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ES 160 fires white to give an excellent base for colour decoration, while its high plasticity and remarkable handling properties make it excellent for larger pots. It is highly resistant to warping, cracking and thermal shock. ES 160 is also particularly suited to salt-glazing and reduction firing. The addition of specially selected molochite makes ES 160 an incredibly versatile body.
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| Weight | 12.5 kg |
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| Firing range | 1120ºc – 1280ºc |
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| Texture |
I found this clay very well behaved, although perhaps a little on the soft side for throwing.
I threw a 30 cm fluted flan dish with the edges raised to 5 cm and about 8 mm thick, which were then fluted between my fingers. As this was so large I decided to dry out on the bat I threw it on and covered the edges with thin polythene to prevent cracking in the centre. It eventually popped off by itself I then allowed the rest of the drying to take place upside down with a piece of sponge to support the centre. After bisque and glaze firing there was no sign of cracking or warping.
I also made a square oven dish (28 cm x 25 cm x 5 cm after firing) by rolling this clay out to about 8 mm, laying clingfilm inside an existing oven dish to form a slump mould. Again, no problems with cracking or warping. It takes underglaze and a dip glaze very well after a bisque firing of 900°C.
At a guess I think the shrink rate is just over 10% total. If you wipe it with a sponge it leaves a fine sandy texture but this can be smooth out when leather hard.