Hi Frank: I think the terms: fired porcelain, baked porcelain, or porcelain enamel mean the same thing. I have heard the term "baked or fired enamel" used in reference to porcelain. But you are right, baked enamel usually refers to oil based paints or powder coats that are baked on at low temperatures (like the paint on your car.
John -----Original Message----- From: Frank King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 8:57 AM To: John Carmichael Cc: 'Frank King'; 'Sundial List'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Porcelain Sundials Dear John, Thank you for your message. I was delighted to have the opportunity to meet you face to face at the BSS conference and to hear about the techniques you use... > especially our discussions about the possibility > of using durable fired porcelain instead of paint I shall certainly investigate this technology though my current client is keen to stick to paint! I have something else in mind for a year or two hence and may look very carefully at this technique then. I noted a number of intriguing linguistic differences in our discussions... I think we use the term `enamel' for `fired porcelain' which means something slightly different here. I also noted that when I talked about `fixing a dial' this was not a usage that you recognized!! Your CD, by the way, is full of absolutely splendid delights. Best wishes Frank --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
