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Name	Titania Base	Rutile Base	Clear Base	Clear Base 2
Ferro 3110	51.8
ZnO2	24.5
Silica	14.4
Titania	8		1
Rutile		8		1
Kaolin	1.2
CMC	1
0.5% CoCO3+ 2% MnO2
2% CuCo3
3% copper carbonate and 1% red iron oxide
1% Fe2O3, 2% MnO2, 3% CoCO3,
0.5% CoCO3
.5% CoCO3+ .67% MnO2
1% NiO
2% NiO, 1/4% CoCO3 ,1/2% Fe2O3
1/2% NiO
1% green NiO on red inclusion stain
1.5% Fe2O3

 

From John Tilton
Golden Snow	Gold Stuff
Firing Schedule used at John Tilton's workshop
Kris Friedrich’s  Gold Stuff

Fusion Frit Comparison

NFU

 

Base Glazes					Phil Hamling		1/18/2010
					To Mix 500g
Ferro 3110		grams				Weigh 300 grams water (60%) in blender
	Frit	51.80	56.4%			Add 1 drop saturated Epsom salt solution
	ZnO2	24.50	26.7%			Add powders slowly on low speed,
	Silica	14.40	15.7%			Scrape sides while getting glaze to turn over
	Kaolin	1.20	1.3%			Blend ~1 minute high speed until pudding-like.
		91.90	100.0%			Jiggle / pour contents out then brush clean mixer
Fusion 644		grams			Coverage
	Frit	41.30	43.0%			I've used application rates of 0.5 to 1.1 g/sq.in. (dry)
	ZnO2	24.20	25.2%			Wet = 1.6 X Dry = 0.8 to 1.8 g/sq.in. (wet)
	Silica	29.90	31.1%			A 500g batch covers from ~ 500 to 1000 sq.in.
	Bentonite	0.60	0.6%
		96.00	100.0%
					Colorants
Fusion 413		grams				Add colorants directly to blender, or
	Frit	68.42	67.1%			Mix small (160g wet) batches wet, sieve thru 80 mesh
	ZnO2	24.13	23.7%
	Silica	7.45	7.3%
	Bentonite	2.00	2.0%
	Total	102.00	100.0%

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