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Clay

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Stoneware

Name.	Supplier	Firing	Comment
Nelson White	Potters Clay	1100-1300	A pure white earthenware to porcellaneous stoneware body. suitable for small or large thrown pieces. Very fine and smooth.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$72.60 per bag

Stoneware	Southern Clays	1280-1300 deg C	Traditional Buff Stoneware. Produced for electric kiln firing. Light buff colour in oxidation. Good value
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1-5 bags :$25.50 per bag 6-24 bags:$25.00 per bag 25-49 bags:$24.50 per bag		50+ bags:$24.00 per bag

Primo Clays - Production White PW10	Primo	1140 - 1280C	Production White Stoneware PW10 has become the most popular general purpose white body. It functions well in the 1140-1280C range and is popular with production potters like Tony Sly. Decopot uses this body in their bisque production and Chris Weaver has found it exceptionally user-friendly. Shinkage at 1200C - 12% Vitreous at 1200C The Process Selected raw materials are carefully weighed and blunged into a thin slip. This is passed through a 120 mesh vibrating screen and two rare-earth magnetic separators en route to a modern polypropylene filterpress. Slip is dewatered in the filterpress to produce cakes of the required hardness in 1-tonne batches. The cakes are pugged through an efficient stainless stell de-airing pugmill. They are checked to ensure optimal hardness before being packed in 10Kg polythene bags.
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10Kg polythene-wrapped:$24.90 per bag

Primo Clays - White Stoneware	Primo Clays	1160 - 1300C	White Stoneware An economical and very white stoneware body. Excellent throwing even for very large pieces. A favourite of Barry Doyle, Peter Smith and others. Duncan Shearer had good fired results from his wood firings and noted that it appeared immune to carbon trapping. The Process Selected raw materials are carefully weighed and blunged into a thin slip. This is passed through a 120 mesh vibrating screen and two rare-earth magnetic separators en route to a modern polypropylene filterpress. Slip is dewatered in the filterpress to produce cakes of the required hardness in 1-tonne batches. The cakes are pugged through an efficient stainless stell de-airing pugmill. They are checked to ensure optimal hardness before being packed in 10Kg polythene bags.
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10Kg polythene-wrapped:$20.40 per bag

Abbots White.	Southern Clays	1137-1263C Cone 01-8	Ultra white smooth earthenware/mid stoneware. Provides ideal surface for underglaze decoration. compatible with 271D glaze. 80mesh. OUT OF STOCK. FACTORY CANNOT GUARANTEE SUPPLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$0.00 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$0.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$0.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$0.00 per bag

Sculptural	Southern Clays	1150-1280C Cone 1-8	Good strong grogged clay, suitable for raku or sculptural work. Low shrinkage. Oatmeal buff colour in oxidation, brown in reduction.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$31.75 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$31.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$30.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$29.00 per bag

CB3	Potters Clay	1140-1170	Easy throwing versatile clay. Sandy. Suitable for salt glazing. Buff colour oxidation, dark grey reduction. 50mesh.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$51.20 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$51.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$49.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$48.00 per bag

LF 18	Potters Clay	1240-1263C Cone 7-8	Excellent throwing clay. Cream to pale grey. Darker in reduction. 50mesh.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$51.20 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$50.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$49.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$48.00 per bag

PCWhite	Potters Clay	1280-1305C Cone 9-10	Versatile white firing clay, (grey in reduction), with exellent throwing characteristics. Suitable for Raku firings because of high thermal shock resistance. Very similar to SC80 . 80mesh.
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5kg bag:$0.00 per bag 20kg 1-5 bags:$50.50 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$50.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$49.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$48.00 per bag

SC 80	Potters Clay	1280-1305C Cone 9-10	Very similar to PCW but slightly smoother in texture. Very plastic and superbly suited to all domestic stoneware applications. 80mesh.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$50.50 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$50.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$49.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$48.00 per bag

Earthenware

Name.	Supplier	Firing	Comment
Ultra Vitreous	Potters Clay	1100-1150	Stoneware at Cone 1 (1154 deg C) White clay body has the durability of high fired porcelain at earthenware temperatures. Should not be fired higher than 1150 deg C
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20kg 1-5 bags:$72.60 per bag

Abbots Red	Southern Clays	1100-1154C Cone 03-01	A reliable multi purpose clay proven ideal for use at all educational levels. Orange terracotta colour at maturity. 50mesh.
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20 kg 1-5 bags:$25.50 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$25.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$24.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$23.00 per bag

Brick Red	Southern Clays	1046-1137C Cone 05-01	A very strong throwing clay excellent for large unglazed pieces. Glaze with 271D transparent or other compatable glazes. 20 mesh.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$25.50 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$25.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$24.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$23.00 per bag

Brick Red Grogged	Southern Clays	1046-1137 Cone 05-01	Same as Brick Red but with 14% by volume of minus 8mesh terracotta grog for extra strength and surface texture.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$29.30 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$29.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$28.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$27.00 per bag

Modelling Clay (Red)	Southern Clays	1000-1100C Cone 06-03	Smooth plastic clay. Ideal for all schools and learning institutions. Light terracotta fired colour. Suitable for 271D glaze and underglazes.
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5kg bag:$10.00 per bag 20kg 1-5 bags:$25.00 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$24.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$23.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$22.00 per bag

Mid Fire White	Potters Clay	1154-1220 Cone 7-10	Has the best qualities of Nelson White but lower maturing temperature.
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20kg 1-5 bags:$72.60 per bag

Porcelain

Name.	Supplier	Firing	Comment
Primo Clays - Mid-fire Porcelain	Primo Clays	1140 - 1240C	Mid-fire Porcelain This supremely white body is a dream to throw and trim. It is translucent at 1200C. This is the body of choice of Peter Collis who uses it to produce a range of thrown and built pieces up to 1 metre high. The body enables Peter to achieve a wide range of dramatic glaze effects with consistency. Shinkage at 1200C - 12% Vitreous at 1200C The Process Selected raw materials are carefully weighed and blunged into a thin slip. This is passed through a 120 mesh vibrating screen and two rare-earth magnetic separators en route to a modern polypropylene filterpress. Slip is dewatered in the filterpress to produce cakes of the required hardness in 1-tonne batches. The cakes are pugged through an efficient stainless stell de-airing pugmill. They are checked to ensure optimal hardness before being packed in 10Kg polythene bags.
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10Kg polythene-wrapped:$36.50 per bag

Primo Clays - High-fire Porcelain	Primo Clays	1160 - 1300C	High-fire Porcelain Even whiter than the mid-fire porcelain this body also has exceptional throwing properties. It is highly rated by Anneke Borren, Raewyn Atkinson and Neil Grant. It begins to show translucent qualities above 1200C and is still stable at 1300C. Shinkage at 1200C - 12% Vitreous at 1260C The Process Selected raw materials are carefully weighed and blunged into a thin slip. This is passed through a 120 mesh vibrating screen and two rare-earth magnetic separators en route to a modern polypropylene filterpress. Slip is dewatered in the filterpress to produce cakes of the required hardness in 1-tonne batches. The cakes are pugged through an efficient stainless stell de-airing pugmill. They are checked to ensure optimal hardness before being packed in 10Kg polythene bags.
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10Kg polythene-wrapped:$36.50 per bag

Powdered Clay

Name.	Supplier	Firing	Comment
White Powder MF (Mid Fire)	Potters Clay	1162-1222C Cone 2-6	White firing powdered clay to suit all applications in the mid fire range. Good fired strength. Deflocculants need to be added for slip casting. Mixing instructions included. Can be used as white wash or underglaze decorating.
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5kg bag:$30.00 per bag 20kg 1-5 bags:$95.00 per bag 20kg 6-24 bags:$0.00 per bag		20kg 25-49 bags:$0.00 per bag 20kg 50+ bags:$0.00 per bag

Casting Slip

Name.	Supplier	Firing	Comment
Windsor White casting Slip	Windsor	1150-+1260C Cone 1-8	White firing slip based on the standard English industrial earthenware body and made from high quality imported materials, with added deflocculant ready to use. Slip normally supplied at weight of 1.720 to 1.730 kg/litre. Casting time 10 to 30 minutes depending on size and shape of mould. Can be used as a white wash on darker clays for underglaze decoration.
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Litre, own pail:$6.20 per pail 2 Ltr, incl pail:$15.60 per pail 4 Ltr, incl pail:$29.20 per pail		10 Ltr, incl pail:$69.80 per pail

Australian Clays

Name.	Supplier	Firing	Comment
White Grog Raku Clay	Blackwattle	up to stoneware temperature	A white clay with large addition of fine white grog(35%)(0.5mm). Suitable for large pots, sculptural work,tiles etc. Handbuilt or thrown. An extremely strong clay. May be fired to stoneware temperatures. Grog Size-30 Suitable for raku firing . Shrinkage Wet-1100oC 5% Wet-1280oC 9%
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10kg:$34.45 per bag

Southern Ice	Feenys	1280-1305 Deg C	'Southern Ice' is an exciting porcelain body. Quite large pieces can be made due to its excellent throwing properties. It offers a uniquely cool and brilliant whiteness that responds extremely well to the application of air-brushed underglaze pigments, then high-fired in an electric kiln. Various degrees of translucency can be achieved by sponging back when bone dry through successive layers of painted resists. 1280-1305 deg.C
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10kg:$57.95 per bag

Cool Ice	Feenys	1080-1240 deg C	Australian Clay.'Cool Ice' is an exciting porcelain body. Quite large pieces can be made due to its excellent throwing properties. It offers a uniquely cool and brilliant whiteness that responds extremely well to the application of air-brushed underglaze pigments, then high-fired in an electric kiln. Various degrees of translucency can be achieved by sponging back when bone dry through successive layers of painted resists. Lower firing than Southern Ice 1080-1240 deg C
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10kg:$57.95 per bag

BRT	Feeney Clays	1100-1260 Cone 03-8	Based on Stoneware clays with large amounts of refractory grog and crushed trachyte. Hand building and sculptural. May be fired up to low stoneware. Very highly speckled and dark in colour, and very vitreous.
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12.5kg:$36.45 per bag

Buff Terracotta Paper Clay	Blackwattle	1000-1150m deg.C	Good all round clay. Good for Wheelwork and handbuilding. Good plasticity, with enough fine grog (0.5mm) for slabwork etc. Fires to a buff terracotta depending on temperature and atmosphere. Bisque 1050 deg.C, Glaze 1000-1150 deg.C. The addition of cellulose fibre gives the clay extreme plasticity and dry strength. Can be used as an air drying clay, or fired to normal earthenware temperatures. Underglazes and glazes should be applied after bisque.
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10kg:$34.00 per bag

White Earthenware Clay	Blackwattle	1080-1150 deg.C	Very plastic white firing Earthenware. Good for throwing and handbuilding. Desirable clay where plasticity is required. Bisque 1050 deg.C. Glaze 1080-1150 deg.C. (4% shrinkage) Good glaze fit. Compatible with various clear glazes. 80 mesh
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10kg:$30.65 per bag

White Earthenware Paper Clay	Blackwattle	1080-1150 deg.C	Based on White Earthenware Clay Very plastic white firing Earthenware. Good for throwing and handbuilding. Desirable clay where plasticity is required. Bisque 1050 deg.C. Glaze 1080-1150 deg.C. (4% shrinkage) Good glaze fit. Compatible with various clear glazes. The addition of cellulose fibres gives this clay extreme plasticity and dry strength. Can be used as an air drying clay,or fired to normal earthenware temperatures. Shrinkage Wet -1100 deg.C 4%.
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10kg:$41.30 per bag

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