Effective and improved melt for extreme Low-Fire ceramic glazes.
This page is a work in progress
Campfire glazes are designed to melt at the lowest possible temperature for ceramic. Here, I try to sum up all the experiences to something usable. Extreme Low-Fire ceramic glazes seems to melt best when several fluxing agents bundled together. Here are some Masalas (or blends, if you like) that work well together.
The different Masala’s are based on these experiments:
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“Life needs a little spice”, and that’s also true for extremely low-fire ceramic glazes. To mix a glaze from scratch every time is timeconsuming, so why not blend your own Glaze-Masala as starting point?
Masala: “Tranquli”
4 part Borax
3 part Sodium Carbonate (baking soda)
2 part Gersley Borate
1 part Lithium Carbonate
2 part Quartz
1 part Kaolin
(inspired by XX06)
Masala: “Opiurdo”
4 part Sodium Bicarbonate (Soda Ash/Baking Soda)
2 part Borax
1 part Lithium Carbonate
1 part Feldspar Soda
2 part Quarts
1/2 part Bentonite
(inspired by XX09)
Masala: “Arkelin”
6 part Borax
1/2 part Lithium Carbonate
1 part Talc
1/2 part Bentonite
4 part Quarts
(inspired by XX11)
Masala: “Stradelii”
4 part Borax
2 part Gersley Borate
1 part Lithium Carbonate
1 part Strontium
2 part Quarts
(inspired by XX15)
Masala: “Temprony”
8 part Boric Acid
2 part Sodium Carbonate (American baking soda)
1 part Lithium Carbonate
3 part Quarts
1 part Kaolin
(inspired by XX23)
Build on top of a Masala:
White
8 part “Stradelii”
1 part Chalk (Calcium Carbonate)
1 part Zink oxiden
Black Thin Wash
30-Borax-E-Frit-P2953-1
30-Burned-Terracotta
40-Green-Oxide
tykk = yellow tynn = gray
30 Borax Frits P2953.1
30 Zink oxide
30 Talc
10 Kaolin
5 Rutile
5 Iron oxide black
The darkest hour
30 Sodium bicarbonate (household product)
20 Gerstley Borate
30 Nepheline Syenite
10 kaolin
10 Quarts
20 Iron oxide black
vinrød Thin Wash
40 Gerstley Borate
30 Iron Oxid green
30 Burned Oker
White wash
50 Borax E Frit P2953.1
50 Talc
hvit tynn
50 Alkali Frit P2962.1
15 Magnesium Carbonate
15 Chalk
20 Feldspar Soda
bete hvite glassur
60 Ferro Frit 3134
10 Chalk
10 Kaolin
30 Quarts
spennende hvit
60 High Alkali Frit P2962.1
20 Magnesium Carbonate
20 Kaolin
20 Quarts
blank grønn som tykk
70 Gersley Borate
30 Feldspar Soda
10 Iron Oxide Red
Bonewhite
80 Borax E Frit P2953.1
20 Talc
Strong melt for low-fire ceramic