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  • What is Neural Firing?

    After knowing oxidation and reduction combustion, some may wonder if there is any type of firing which is neutral. That's Neutral Firing.
  • Front load kiln or Top load kiln?

    Because there is not just one type of kiln so which one will work best? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the top loading kiln and the front loading kiln before making a purchase.
  • What is ceramic klin?

    After designing the beautiful workpiece to your satisfaction and proceed to sculpt it as best as possible, the final step to make the piece 100% perfect.
  • What is heater?

    When I heard the word 'heater', I already felt hot. In ceramic work, heater is just as important as the other components. It's not a device to warm body in winter but it is a Heater Element.
  • Getting to know the slip casting machine

    When I hear that you have to mix-shake-stir the raw materials, I already felt my arm aching and had to prepare a massage cream in advance. However, potters no longer have to make a face anymore because in ceramic work, there is a labor-saving tool called “Clay Mixer” It is an assistant that potters will absolutely love with all their heart.
  • 10 steps in the ceramics process

    One ceramic workpiece no matter it is small or large one. All have to go through 10 steps of the production process because if only one step is missing, the workpiece may turn out to be the opposite of what is expected. Let's check it out. Are there any steps that you missed?
  • Ways to glaze pottery

    Because people’s proficiency is different and their need for creativity of workpiece is also different so why should we limit the ceramic glazing to only one method, right? Most importantly, artists have also created many options for glazing of ceramic works.
  • Color stain - the color that used in pottery decoration

    Can water-based colors be used for ceramic work? How’s about opaque acrylic colors? Can it be used? In the past, when the evolution was not advanced yet what kind of colors did humans use for containers or accessories?
  • 400 years of raku pottery

    From 1550 to 1850, the tea ceremony was an important event and has a powerful influence on Japanese life. The thing that created together with the tea ceremony is a teacup.
  • Getting to know the decoration firing

    Have you ever heard the word “Decoration Firing”? This word is not difficult to understand. It is the workpiece that has been glazed fired and has been decorated with colors or decal made for decorating the color, especially on the coated containers then fired to make the decoration stick to the workpiece, which is called 'Over Glaze Decoration'
  • Save money on your electric bill with a ToU tariff scheme

    Another way that ceramic potters should know in order to help reducing costs is saving electricity bills by using the electricity tariff 'TOU' which is the electricity rate according to the period of use but how does TOU charge electricity? I can tell you that it is not difficult.
  • Best combination for making pyrometric cone

    For anyone who wants to know what the mixture of cones is. The answer is clay, quartz, alkalis and metal oxides. Grind and mix according to the ratio or formula that has been tested until the result is certain. Compressed into a cone-like pyramid with a triangular base, length 17mm, height  60 mm, height  31 mm. It is used only in laboratories for measuring temperature by looking at the bend of the cones.