Making Deflocculated Slip from Turnings

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Making Deflocculated Slip from Turnings

Fill a 20 ltr drum 3/4 full of turnings or smashed dry rejects (10 cent piece size).
Top with water and stand overnight.
Mix to a jam consistency with an electric drill fitted with a mixer/paint stirrer.
Add defloccculant 3/4 cup of bulk solution to a max. of 1 cup (250 mls) and mix with drill. The mixture will become quite thin. Allow to stand overnight.
Sieve and pour into well on plaster slab.
Bulk Solution Dispex:
9 cups water
1 cup dispex

   

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