What a great idea. This is the first time I've heard of using hairspray. I'm going to try it when I reglaze something. Thanks for sharing.

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Oh awesome! So glad! It really helps the glaze adhere to the pot…drying time is slow but well worth it!

Thanks!

Hairspray... brilliant!

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Lol works like a charm

Those are great re-fires

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

HAIRSPRAY.... wow so cool. XOXOX This looks so much like my bowl.

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

It IS your bowl 😍😍😍 I RE fired it! Also sent you a few texts today xoxoxoxoxo in case your phone didn’t notify you. No rush ..ever! Just love 💕

@SharonLaflamme

Жыл бұрын

I thought it might be! You are a creative genius ❤️❤️❤️

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

@@SharonLaflamme lol wow..thank you!

You really went with it! Love them all! I need to do more re-fires!

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Lol oh yea! They are so fun because you get interesting results!

@SharonLaflamme

Жыл бұрын

I love the tumblers ❤

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

@@SharonLaflamme ooooooo good to know 😉

My glaze flaked rather badly in my last firing. Would spraying with hairspray work. I'm going to try it. Fingers crossed for a happy ending 😊

@thehappyhomesteadnh

6 ай бұрын

It should! The hairspray allows new glaze to adhere to the pot after it’s been glaze fired. When you say flaked what do you mean? Did the finished piece have like bald spots? Which glazes did you use? Maybe I can help!

Thank you for posting this. When re glazing, will the piece primarily show the new combo or will the new interact with the first glaze? I am thinking about just adding dabs of new colour to compliment the original (slightly boring).

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Welcome! It will definitely not be the same - some of the first glazes may appear but will interact with the new glazes and the first glazes will run more down the piece the second firing. Re glazes are really one of a kind because u can’t re create them! Have fun with it! It’s a fun process and will def give the piece a face lift 😍 just make sure to add enough the second time around!

Great video. Do you just set the piece on the shelf, or use stilts. If I don't use stilts, my refires seem to crack quite often?

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

So interesting 🤔 yes right on the shelf or on a cookie. Sometimes on stilts. Do you open the kiln too early? I’ve had cracking when opening too early (can’t help it 😂) - do they crack on the bottom of the piece? What are you firing to?

Can you hairspray, leave it to dry overnight, and then reglazr? I'm in a shared studio and just did a quick spray before leaving today assuming it needed to dry....

@thehappyhomesteadnh

3 ай бұрын

Good question! I usually let it dry for like 15 seconds because I want it to adhere right away..I’m sure you could leave it overnight and apply the glaze tomorrow. Just maybe lightly touch your finger to the pot to see if it’s still sticky…and spray it again if you need to. It doesn’t have to sit more than a minute! Hope this helps 😚

Hi. I've never heard of using hairspray. Interesting. I just opened the kiln with a glaze firing. On one or two of my pieces, the glaze has flaked off. I know I have to sand them back. Would hairspray help? I might have to experiment 🤔

@thehappyhomesteadnh

7 ай бұрын

Hi! You could hairspray them then re glaze them for another glaze firing. I would get a good 3 coats of new glaze on there and maybe use different glazes than the original to get some cool effects! Would be a fun experiment 😍

Why are you reglazing? I love this possibility if I'm not happy with a first result? What % of the original showed through? Do they combine in the second fire?

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Lol because I wasn’t crazy about the way it came out the first time..it’s hard to say what percentage showed through. They all combine together and it’s really one big GUESS 😂 or calculated guess 😉

Do you put a hold at peak temperature?

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rick! Yes there’s a 30 minute hold at peak temp…I can share the firing schedule I use for the slow cool, if you’re interested. There are 6 segments. I needed it due to pinholes on the speckled buff. Ever since I started using the slow cool schedule, no more pinholes!

@knightclan4

Жыл бұрын

@@thehappyhomesteadnh Wow thanks for the super fast response. My wife and I love your videos and are just starting a pottery business. So nice to have all the help fellow potters. It would be great to know your firing schedule. Thanks again!

@thehappyhomesteadnh

Жыл бұрын

@@knightclan4 Aw it’s my pleasure!! I truly appreciate that you and your wife like our videos! We are new to creating content so getting better one video at a time! So cool about your new biz!!! I hope it does super well. We all need to stick together and help each other out 😊. Would love to see your website or work! Here is the firing schedule I use for cone 6 (I also have one for cone 5 too but prefer the 6 because the hotter the temp, the drippier the glaze!): Segment 1: Rate: 200 temp: 250 NO HOLD Segment 2: Rate: 400 temp: 1,000 NO HOLD Segment 3: Rate: 180 temp: 1150 NO HOLD segment 4: Rate: 300 temp: 1967 NO HOLD Segment 5: Rate: 120 temp: 2200 NO HOLD segment 6: Rate 150: temp 1950 30 MIN HOLD