Is crack and pot the same

Name required. Email required. Please note: comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Written by : Prabhat S. User assumes all risk of use, damage, or injury. You agree that we have no liability for any damages. Summary: 1. Author Recent Posts. Tim is a crackpot. He believes aliens are reading his mind. This example is about a man who has unrealistic ideas about major events. Many people make fun of him or detest him for his ideas.

The term crackpot is a derisive term for someone who has a mental illness, or has ideas that seem like nonsense. Other Cocaine Facts What is cocaine? What does it feel like to use cocaine? Can you become addicted to cocaine after using it once? How many people use cocaine? What are the symptoms of cocaine withdrawal? For example, a pot might split right in half after 3 months. This is likely the result of thermal shock.

In this case the clay and glaze expand at different rates when exposed to temperature variation, and this change causes the object to crack. To be more specific, the body has contracts more than the glaze. If the glaze is weaker it will shiver see above. If the clay is weaker the object will crack. S Cracks One of the most common cracks found in pots is the "s" crack, which occurs at the bottom of a pot, in the shape of an s, usually on thrown pieces.

I have heard so many theories about this and how to prevent it, that I am not even getting into it now. Perhaps later I will do a whole tip on the different theories so you can decide for yourself! The one thing everyone agrees on is that you should keep the bottom of the pot as dry as possible while throwing, and compress the bottom during throwing and trimming. To troubleshoot a Crack If you have a crack, find the point where it is largest widest.

This will be the point where the crack started, and can help you understand what happened. Cracks in the rim usually were caused by stresses in the raw stage. Cracks in the base usually occur in the firing. Another way to determine the cause of a crack is to look at the surrounding glaze. If the glaze at the end of the crack is sharp, it cracked in the later stages of firing, probably during cooling. If the glaze is round at the edge of the crack, the crack probably occurred early in firing and the glaze had time to heal over.

Summary This just touches on some of the reasons ware can crack. But obviously most clay is pretty tolerant, or you would get a lot more cracks and it would be very annoying! Remember that most cracks occur from stresses that occur during drying, even if they don't show up until later.