From: Phil Hamling [mailto:pdah@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:16 AM
To: Gordon Czop (gczop@hvc.rr.com); Joerg Baumoeller; John Tilton (john@tiltonpottery.com); Jon Dunlavy; Ulrike Franck
Subject: FW: Moly-The main rule is that you share all... I fully agree!

 

Joerg,

 

Please try to get in to the webpage http://puttgarden.com/moly/index.html   and let me know how you made out. Your username is your first name, you password is your last name.

 

I have compiled an e-mail group named "Moly Glaze Group" and will direct all my e-mail replies to members to this group so everyone gets the information. I would appreciate if you would do the same in the future. The members of this group are:

Phil Hamling     pdah@optonline.net

Gordon Czop     gczop@hvc.rr.com

Jon Dunlavy     j_dunlavy@yahoo.com

Ulrike Franck     ulrike.franck@email.de

Joerg Baumoeller    jbaumoeller@terra.es

John Tilton     john@tiltonpottery.com

I may invite jhp from the Crystalline Glaze Forum to join as he seems to have something to offer, but will probably limit the group to those listed.

 

My summary of input from various members, to date, includes:

Gordon and  I have interacted to the point you can see on the page.

Jon: I have played "20 questions with him, have gleaned a little info but no  "Information of Substance" (see below). I hope this (these) e-mails will convince him to contribute.

Ulrike: I have had some dialogue with her, but have gleaned a little info but no  "Information of Substance" (see below).

Joerg: I just invited him, he replied in the affirmative, sent some pictures but I have not had a chance to go through it and post them.          I do not know if there is  "Information of Substance" (see below).

John Tilton:  : I have had some dialogue with him, but have gleaned a little info but no  "Information of Substance" (see below). He did supply just supply another technical paper written in Japanese )I think). I will contact Yoshiko to see if she can read it.

 

By "Information of Substance" I mean theories in general, delineations of the glazes and ingredients mixed, how they were applied to what body, how they were fired, what the results were and thoughts regarding future trials. This all works towards the goal of fostering a cooperative effort where  everyone can benefit as quickly as possible.

 

If you would like to opt out of the group at anytime please let me know and I will remove you from the list. This could be due to any reason including but not limited to: You just don't want to be involved,  you don't care to contribute and share your attempts and findings o0r any other reason. If I feel you are not contributing I may remove you from the group.

 

I hope this information is helpful.

 

Phil Hamling

 

PS

I am not certain Powellite is absolutely required. I think Ulrike and Jon will have something to say about that and look forward to their input.

I don't feel firing to ^10 "temperatures" is necessarily required as Powellite and molybdenum oxide volatilize at a much lower temperature.

 

 

From: Joerg Baumoeller [mailto:jbaumoeller@terra.es]
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:41 PM
To: Phil Hamling - Crystals
Subject: Moly-The main rule is that you share all... I fully agree!

 

Dear Phil!

 

Thanks for the invitation! Yes, I'd like to join the club...kindly send me a user name and password...

 

so far, I have tried the Sanders formulae (S4 and S7 gave some "idea"..) and some 10 proposal from Ulrike (3,4 and 6... had some crystals, but very, very few...), not really, what we are looking for...if anybody wants the formulae or FS's... with pleasure I'll send them, then again, we all are looking for something considerably better!

 

And Gordon seems miles ahead already!

As I don't have Powellite and Frit 3134,  but (black) moly powder only, my  idea for my next step now is, to strictly reproduce Rita's approach... and fire the CFM formula in FS' 3, 4 and 7... for which I still have to get some Gerstley Borate, again, not available in Spain...(Jesus, we are pretty close to Africa here....)

 

In 2 weeks time I'll travel to Germany, by car , and fetch Gerstley Borate and some (mat) Frit 4067 for the "congress"...(what we have, we have...)

so, my next results, which I`ll gladly communicate.... will not be available before the second half of June...

 

are you sure, it's necessary to fire that high? (1300°C...)

 

best regards!

Joerg

 

 

Joerg Baumoeller
jbaumoeller@terra.es
www.crystalsforever.com
http://www.facebook.com/jbaumoeller