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[farad]

Hi I live in devon england and have access to pelets of dry china clay,i would like to make use of this clay with lime or cement and also sharp sand.
can anybody tell me how to go about it.
Thank you in advance for your help,

[Xabia Jim]

Are they raw clay or have they been kiln fired?

[farad]

Thank you for your reply,the clay is raw not fired.

[dmun]

What are you planning to do with it? Make a clay dome? Use as refractory mortar?

[farad]

Hi ,Yes that was the plan ,however i am open to sugestions.
i have also seen some some bicks from the multi purpuse cooker that can withstand high tempertures .i could be using that.look forward to hear your sugestions.
Thanks

[dmun]

There are successful clay/adobe/daub ovens: it could be argued that having proper potter's clay would be a world of advantage over digging stuff up from a riverbank. Clay ovens are a little beyond my scope of expertise. Good luck with your project.

[farad]

Thank you for your reply,i am sure i will be back and have more questions near the time.
thank you