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This shipment of light EPK (there are two versions, light and dark) is just barely plastic enough to make this cylinder with a slight belly. Notice the splits on the rim, these are indicative of the shortness (low plasticity). The cohesiveness of the material, as much as plasticity, gives it a toughness to survive the stresses of throwing (an unique aspect of EPK).
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Testing a New Load of EP Kaolin
Kaolins can vary in many ways. Yet they are the foundation of all porcelain and light stoneware clay body recipes. It is vital to test each incoming shipment of material. Problematic brands can even require some testing on every pallet. |
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EP Kaolin
A kaolin that gels slurries (thus handy to suspend ceramic glazes). It is plastic and fires white enough that it is also valuable in porcelain bodies. |
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