[Clayart] Wide range clay

[ronroy at ca.inter.net]

I only boil for 2 hours as recommended by Rhodes. I did notice steam  
on the scale dish and realized many years ago that water was leaving  
the bars while they are hot - so not good for accuracy. Since then I  
cool the bars in water before weighing.

Whatever number you get is only useful if you actually test the clay  
to see if it's leaking. My experience over 50 years of testing  
hundreds (maybe thousands)
of clay bodies - there is no magic number - every clay will deliver  
it's own result, and that result can change for every batch simply  
because the raw materials we use vary.

RR

Quoting paul gerhold <gerholdclay at gmail.com>:

>  Not sure exactly what information this procedure provides but  
> pretty sure it isn't absorption!
>
> Weigh on gram scale and subsequently Boil a bisqued slab bar in  
> water for four hours.  Then high fire to intended cone. (not to a  
> set temp) use a cone as true "Heatwork" Baseline. Weigh again and do  
> the math for percentage of absorption.
>
> Paul
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jan 22, 2022, at 11:56 AM, David Woof <woofpots at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Weigh on gram scale and subsequently Boil a bisqued slab bar in  
>> water for four hours.  Then high fire to intended cone. (not to a  
>> set temp) use a cone as true "Heatwork" Baseline. Weigh again and  
>> do the math for percentage of absorption.
>



Ron Roy
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