What Is Slip?
Slip is a liquid form of clay used in plaster molds to achieve various greenware shapes.   It is comprised of talc, ball clay and feldspar .  These ingredients are gathered from natural quarries found in the United States and are the basic component of all slips manufactured today.
Mile Hi Ceramics carries a preblended, ready to use slip available in 2-gallon boxes or 5 gallon buckets, as well as a preblended dry mixture or the dry components for you to blend large quantities yourself.  This slip has been manufacture at our Denver facility for over 50 years.

Please see pages 14 & 15 of our current catalog for slip prices or you can order online at www.milehiceramics.net

Earthenware Slip  -  Liquid Preblended

White Earthenware Slip     Cone 06-02
This slip is extremely versatile, easy to cast and has been used in the Rocky Mountain area long enough to become the standard.   It sets up well, cleans with ease, and fires bright white.   

TCRED Terra Cotta Red     Cone 06-02

This terra cotta skip is as easy to use as it’s white counterpart.  It may be used in the same mold as white earthenware as long as the molds are wiped clean between the color changes. It has the same setup time as white slip and can be double cast with white. Clean up and firing is quick and easy.Text Box: Available in 2-gallon cartons with plastic liners.  In Store orders only.  Minimum order is 2 gallons.  

Dry Earthenware Slip

SUPBL Superblend White Earthenware Cone 06-02
Superblend is a superior blend of clays with excellent set-up and release times.  It will not saturate your molds, so you can produce more items per day. This slip is dry, preblended and ready to be mixed with water and chemicals at your location.

 

Helpful Hints
Freezing does not harm slip, but it is not recommended because of the prolonged mixing required to bring it back to its original smoothness.  It is wise to pour slip into another container before using to make sure no dried clay has flaked into the usable portion.  Straining is also advised, if slip has dried around the edges of the container between uses.

Liquid Stoneware Slip 

SW200 Cashmere Stoneware Cone 5-6
Absolutely the most superior stoneware casting slip available.  Fires to a beautiful cashmere color

SW201 Lt. Beige Stoneware

DRY Stoneware Slip

SW500 Cashmere   Cone 5-6
The very best dry stoneware for casting. Fires to a light eggshell.