VanTiki Tiles - Ku Squared tile taking shape - 1/25 - Other Crafts

V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Tue, May 21, 2013 4:37 PM Zerostreet those are my favorites too! Unfortunately, satin glaze aside, they are a bit warped and cracked. My top two are #1 and #5 (3 & 6 tie for third) Mad Dog - you hit the nail on the head. The clear looked great on a few small test pendants - but spread out over the larger surface area of the tile it ranged from plastic to milky in appearance, and I was left sad that I sprayed them in the first place. THese are stone Moai, and I should have left the raw clay surface! Tonight I'm pressing a few more - 2 that I am going to scoop clay out from the back to get a bit more even thickness. I'm also going to change the way I de-mold them to avoid any bumps and bends that will cause warping later in the kiln. Finally, will try cone 5 instead of 6 to see if that helps with the cracking/warping too. Also going to press a couple and trim away all but the big stone head - for 2 MEGA pendants! Woot! I was really bummed this morning - but I'm feeling better now. Ms. VanTiki and I held the warped tiles up against the wall by our backyard deck and they look nice - so it isn't a total loss! :) Henrik "VanTiki"

Zerostreet those are my favorites too! Unfortunately, satin glaze aside, they are a bit warped and cracked. My top two are #1 and #5 (3 & 6 tie for third)

Mad Dog - you hit the nail on the head. The clear looked great on a few small test pendants - but spread out over the larger surface area of the tile it ranged from plastic to milky in appearance, and I was left sad that I sprayed them in the first place. THese are stone Moai, and I should have left the raw clay surface!

Tonight I'm pressing a few more - 2 that I am going to scoop clay out from the back to get a bit more even thickness. I'm also going to change the way I de-mold them to avoid any bumps and bends that will cause warping later in the kiln. Finally, will try cone 5 instead of 6 to see if that helps with the cracking/warping too.

Also going to press a couple and trim away all but the big stone head - for 2 MEGA pendants! Woot!

I was really bummed this morning - but I'm feeling better now. Ms. VanTiki and I held the warped tiles up against the wall by our backyard deck and they look nice - so it isn't a total loss! :)

Henrik "VanTiki"

Post #678835 by VanTiki on Tue, May 21, 2013 4:37 PM