Talk:Frit

Soda[edit]

Hi. I have removed the internal link which LuigiManiac placed for soda to sodium oxide. The reason is soda is used for a number of sodium compounds, including the oxide, carbonate and even sodium feldspar. The source document will need to be consulted before the correct compound is known. This highlights were terms such as "soda" should be avoided. ThanxTheriac 07:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reasons for edit[edit]

Soft porcelain does not necessarily mean frit bodies. In the modern industry the designation of soft and hard porcelain is based on the firing temperature.
"True" porcelain is an outdated description and idea. There are different types of porcelain, and all are real.
Frit bodies are rare but still made. It's a nonsense to say there were abandoned on for the next sentence to say about current production in Iznik.

And I agree with the above comment about soda. What material is "soda." To include "lead and soda" shows the authors don't know what they are talking about: just try to add lead to a body and then fire it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.100.65 (talk) 22:59, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tag[edit]

I have just tagged the incorrect information of "lead and soda." The reason is these materials are not used in pottery:-

There is no material called soda.
Lead is a metal.

I would imagine the author, who obviously has never formulated frits, glazes or bodies, means some forms of sodium or lead compounds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.100.65 (talk) 23:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Frit has another meaning in glass fusing[edit]

In the art world of glass fusing and slumping, we use the term frit to simply mean coarse or powdered glass that is combined with other compatible glass to create patterns and designs. For example - https://www.warm-glass.co.uk/accessory-glass-top-50-bullseye-frits-c-98_87.html

I came to this page hoping to find out the difference between the term as it is used in ceramics vs how it is used in the making of art glass. What I found was a scholarly, scientific article on the history of making glass and pottery. I would like to incorporate some of the art meanings into the page, but I wouldn't know where to begin. Perhaps in the 'Modern Uses' section? Aelfgifu (talk) 08:20, 8 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]