Plainsman Polar Ice Cone 6-10 Translucent White Ceramic Clay Body, 20 kg

Plainsman Polar Ice Cone 6-10 Translucent White Ceramic Clay Body, 20 kg

Super white, super translucent, super plastic porcelain.

This body employs New Zealand Halloysite, a super-white-burning kaolin from New Zealand. To that it adds the highest quality ceramic plasticizer available, making it the most plastic clay body you likely have ever used (of any kind)!

Polar Ice is extremely plastic. Others claim to be plastic, but they use the word in a relative sense (meaning "a little less short than other really flabby porcelains"). However Polar Ice is only plastic when stiff enough (do not attempt to use Polar Ice if it is too soft).

Polar Ice is more difficult to dry than most other porcelains. For the most foolproof process consider conducting the entire process under cloth and plastic, changing the cloth every fews days. This can take weeks, but will give a much higher success rate.

To get maximum translucency it is not necessary to fire over cone 6.

Proudly Manufacturered in Canada by Plainsman Clays.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Firing range: Cone 6–10
Drying Shrinkage: 5.5–6.5%
Water Content: 21.0–22.0%
Drying Factor: C130

Fired Shrinkage:

Cone 5: 8.0–9.0%
Cone 6: 8.5–9.5%
Cone 7: 8.5–9.5%

Fired Absorption:

Cone 5: 0.0%
Cone 6: 0.0%
Cone 7: 0.0%

Storage: Protect ceramic clay bodies from direct sunlight, avoiding excessive temperature changes and protect from frost.

Use: It is recommended to test clay body prior to large scale use in order to verify suitability in both the ceramic process (shaping, drying, firing and decoration) and the final application that is expected to be obtained.

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