| Defects in ceramics are of interest to
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| | Firing: A low-temperature firing followed
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| potters and ceramic manufacturers because
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| | by a high-temperature glost or gloss
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| they are a major cause of financial loss.
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| | firing in the Porcelain Process.A
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| They are of interest to collectors of
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| | high-temperature firing followed by a low
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| ceramics because they may (or may not)
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| | temperature glost or gloss firing in the
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| reduce the value of an item. They are of
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| | China Process.A single high-temperature
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| interest to users especially if they can
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| | glost or gloss fire in the Stoneware
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| cause damage or injury in use.I (being
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| | Process.A single lower-temperature glost
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| old and having nothing else to do)
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| | or gloss firing in the Semi-vitreous
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| decided to tell you what I remember about
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| | Process.We will cover this topic in more
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| ceramic defects. I worked in the ceramic
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| | detail in Ceramic and Pottery Defects 5:
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| industry for a good part of my life.To
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| | Defects Caused During Bisk Firing
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| understand ceramic defects you should
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| | Operations.Glost Firing: Firing of glazed
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| know something about ceramic processing.
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| | bisk ware (see also above).We will cover
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| If you are a potter or are involved in
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| | this topic in more detail in Ceramic and
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| industrial ceramic manufacturing you know
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| | Pottery Defects 6: Defects Caused During
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| about ceramic processing. For those of
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| | Glazing and Glost Firing Operations.Decal
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| you who are not familiar with ceramic
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| | Firing: Firing a decal or decals on
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| processing here is the listing of the
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| | ware.We will cover this topic in more
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| ceramic processes we will discuss in this
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| | detail in Ceramic and Pottery Defects 7:
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| series of articles on ceramic
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| | Defects Caused During Decaling and Decal
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| defects:Batching and
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| | Firing.Enamel Firing: Firing an enamel
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| Formulating:Selecting a composition for
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| | usually on decaled ware.We will cover
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| the ceramic and then choosing raw
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| | this topic in more detail in Ceramic and
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| materials for the batch.We will cover
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| | Pottery Defects 8: Defects Caused During
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| this topic in more detail in Ceramic and
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| | Enameling and Enamel Firing.Gild Firing:
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| Pottery Defects 2: Defects from Raw
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| | Firing gold or other precious metal
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| Materials and Batching Errors.Forming or
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| | decorations.(Note: Now days, the decal
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| Making: Shaping the part by slip casting,
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| | may include enamel and gold so that a
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| pressing, hand forming, injection
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| | single firing can be used.)We will cover
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| molding, roll forming, jiggering, or any
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| | this topic in more detail in Ceramic and
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| other of a number of ways available.We
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| | Pottery Defects 9: Defects Caused During
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| will cover this topic in more detail in
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| | Gilding and Gild Firing.John T. Jones,
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| Ceramic and Pottery Defects 3: Defects
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| | Ph.D. (, a retired VP of R&D for Lenox
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| from Forming OperationsDrying: Controlled
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| | China, is author of detective & western
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| heating to dry the ware before firing (or
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| | novels, nonfiction (business, scientific,
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| just leaving it on a shelf in Arizona).We
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| | engineering, humor), poetry, etc. Former
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| will cover this topic in more detail in
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| | editor of Ceramic Industry Magazine,
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| Ceramic and Pottery Defects 4: Defects
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| | Jones is Executive Representative of
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| Caused During Drying Operations.Bisque
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| | International Wealth Success. He calls
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| Firing (or Bisk Firing) and Single
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| | himself "Taylor Jones, the hack writer.
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