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- How to make clay at home for pottery. I make PORCELAIN and my own colored porcelain from scratch. In this video I'll show you how I make clay at home in my garage, the materials and tools you need, and some trick/tips to make it easier your first time around. I've mixed clay in both slip stage and in plastic stage. I think there are pros and cons to both so hopefully this video helps you decide which is best for you. I first found this clay recipe from searching online and I've modified it over past year. The process of making clay is involved but it's worth it in my opinion. Reach out with questions!
Great informational resource for all things clay: www.digitalfire.com
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My name is Jim Fazio. I make ceramics and pottery tutorials, clay creations, and give you an inside view of the life of an artist. I'm also hopelessly addicted to colored clay. Check out my channel for more if you're interested!
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Jim Young man you are very good at what you do and I like that. Did you take Chemistry in school for your craft ? Thank you for sharing, eddiespottery.
Hey thanks, Eddie. Chemistry is just a natural part of ceramics. I’ve always been interested in Chemistry so the relationship between Chemistry and Ceramics has only grown in understanding over time. I had a great ceramics professor in college who stressed the importance of understanding every aspect of the medium and process. I DID take a ceramics raw materials course with him one semester and that was certainly a catalyst for understand more. However, I think I’ve learned more in the last year or two since getting serious about making my own glazes and clay body.
@@CeramicJim Young Jim your not only amazing from what I can see. You have the dream that alot of potters have ! I went back and started watching some of your other videos and you have the dream studio, a school, I did not know you were a school teacher. Very nice and you get to help mold young potters that want to learn. I see that you too live in Illinois, I'm a little south in Decatur. I hope the covid has not affected you to much. Thanks for sharing. eddie.
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This is better than any other video I've found on TH-cam regarding mixing your own clay body. I asked my instructor how to do it, and he told me roughly the same thing you did in this video, but it was still very helpful to actually see it done, and see what to expect at each stage That gave me a comfort level to allow me to mix my formula in the studio and bring the buckets home to mix, freeing up valuable studio time for things that can only be done in the studio. Nice camera work, too. Cheers!
Back in college we had a mandatory clay body mix, and my prof had measured out all ingredients and then marked out where that weight hit on a 5 gallon bucket and drilled a screw at the mark for easy measuring. I hope that makes sense!
That does make sense. Sounds like a helpful hint. I’ve done something similar with water but never dry. Was it always the same height or did you have to pack it down?
Amazing video, very informative! Gives me joy to see the background work that needs to be done, and I really admire your energy and discipline when making stuff! Bravo👏 👏
Thank you for the kind words. Really. I appreciate you saying such nice things.
My thoughts exactly!!!!
I agree 100% !!!!!
I will be sharing this video with the Recreational Therapy Dept within Veteran Affairs
Excellent !!!!!
Been binging your content. As a fellow wrestler and potter, I thank you for the content!
Your channel is really underrated, beautiful explaination and also the only single perfect content in youtube i could find relating to my search. Wishing you the best of luck, may your channel grow and may your skills also get mastered
This made my day. No my week. Maybe even my month. Thank you so much.
Glad to know, stay safe !
Great job. Watched all the way through. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hey thanks! I appreciate you being to invested.
Makes it all worth it in the end 😄
Seriously! That easy I thought it’s expensive 😮
Superb,great job 👍🏻
Awesome vid, great info!
Thanks Andrew ✌️
Awesome skills a true craftsman
What can I say I try. Really it’s just the ego 😄
Great video! Just found you and love your beautiful pieces!
Thank you, Teresa. Welcome!
thank you! this was very cool!
Thanks Brady!
Very cool and informative!
My man! Thanks Kyle 🤟
Amazing informative video, my daughter and I enjoyed watching your tutorial. I'm looking to make polymer paper mache clay and this was very helpful.
Happy to help!
Helpful video. Thanks 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Happy to help! Thanks for the comment :)
Isn’t it amazing how the dang clay creates an actual suction to the bottom!! Lol. It’s so darn hard to get out!! Love the technique!! Thanks!!
I was angrily surprised 😑 Thanks for the comment!
A tip for when you cut a bag in half: place a strong iron bar or pipe at the center point under the bag. Then when you cut it, use the bar or pipe to lift the middle
Thanks for the video. You and yours stay well.
Thanks Gabi. Same to you. Good to hear from you!
Great video! I want to make some too.
Go for it. You could certainly scale it back a bit or go all out and wedge up 500LBS!
Thanks so much
Could you use a compost rolly drum to mix your dry materials? You could probably store the dry there too and just give it a tumble before scooping out what you need. Plus it should keep the dust down, since the drum is closed while mixing and fluffy.
Ahhh Cyndi this is why I love comments from potters like you! That is such a good idea. I honestly feel a little dumb that I didn’t think of it. I even have a composter too!That’ll be the next upgrade I’m sure. Maybe I get ambitious and build a mixer.
@@CeramicJim when you build a clay mixer, build me one too!
Haha. I’ll send you the plans 🤓👍
Hi Jim how long did u let this sit. Where did u get your base recipe idea from I have a cone 6 porcelian i want to use however it doesn't how long to cure it. Some folks tell me to add stuff to increase bacteria etc
i will luv to MAKE the clay at home but we can also buy cuz some ppl dont have the things u use thank you for sharing this
This was a really awesome video! Super informative :) How do you know what temperature to fire the clay at?
Digitalfire.com has a rough guide to get start but after that it's a lot of trial and error. You saw mid video that I made 7 versions of this clay before getting it right. Before that I made 5 different tests. Some bubbled because they couldn't handle cone 6. Others were fine. It may sound daunting, and it is, but making your own clay body (one that actually works that is) takes lots of time and experimenting/tests. Let me know if you have any questions. I may be able to help :)
Good video, thanks - I needed a mask just watching you 😂
Lol right? Certainly need to find a less dusty way.
I assume it's not necessary to sieve the materials for clay like we do with glazes? I am about to mix my first batch of clay and would be curious to know.
Thanks bro well done
Thank you. Glad to see you found it useful. Thanks for the comment dude!
This showed up in my feed during breakfast.Thanks.Great presentation.What video editor are you using?
Thank you, John. I’m just using I movie because I don’t want to pay or learn something better. With a couple extra steps you can pull of some advanced features. The pros and cons part was individual keynote slides, white letter green background, overlaid with the green screen feature. Much more work than other programs. But it’s free...
@@CeramicJim Thanks for the note.Never reached out on utube before and I am pleasantly surprised as I am very oldschool.Yep I have been to imovie and yep those are issues OK .I need practise into a regular discipline, like a sort of digitalfire equivalent for media,so I will keep lookin'.
Thanks!
Wow Jim thank you for all your videos pal I’m a sixty year old retired defense engineer and have been looking for this information for a long time . I’m an amateur sketch artist and sculptor. Is the a recipe for a strong air dry clay that you can teach me lol I don’t have a kiln
I'd like to make a clay outdoor oven. Any recommendations on type of clay?
Awesome video, I have a question, I don't understand the ratio of nephelin synite and porcelain, was it 50%/50%?
I didn’t give the recipe. I didn’t share it. I’ve worked on it for the last two years perfecting it ready to give it out. Plus it’s not very user-friendly and I wouldn’t recommend it to the average clay person. Especially if they weren’t working on colored place specifically.
Awesome video! What would happen if resin was mixed in with wet clay?
Oh gosh who knows. I know very little but you wouldn’t be able to use it. Would it dry? Maybe. But if it did dry and then you washed all the clay away? That could be really cool actually. Thanks for the kind words 👍
When cooking you would add water to dry ingredients slowly while mixing to make a slurry that doesn't lump. You may get better results adding water to the vee gum rather than vee gum to water.
I don't know what vee gum is or how it acts so just a suggestion to try.
Thank you for this video. Very interesting. I’m not at this point of making my own clay yet but may get there one day. I do mix up mason stains into locally purchased clay. Do you have any tips for making stained clay with recycled clay?
Sure, Lynne. Glad you enjoyed it. Do you mean recycled colored clay or just normal recycled clay that you want to add colors to?
I’ve been doing both but would like to get your input...maybe you have a better approach. I’d like to see what you’d do. Thanks for your input and help.
Well i would just wedge in some colors for starters. If I was still bone dry scraps I would add the stains in with the water to make it easier than wedging it later. If you’re talking about colored scraps I’ve tried sorting them and reclaiming them all separately after bone dry and it can be done. But I don’t think it’s worth the time. It will give you some new colors which is cool.
@@CeramicJim thanks. I believe I watched you do this on one of your videos. I’ve been mixing stain with slip...sloppy clay, waiting for it to dry a bit and scooping onto plaster bats to dry, then wedge and wedge. It takes days! To mix up a batch. I do use the drill and paddle to mix. By the way, through your suggestion, I get my stains from US Pigment. The mini teapot just came out of the kiln 👍. Turned out 😊
Mokhemma semansma Kim sama sompe_ka sen! 😊
The leaving the clay around is a lot like making pie crust. The best crust comes together crumbly and then you rest it in the fridge for a few hours. of course flour absorbs water more quickly than clay.
Do you ever make tiles with this recipe?
What did you mixed first in water
Blessings!!! It’s like every time I think of something you have the solution to my inquiry lol thank you for this!
I'm just that good I guess, haha. Thanks. Happy to help!
Is there a way we can reach you? I had a couple of questions on how I could make this clay so that it fires to cone 10 or how I could make my ownand what exactly this recipe is. Thanks love your videos
The best place to start is digitalfire.com. Made/updated regularly and single handedly by Tony Plainsman of Plainsman clays. Anything you need to learn about (and any raw material) digital fire has tons of info/pictures or at the very least, a starting point. Also googling cone 10 porcelain recipes and looking for all of the commonalities/amounts will help you see how you might modify. I don’t give out this recipe partly because I’ve worked so hard to make it and I’m not ready to share but mostly because it’s not very user friendly and the beginner or average clay person probably wouldn’t like it and would run into trouble. It’s very finicky but it’s translucent, white, and has strong greenware strength so I deal with the cons.
What scale do you use to measure the clay materials? 😊
I was happy to hear you mention NZK ( Halloysite). I use NZK and Vee Gum in my porcelain, which fires to ^04. Needless to say, it is a very white, very expensive clay body.
I’ve never used it but I’d like to see the difference. Really? 04? Does it have mostly frits besides the kaolin. I saw a low fire porcelain recipe on digitalfire that I wanted to try. Wonder if it’s similar.
@@CeramicJim if it's the Zero3 porcelain recipe from Plainsman Clays on digital fire, then yes. That's the one I use. I've modified it slightly with molochite and nylon fibers because I'm a hand builder. I can verify that it really does vitrify at 04/03. I only take it to 04 because that little extra vitrification at 03 doesn't matter in my work. I also mix it the same way you make your porcelain. Same water issues (I am always overcompensating because of the Vee Gum.) And like all porcelains, I dry it to bone dry very carefully but then slowly fire it to ^016 for bisque. It's a lovely clay body if you ever want to give it a go. However, it has a roughly 12% shrinkage rate, something to watch out for with pottery.
Small world. I have all of the necessary ingredients in packages downstairs waiting to be mixed. I’m so grateful for you to share all your info and experience with it. Seriously, thank you. It saves me a lot of time and gives me some good tips on what to watch for. I thought I was the only person who struggles with Vee Gum at first. 😆 Glad to know I have company. I’d love to see some of your work some time.
@@CeramicJim I am finding that Vee Gum is a necessary monster, but boy is it a weird material. First time I mixed it I thought chemistry had broken on me. I had never seen a powder gel like that.
I'm more than happy to share tips. Just watching your videos, I can tell you are passionate about ceramics and love the technical side of it as well. I also appreciate that you're a teacher. I'll be looking for my first art teaching job (hopefully middle school) in the spring and it's heartening to watch you still be so active with your own work. I'll post a link to my work in a few, as I'm currently updating my online portfolio. Thanks for taking the time to chat! Don't hesitate to reach out if the Zero3 gives you problems.
@@CeramicJim waterlisart.weebly.com/ceramics--sculpture.html - my latest work with the modified Zero3 porcelain are the first 15 sculptures.
Can you help recipe in writing BEST soft dry clay
bravo
Thank you very much! I'm proud of this video.
I want to make some birthday presents for my sisters. Do u hqve a recipe for me i a smaler size?
At what cone you fire it?
I know in my pottery class I would buy extra clay to let it sit for a year or get the bags that where to firm for those who threw it was perfect for hand building. Have you ever experimented with clay from your back yard?
I’ll remember that. I’ve never dig deep enough. Not sure if I even have any. There’s bound to be some if I did far enough right. Especially in Illinois an hour from the lake?
@@CeramicJim If you can go to the lake there is bound to get some clay around. I live in Iowa and I can dog clay right out of my yard! You can even smell the clay at the lake!
How do you KNOW it's safe to touch the mason-stained clay? Obviously you believe it is - but how did you determine that?
No one can really give a definitive answer. It’s like trying to figure out if a glaze is food safe. There are a few stains or glazes we know are toxic or dangerous. But then there are so many in between it’s hard to say.
I don't understand some terms xD but I love your videos. keep it up
This video was pretty heavy with ceramic jargon. Typically not my style.
Could you my a video about how you make casting slip from the dry mix?
At some point I think I will. I don't use a lot of casting slip so it make be a while. A recipe ball park for any casting slip is 30-35 percent water and .35% deflocculant (try Darvan 7).
@@CeramicJim Thanks!
Hello there, I hope you are doing fine, is there a clay that corresponds to the minimum temperature to cook the clay? Can I cook clay in my house with a gas oven or that is simply impossible?
No ceramic clay will fire that low
Can you please tell me how much clay can be produced out of 10 pounds of clay powder? Or how much did your clay weigh at the end making it from 100 pounds?
Clay is roughly 20-25% water. So 10 pounds of clay + 2.5 pounds of water (25%) will give you 12.5 pounds of clay. I got about 125 pounds from my 100 pounds of dry.
Just a note you can reduce the amoundt of veegum you need (to get the desired plasticity), by doing a better job when you hydrat it. You need to add more energy normally you use sonication, or a high shear mixer.
Thanks Julie. That is very helpful to know. Does it reach a “breaking” point when is starts to thin again then? I just always thought it got thicker over time. Next batch I’ll see if I can give that a try.
@@CeramicJim actually in some cases you will see the opposite, where the viscosity will decrease overtime, due to better hydration of the plasticizer.
This is because they plasticizer will act as a dispersion and the higher degree of hydration the better it will disperse the kaolin, feldspar and quartz.
So there are two effects, a high degree of hydration results in a high viscosity of the plasticizer and water mix, but at the sametime a better dispersion of the system is achieved lowering the viscosity.
@@juliek3701 ahhh. That makes sense. It seems like I probably stop right at the wrong time 🤦♂️ when I’ve built viscosity but haven’t dispersed it enough.
Thank you, Julie. I don’t think I would have Vero come across that knowledge without you sharing it. And it’s so helpful for the clay body I make. I’ll give it try next mix.
Question 1: I use VEE GUM as a plasticizer but do you think I need as much or any if I make this clay into a casting slip? (Assuming it doesn’t require tweaks to the rest for casting durability).
Question 2: I have to hand build/throw my work but I want to cast handles so I feel like I should use the exact same amount of VEEGUM to resist shrink rate cracks. Or perhaps transition to paper clay. Or just use paper clay slip?
What is the name of the product that reminds me of pottery
Thx
Happy to help!
Apparently veegum isn't available here in our country (Philippines)
Can I substitute anything? Thank you Sir Jim!
Bentone is white too. Bentonite is easier to find and cheaper than Veegum or Bentone but dirtier (more iron, so less white).
And is correct. There’s bentonite and there’s even bentonite white hur but they still have more iron and impurities in them. Mac aloud is another white plasticizer.
@@CeramicJim I have missed talking to you. eddie
I was really hoping this would be for stoneware or earthenware. I can’t find any videos.
I’m sorry to disappoint. The process is essentially the same. You’d probably just use bentonite for a plasticizer. I found my starter recipe from scrolling the internet. Linda Arbuckle has a nice page with a variety of clay recipes to use. I would start there and apply the same steps from this video.
Buen video. podrias hacer la traduccion al español? gracias.
Gracias!
Did you treat your birch work table or is it bare wood? Love this video but, I'm not knowledgeable enough to make my own clay, yet....
It was bare at one point. I applied some white wash stain for looks and I regretted it. Overtime with wedging and working the stain has kind of worn away and back to how I like it.
Bairwood is the best surface to work on. Never do canvas despite what people might say because canvas just traps dust to makes your space less healthy. Some people work on concrete slabs or drywall or hardy board. Those all work well too.
Last question, your table top on your work bench. Is it birch ? eddiespottery.
Yes I need. It’s about 1/2inch plywood with a birch veneer on top.
@@CeramicJim Good choice.
Is this are dey clay or cookable clay like polymer clay?
This is clay for pottery
hello
I want some help
I want to make clay pipe whit ceramic But I don't know which ceramic to use that is resistant to heat and has good resistance and beautiful looking
Can you help me?
And suggest me a recipe for this... can I cook ceramic in my kitchen Owen ? Is it possible?
Thankful
I don’t have any advice on a pipe. All clay can go in the oven. Not all clay can take direct flames.
@@CeramicJim
thanks for your response
what clay can take direct flame ?
I Don't have knowledge of ceramics but u have I think
Just guide me according to the knowledge you have ...
i want a glassy like ceramic that not rot with smoke ...
and i wnat some help abot cooking it...
How much heat is needed to bake ceramics?
According to a research I did on the net, it requires a lot of heat ... while my limit is 250 degrees Celsius.
@@CeramicJim are u read my comment ?
im waiting here for answerer...
tnks ..
Does the plastisizer lessen cracking during firing?
I suppose it would because it helps reducing cracking during the work stage. Any cracks that "appear" after firing are usually already there before the firing.
@@CeramicJim interesting! I use primitive firing methods. I probably started having success when I started drying my work more care. Never could understand why the same firing process started giving better results. Thought I maybe got better at building
Probably both. So many cracks or blowups are simply I dried work. I dry all of my work WAY past bone dry. The only cracking I have to watch for now is handles.
What about using a portable concrete mixer for this process. I know absolutely nothing about making clay I just thought about what could possibly help.
I’m sure that would help. I don’t have one. Are they big? Expensive?
@@CeramicJim Check harbor freight probably get ONE for under hundred dollars
Wait. Really? *leaves to google harbor freight concrete mixers.
@@CeramicJim Just saw one for 189$
I think I found the one you did. I don’t know if that would work for clay. If it did then they wouldn’t be charging $1000s for a soldner mixer. I’m pretty sure you can’t just tumble it. It will ball up or not mix enough. Concrete is much more coarse and not sticky. A soldner mixer is similar to that but it have a metal armature that remains stationary inside that forces the clay through it/around it. Helping to sort of wedge it. But who knows. Maybe it would work. If I can rent one if I come across one I can borrow I will definitely try it.
Is it cheaper to make your own clay
Very nice work well done 👍, please add automatic translation, good luck,
Will do
Jim Could you write the ingredients and the weight specifically؟
It’s a recipe I’ve been working on for a while and I’m not ready to share it. Thank you for asking :)
@@CeramicJim thank you , you making a great work , i have some of recipes , I worked it mor than 20 years , but for a lower fir degrees,
By any chance will you share your recipe?
At the moment no. It’s not for everybody and I do feel it’s a bit proprietary. I will say that it has benefits specific for me but also is not very user friendly. I’ve learned to work with the cons as they are outweighed by the pros. What kind of porcelain are you looking for? I may be able to give you some recipes, tips, or resources.
Hey I lost the info where can I get china clay again
Any ceramic supply store. US pigment is South Elgin, my local place. Big Ceramics Store, Miller clay, Laguna, Clay King etc.
Which country are you from?
1. Are you using V-GumT ?
2. The problem with raw materials, they tend to be different from one batch to the other, and this can cause issues.
3. Mixing dry powder in an open box is terrible.
4. Is this process cost affective ?
Hmmm, how do you mix your clay? Sounds like you know more than I do. You probably know the answers to those questions.
@@CeramicJim I think the best way is ball mill, I don't have these fancy tools. I sieve the dry powder a few times in a closed container. You should check Freddy pottery sieves, they are great.
Hi can I use calcium carbonate as my flux?
You can but I don't know if it's a direct replacement. I haven't used it myself and don't know offhand what amounts you would need for each temp range.
Build a mixer motor!
Send me the plans!
21:17 👀
Could you add purchase links for the raw materials from international sites like amazon or ebay in the description?
Has anyone ever told you that you look like the main angel from Supernatural?
Haha no, that would be a first. Is that Castiel? I know the show a little bit.
Hey, I recognize that sound 0:19
Minecraft mini games
The old one
Entirely possible. I grabbed it from garage band. I was going for that load screen kind of vibe.
Asalamualukum jim
I have clay in my backyard lol
You do. Can you make mugs from it that you can drink out of though......
such a great video! Thanks for making it thorough and easy to understand! I actually have my own ceramics channel! Would mean the world if you went and checked it out!
Thanks Eden. I gave the channel a look. I think you’re on your way. Keep up the solid vidz.
@@CeramicJim thanks so much! I sincerely appreciate you checking it out and leaving a comment!
I feel bad for your lungs.
Mix in a trash can :)
Next time I think I will ;)
Although I wouldn't be able to move a full trash can. Wheels?
@@CeramicJim it’s rolls well with the wheel attachment. Big Rubbermaid rough neck grey can with I just mixed 100 gal between two. I also use a 55g barrel more volume with the straight walls vs tapered trash can. Although the taper works nicely.
ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/clay-tools/making-clay-tools/tips-tools-homemade-mixer/
This is what I made except mine mounts the wall. I like to be able to move the can around to stir the dry material.
I also mix mine to a slip then dry it out on plaster In a closet with dehumidifier going full.
Ahh. That's very helpful Nicholas. Thank you for sharing. Humidity is an issue for me in the basement. Perhaps it's time I invest in a dehumidifier. I thought about cast wire into a plaster bat that I could hook up and heat? Is that too crazy of an idea?
@@CeramicJim I’d say that would be over kill. It only takes me two days to dry out a 4x20x24 pile on plaster a 3” plaster bat of the same dimensions. I do two at a time in the closet with towel sealing the door. the put bat on flat dolly so I can wheel it around. I had two dehumidifiers going at one point. Moving hot air is the trick. Cold air won’t absorb moisture so it’s stays in the clay. Hot bat cold air might less effective.
I just let the glaciers and erosion make my clay. Not like the planet is busy doing anything else.
Not sure what to say to that. Good to here from you a Ben. How’s teaching?
@@CeramicJim Things are going well. My District just got back to in person learning, after two and a half weeks Online. That presented some challenges, but I'm getting better at making demo videos.
How is teaching go for you?
We went back to remote starting after thanksgiving. And we’ll likely stay that way until winter break but we are supposed to reevaluate this Wednesday. So we’ll see.
You planet comment. Am I just dense. Was there sarcasm? I’m curious.
@@CeramicJim I'll be interested to see how this week goes, as that will be two weeks out from Thanksgiving. If we stay in person after that, I think we can get to Winter Break staying in person. I am trying to get as much stuff done in the classroom now, that will be difficult or impossible for the students to do at home, like glazing and wheel work. I did have them pick up materials the two and a half weeks we were online.
What have you been doing for remote/ online work?
In regards to my planet comment, I was just making a joke. Basically implying that I'm so lazy, I'll wait an eon or two for clay to form naturally.
Got it. Eventually it will make all the clay you need 😂. We started remote for a month so go back to remote just like a switch. I’ve scale project down and had to throw some new ones in because it take SO LONG. Our schedule for remote is 30 min every day so it’s hard to get anything done.
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I think I will just buy clay. Thanks though.