Mason 6026 Lobster Stain Mayco Stoneware glazes (all) syrupy consistency

syrupy consistency

Alumina hydrate promotes opacity in enamels and glazes by generating gas bubbles in the glaze melt

however because most glazes do tend to expand and contract (regardless of lithium content)

Foundry Hill Creme is a smooth

It is also used in atmospheric soda firings

Mason 6026 Lobster Stain Mayco Stoneware glazes (all) syrupy consistencyStains are a mixture of ceramic oxides and coloring metal oxides that are melted in kilns, quenched, ground to specific mesh size (some are acid washed), and colored with organic dyes to simulate the fired color. Essentially they are fritted colorants. They are made and manufactured for several reasons: to provide a consistent and stable form of colorant that doesnt dissolve in the glaze melt as easily as coloring metal oxides; to make colorants safer