SKC Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Sorry Admin, file was chosen but forgot to attach. Hi, Sharing a terracota pot fountain(Indian type) by me with the attached video. Street competitions are held every year during the time of Diwali in West Bengal(India) & the winners are decided by height achieved & reciprocal spread. Pots are specially made by skilled potters which can withstand heat & pressure. Various techniques are applied to power the composition and process the pots. There are two rounds & each participant can submit 3 pots. If either one of the two pots explodes then the third one is considered. Winners are awarded handsomely. I used 93gms of composition as I was not confident about the pot quality though competitors use incremental amount of composition. I'm trying to achieve that quality & perfection though don't intend to participate. Just for fun & family enjoyment. I welcome feedback, if any............. VID_20180325_190934.mp4
dgsh009 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 On 4/3/2018 at 12:49 PM, SKC said: Sorry Admin, file was chosen but forgot to attach. Hi, Sharing a terracota pot fountain(Indian type) by me with the attached video. Street competitions are held every year during the time of Diwali in West Bengal(India) & the winners are decided by height achieved & reciprocal spread. Pots are specially made by skilled potters which can withstand heat & pressure. Various techniques are applied to power the composition and process the pots. There are two rounds & each participant can submit 3 pots. If either one of the two pots explodes then the third one is considered. Winners are awarded handsomely. I used 93gms of composition as I was not confident about the pot quality though competitors use incremental amount of composition. I'm trying to achieve that quality & perfection though don't intend to participate. Just for fun & family enjoyment. I welcome feedback, if any............. VID_20180325_190934.mp4 9.24 MB · 20 downloads Hi my friend Nice indian fountain. Could you share the comp please?
SKC Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 2 hours ago, dgsh009 said: Hi my friend Nice indian fountain. Could you share the comp please? It's simple BP mix. KNO3-5 Charcoal-2 Sulfur-1 +40% of MS /Cast iron You have to select the granule size of iron so that it does not clog the opening of the nozzle of the pot.
dgsh009 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) 16 hours ago, SKC said: It's simple BP mix. KNO3-5 Charcoal-2 Sulfur-1 +40% of MS /Cast iron You have to select the granule size of iron so that it does not clog the opening of the nozzle of the pot. It burns fast. Can we add some nahco3 to reduce the speed? thanks Edited February 28 by dgsh009
SKC Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 6 hours ago, dgsh009 said: It burns fast. Can we add some nahco3 to reduce the speed? thanks Rather I should tame the temper of the BP by making some variation with charred coal. And one may understand the use of sieve of different mesh, while sifting KNO3. That makes a lot of difference. Welcome my friend
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