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Do you make the coasters? Same cone clay you are firing? I like the idea of being sophisticated and kiln washing them!

The colors are quite different. That peacock green cone 6 is a golden brown - but a transparent one -- when it touches the satin finish white I often use with it at cone 6 -- it turns aqua green. I use it to paint out stems and leaves on my decorative botanical pieces.

I haven't had any serious glaze compatibility issues - many of these jungle gems are meant to craze -- and they do. Just be careful about too many coats - I expect it would run if it were layered on. I rarely do more than one coat. But you'll need to experiment. I realize you are concerned about ruining kiln shelves - so be careful! I have my own kiln -- if glazes run, I chalk it up to experimenting, and buy a new kiln shelf (very inexpensive - $23 for the size I need).

I use these glazes in limited amounts all the time too. No special firing schedule required. I've even experimented using them to cone 6 on stoneware, with different, but good results. I especially like peacock green in small amounts. Am attaching a piece that this was used on, -- to cone 05 or 04 (can't recall) on white earthenware. It's the kind of mottled and glassy glaze on this piece.

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You can see more pictures of it here: http://www.etsy.com/...tion/111929100?

If you want to do this because you like the colors of the Mayco glazes and they are rated for cone 06-04 -- you should know that many of the Mayco low fire glazes work very well at mid range - to cone 6. I use their cone 06-04 glazes on cone 6 stoneware and porcelain all the time. If you are using "foundation" glazes by Mayco, look on the side of the bottle -- they usually say whether or not the glaze can go to cone 6, and with what differences. The info is also available online.

If you are asking for another reason, ignore this!

Thanks Chris! Nice of you to say. I enjoy making them.