One purpose is to achieve uniform temperatures on the in side and outside of your pieces.
The process of baking ceramic in a kiln.
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Firing refers to the process of baking a ceramic piece within a ceramic kiln.
For earthenware such as fired clay pottery to hold liquid it needs a glaze.
It was the continuous kiln however that made the production process of ceramic tile more efficient in the last century.
This high baking process changes the clay material to stone or glass.
Potters apply a layer of glaze to the bisqueware leave it to dry then load it in the kiln for its final step glaze firing.
Traditionally ceramic tile was left to bake for several hours in what s known as a periodic kiln such as a beehive kiln.
Soaking is holding the kiln at any given tem perature for a set amount of time.
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Depending on the properties that are desired from the end product will determine the material used and the method of firing the work.
Bisque firing is the typical and very important first step in the ceramic finishing process.
Other benefits what happens when you fire clay.
Firing brings out the true color of the ceramic paint and hardens it into the shiny glass like material you ll see when the piece is completed.
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After the over glaze dries pieces are placed into the kiln to be fired.