Standard Ceramics Earthenware Slip for Casting

Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip

Standard Ceramic Supply's White Earthenware Ceramic Casting Slip (properly described as Standard Low Fire White Casting Slip, item number "Low Fire Slip") is a superior, premixed, talc based earthenware (ceramic) slip manufactured by Standard Ceramic Supply with approximately 6% shrinkage and 17% absorption at Cone 04 maturity to nearly match Standard's 105 White Earthenware Clay in color and technical specifications. Low Fire White Casting Slip, better known by the simple common name of Ceramic Slip, is a suspension of clay and water used in conjunction with ceramic molds to achieve complex or repetitive shapes. Standard Ceramic Supply's Ceramic Slip has been well tested and is fully compatible with both Duncan and Spectrum low fire glazes and underglazes.

Standard Ceramic Supply's Low Fire White Casting Slip is conveniently packaged in 1 gallon (premixed) wide-mouth jugs which are complaint with UPS shipping regulations for delivery anywhere in the Continental United States.

Standard Ceramic Supply's ceramic slip is $11.00 per 1 gallon plastic container.

Local Purchase of Standard's Ceramic Slip

Customers purchasing Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip from the Dogwood Ceramic Supply Showroom should read our Safety Advisory to prevent overloading their vehicle.

Small Shipments of Standard's Ceramic Slip

Standard Ceramic Supply's Low Fire White Casting Slip is ideal if only a small quantity of slip is needed as the product packaging is compliant with UPS shipping regulations.

A single gallon of Standard Ceramic Supply's Low Fire White Casting Slip has an UPS billable weight of 16 lbs. Up to 2 gallons (31 lbs shipping weight) can combined together for UPS shipping. For a quick point of reference, most customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida Panhandle will ship at the UPS Zone 2 or Zone 3 shipping rates. Please refer to UPS Shipping Zones for the complete list of shipping zones.

Bulk Purchases and Shipments of Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip

    When purchasing ceramic slip locally is not possible, Dogwood Ceramic Supply will ship bulk quantities of Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip via YRC Freight (Yellow & Roadway Corp).

    Please refer to Motor Freight Shipping for additional information including shipping rates to other common shipping points across the Southern USA. Standard's Ceramic Slip ships via Freight Class 55 which may be 10% higher in charges than Freight Class 50 shown on the rate tables.

    The absolute minimum quantity of Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip for freight shipment is 10 boxes (20 gallons), however increments of 20 boxes (40 gallons) is the preferred quantity to minimize problems with palletizing the product.

    A full pallet of Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip is 80 boxes (160 gallons) and weighs 2480 pounds including the weight of the pallet. To minimize handling cost any purchase of 80 or more boxes of Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip must be in increments of 80 boxes.

Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip is available in traditional 2 gallon premixed boxes for the convenience of customers in close proximity to Dogwood Ceramic Supply. The standard price is $13.00 for the 2 gallon box.

Additional Information

ALL brands of Casting Slip can not freeze. See Freeze Warning for additional information.

The Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for Standard Ceramic Supply's Low Fire White Casting Slip are available on their website.

Purchases by Governmental agencies are welcomed.

See Ceramic Molds for slip casting molds to be used with Standard Ceramic Supply's White Earthenware Ceramic Casting Slip. Some Molds for Clay, specifically the Sprig, Magnet and Press Molds can also be used with Standard Ceramic Supply's White Earthenware Ceramic Casting Slip.

Discounts on Standard's Low Fire White Casting Slip

As most supply houses offer discounts on ceramic slip to their active customers, ceramic slip consumers should always purchase slip from their normal source of color products and new ceramic molds so as to obtain the best price on the casting slip as well as avoiding unnecessary shipping and handling costs.

Discounts on Standard's Low Fire White Casting are not based upon the quantity of Standard's Low Fire White Casting purchased, rather Dogwood Ceramic Supply offers discounts on Standard's Low Fire White Casting to our color and ceramic mold customers with a well established purchasing history. Those who qualify for a discount on the purchase of Standard's Low Fire White Casting can receive discounts ranging from 10 to 40% off the standard product price, depending upon their purchasing history of qualified color products and new molds from Dogwood Ceramic Supply. See details in The Showroom.

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