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Anatomy of a Cone. Tom McInnerney from Orton shares insights to great firings. [S01,E05]

Anatomy of A Cone Tom McInnerney from Orton shares insights to great firings. Cones have been around since the late 1800’s.  Dr. Edward Orton, Jr. recognized the ceramic industry’s need to have a calibrated visual device to measure the amount of heat work delivered to ceramic products during the firing process to validate thermal processing.  The rest is […]

Apt II and What to do! [S01,E04]

APT II and what to do? This magic serum stops problems from happening, fixes problematic areas, and resurrects problem pieces. What is it, you may ask?!?  How is it used?  This is called APT II Ceramic Enhancer.  It is an “acrylic emulsion additive that is food safe and non-toxic.  It cleans up with water and […]