,

Marian