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The Newsletter for Raku Artists and Raku Art Lovers In This Issue ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ * Vanadium Stain vs. Vanadium Pentoxide * I've had some question to the reference to Vanadium Stain for the Yellow Crackle on my website and whether this is the same as Vanadium Pentoxide. The recipe is as follows: Yellow crackle Gerstley Borate 80 I do believe Vanadium Stain is different that Vanadium Pentoxide. They
are listed as different chemicals for example on the following pottery
supply website: The formula for Vanadium Pentoxide is V2O5 and the Vanadium Stain is a Mason stain that is a combination of Vanadium Pentoxide and Tin. So I would assume you could use Vanadium Pentoxide and some Tin Oxide in place of Vanadium Stain. Heck, it is Raku - give it a shot! ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ * Lasting Kiln Shelves * One reader wrote: How long do your kiln shelves last? I'm finding they
crack after about 10 firings. I've tried both full and half shelves, same
problem. Do you bisque fire them in an electric kiln before using them in
the Raku kiln? How far up from the floor are they set? My torch enters
from the side (not bottom) and I'm using four 6" posts. Do you use
soft brick as shelf support? Any advice to cut down on breakage would be
most appreciated. I do set all my pieces on stilts and not directly on the shelf, which is probably a benefit. I also take about one hour to fire to temperature. If you fire extremely fast I could see this as a potential problem as well. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ * Click Away * My eBay Listings http://tinyurl.com/tn08 ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ * Workshops, etc. * None Currently ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Part I Part
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