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I emailed David from essence of teas to aski if this pot had iron oxide added and he said : Sorry, I’m not sure. Factory 1 did start adding some iron oxide to some of their cheaper clays in the 80’s, though this pot is one of their higher quality “Xiao Ming Jia” series by named potters. I’m not sure...

Only one of my hongni pots mute Taiwan oolong; a somewhat thick bodied Neiziwahong clay houhin (zini purple clay inside, with a coat of hongni red clay outside), made for export to Japan. It softens the hard edges of medium/low grade oolong (in a good way). Did you get your pot from Essence of Tea?...

I did it. Just some word of advice. Do not oven cure anything at high temperatures. Take the longer route and do it at room temp. Hold the piece in place for 10ish mins before letting go and curing at room temp. When you put it in the oven at 50 degrees things expand, and the piece will move out of ...

According to the specs for the epoxy it said minus 70 to 140 degrees. I'm not sure if I should put it in the oven at 250 degrees

is there any way i can remove cured epoxy from clay?

ive stuck it on and put it in the oven for curing.

it looks like it has moved a little out of place when i checked on it. I'm sure it was good when i stuck it on.
guess i have to leave it now.
does anyone know whether the epoxy will go hard once it is blended or can i keep it if it is air tight?

I found a you tube video with a boy showing us how to make epoxy. He heated up pine and spruce resin and mix charcoal to it. He said to use it just heat it up and it will go from solid to runny , and it can make things water proof.
So Im not sure if boiling water would affect it or not

also found:

Idealseal Foodfix Crystal Clear Food Grade Sealant and Adhesive 290ml

a food grade sealant and adhesive

ok i ordered one fro amazon. the shipping was a lot cheaper. 11 GBP on amazon for shipping and over 50 on their own website. i got: AAbond FDA15 the adhesive strength was 2100. having looked it is not as high as jb weld psi (not sure if tinsel strength and adhesive bod strength is the same thing). j...

do i need the hardner or is just resin good?

How long have you been drinking tea? since I was two years old, which was around 1985. I asked my grandad for some tea, because i saw the whole family drinking it. They looked like they were enjoying it as they were slurping on their tea. What kind of tea do you drink? I drink oolong, white tea, wu...

do i need a two part epoxy or just single part?

oh i see the intro thing victioria put up. will do it tomorow.