PotteryTech Clay Shrinkage Lab
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🧪 How to Measure Clay Shrinkage:
1. Prepare Sample:
Roll out a clay slab approximately 5mm thick. Cut it to roughly 110mm x 50mm.
2. Mark:
Carefully draw a line exactly
100mm
long on the wet clay surface.
3. Dry & Measure:
Allow the test tile to dry completely (Greenware). Measure the line again and enter this as "Greenware 🍃 mm".
4. Bisque & Measure:
Fire the tile to bisque temperature. Re-measure the line. Enter this as "Bisque 🔥 mm".
5. Glaze & Measure:
Glaze and fire the tile to final temperature. Re-measure. Enter as "Glaze 🎨 mm".
6. Use the Tool:
Select the stage transition (e.g., Dry ➜ Bisque) to generate a ruler specifically for that step of the process.
⚙️ Using the Features:
Presets:
Save your clay data to load it instantly next time.
Modes:
use
Shrinkage
for standard compensation. Use
Plus %
to just scale up by a percentage.
Center-Zero:
Select this Ruler Type for wheel throwing (0 is in the middle).
Rotate:
Use the rotate button to fit long rulers on a portrait page.
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📉 Clay Shrinkage Data
📈 Clay Makers Ruler
Formula: Target / (1 - %)
Scale: 1.000x
Wet 💧 (mm)
Greenware 🍃 (mm)
Bisque 🔥 (mm)
Glaze 🎨 (mm)
Wet➜Green
0%
Green➜Bisq
0%
Bisq➜Glz
0%
Total
0%
Wet➜Green
0%
Green➜Bisq
0%
Bisq➜Glz
0%
Total
0%
Enter the calculated shrinkage % for your desired clay stage (e.g. Green, Bisque or Total).
--%
Green
--%
Bisque
--%
Glaze
--%
Total
Clay Name / Title
Length
Ruler Type
Standard (0➜End)
Center-Zero (Wheel)
Units
cm
mm
in
Print Orientation
Landscape
Portrait
Ruler Width (mm)
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Physical: 28.4cm
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100mm CALIBRATION