Meiro CeramicsGlaze notes
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Lucie Rie Pink (Tin Wash)
- Used as
- Tin wash over chromium lines
- Surface
- Satin to matte
- Tin oxide
- 6–8% on top of the 100
- Firing
- 1230°C, oxidation (electric kiln)
The recipe
Parts by weight, adding up to 100. Tin oxide goes on top as an addition, so it is not counted in the 100.
| Material | Parts | vs base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feldspar | 20 | −15 | |
| Whiting | 32 | +12 | |
| Wollastonite | 10 | same | |
| Silica | 17 | −3 | |
| Kaolin | 21 | +6 | |
| Tin oxide | +6–8 | same | |
| Total | 100 |
Weigh out a batch
Pick a dry batch size to see the grams.
Feldspar20 g
Whiting32 g
Wollastonite10 g
Silica17 g
Kaolin21 g
Tin oxide6–8 g
Feldspar100 g
Whiting160 g
Wollastonite50 g
Silica85 g
Kaolin105 g
Tin oxide30–40 g
Feldspar200 g
Whiting320 g
Wollastonite100 g
Silica170 g
Kaolin210 g
Tin oxide60–80 g
Feldspar1,000 g
Whiting1,600 g
Wollastonite500 g
Silica850 g
Kaolin1,050 g
Tin oxide300–400 g
Use the lower tin amount for a softer white, the higher for more opacity.
Mixing it
- Wear a mask while weighing dry powders.
- Add the dry mix to water and let it slake.
- Sieve twice through 80 mesh.
- Fire a test tile on your own clay before a full kiln.