Ceramic Production
Firing to Create Porcelain and China Pieces
Kilns create an amazing transformation with clay, and they turn a dark and heavy substance into an entirely new material. The composition of the original...
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The Basic Working of a Pottery Kiln
Pottery kilns are more or less ovens for heating clay and ceramic pottery. They function much the same as the oven in a home kitchen....
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Kilns Need Both Temperature and Time
The high temperatures achieved by kilns bake clay pieces into ceramics. Part of that process is ensuring the clay pieces absorb enough of the heat...
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The Ceramic Manufacturing and Decorating Process
In most processes, such as plastics manufacturing, material is produced and then formed into the final product. Making ceramics is a process wherein the form...
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Avoiding Damage in the Kiln
No matter the style of ceramic being fired, potters know that a piece must first survive being fired in a kiln to be decorated. Damage...
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