December 9, 2009
Hugh Jenkins’ Volcano Kiln: Recuperating Waste Heat for Efficient Firing
As a studio artist, it is often hard to spend large sums of money, even if doing so would pay off in the long run, so glass artist Hugh Jenkins set out to determine just how well he could do with a home-built heat recuperator.
February 1, 2009
The Printed Pot
Three dimensional printing can be used to create ceramic-art objects, out of three different types of slip bodies, and can be finished using standard ceramic equipment and processes.
December 5, 2008
castable
Short for castable refractory—a refractory mix that can be cast into molds to form kiln parts.
December 5, 2008
blunger
A motorized impeller-mixer used in preparing casting slip.
