deflocculated

When the glaze is deflocculated it becomes more fluid with the same amount of water.

8. Preparation of glazes 1993

Engobes are often deflocculated like a casting slip, and in fact you can often use a casting slip which fires at the same temperature as your clay body.

10. Decoration 1993

- Alkali materials from frit or feldspar have been dissolved in the water, so the slip is deflocculated.

11. Glaze problems 1993

There are a few specialized ways of working with slip that are not found in most ceramics books: one is using deflocculated slip for joining plastic clay, and the other is making large slabs by mixing fiber into the slip, called “fiberslip”.

7. Slip casting 1991

When the clay slip is deflocculated by addition of an alkali the particles become negatively charged all over and they will then repulse one another (Fig. 7. 1-C).

7. Slip casting 1991

Slabs are sometimes made by pouring deflocculated slip.

4. Plastic clay forming 1991

If a lot of joining has to be done on a regular basis (for example, a factory that produces rectangular flowerpots using the slab method), it is worthwhile using deflocculated casting slip as “glue”, which is made from the same body as the slabs.

4. Plastic clay forming 1991

- Mix deflocculated slip, using the same body recipe as your plastic clay.

7. Slip casting 1991

It will stay in suspension in the deflocculated slip.

7. Slip casting 1991

This type of slip is most easily deflocculated with

7. Slip casting 1991