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Brushing

Brushing

Watch this short video to learn how to apply a homemade SOGO brush-on glaze to your pottery.
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Pouring and dipping

Pouring and dipping

In this video, we show you how to pour and dip glaze with ease, using only a few simple tools.
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Deflocculation

Deflocculation

If your glaze is too thick, don’t add water. Instead, deflocculate it with Dolapix. In this video, you'll learn exactly how to do it.
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Flocculation

Flocculation

Many SOGO glazes need thickening with Epsom salts to achieve vibrant and consistent results. In this video, I’ll explain how to do this step by step.
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How do Orton cones work?

What are Orton cones? How do they work? What is heatwork? In this article, I’ll explain why pyrometric cones are such a useful tool.
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Tips for production pottery

Watch my 10 tips for production pottery and become a pro!
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Use tungsten carbide tools

Trimming becomes a pleasure with quality tools. SOGO produces Belgian-made tungsten carbide trimming tools.
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Temperature and firing

Temperature and firing

Pyrometric cones measure the heatwork inside your kiln. All SOGO glazes perform beautifully at cone 7.
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Viscosity finger dip

Viscosity - finger dip

Measure viscosity with a finger dip test. It’s not an exact science, but it gives you a quick indication of your glaze’s consistency.
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Viscositeit doorstroombeker

Viscosity - Flow Cup

Meet de viscositeit van een glazuur eenvoudig met een doorstroombeker of viscositeitsmeter. Zo sta je nooit voor verrassingen.
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Steentjes in glazuur

Help, little stones in my glaze!

Have you ever discovered hard lumps in your icing? Read what they are and how to fix the problem.
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Measure specific gravity

Het is echt belangrijk om het soortelijk gewicht te meten voordat je gaat glazuren om consistente resultaten te bereiken.
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Create a brush-on glaze

Maak een kwastglazuur aan in een handomdraai.
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Preparing dipping glaze

Volg deze instructies nauwgezet en maak eenvoudig je eigen giet- en dompelglazuur klaar.
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Epsom salts

This is how to use Epsom salts

Using Epsom salt and preparing it is simple and very cheap
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