Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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pressing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Forming of multiples by pressing plastic clay into a plaster press-mold.

A measurement of a material’s tendency to expand when heated and contract when cooled. The higher the coefficient of expansion, the lower the thermal-shock-resistance. In firing dissimilar materials ...

primary air

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In a fuel-burning kiln, air which feeds initial combustion - in a wood-burning kiln, air which feeds base of flames. In a gas kiln air which enters back end of burner tube via atmospheric pressure ...

coggle

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

see ROULETTE.

pugging

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The intimate mixing and extrusion of plastic clay body. Also the machine used to carry out this process.

coil construction

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Ceramic forming method utilizing rope-like coils of plastic clay, assembled in successive courses to build up wall of vessel or sculpture.

pug-mill

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A machine similar to an over-sized meat-grinder, used to homogenize plastic claybodies. De-airing pugmill has vacuum pump attachment, effectively removes all air from clay, eliminating need for ...