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19/10/11 Latest catalogue available as a download - changes include:-

Latest Rohde Kiln prices 
Reduced delivery charges for Highlands and Northern Ireland - now only £11 up to 25kg + £9.50 per extra box (+ VAT)
latest gold and lead prices and a number of small grammatical changes
 THIS WAS NOT A FULL CHANGE IN PRICES - that will probably be in March 2012

 

03/10/11 Kiln Orders - free glazes, tools etc

TO QUALIFY FOR ANY OFFERS YOU MUST TELL US AT THE TIME OF ORDERING
Order any Rohde kilns from CTM Potters Supplies before the end of January 2012 and you will receive a voucher (including VAT) to be spent with CTM on glazes, tools, raw materials, collected clay. For example on the most popular kilns:-
Ecotop 43L - 43 litre, 2.9 Kw, 13 Amp plug in 1320oC, 310 mm shelf size, top loading kiln: GBP120 voucher (including VAT).
Ecotop 60 - 60 litre, 3.6 Kw, 16 amp, 1320oC, 350 mm shelf size, top loading kiln: GBP135 voucher (including VAT).
TE75 MCC Plus# - 75 litre, 6.0 Kw, 26 Amp, 1320oC, 420 mm shelf size, (expandable) top loading kiln: GBP150 voucher (including VAT).
TE200 MCC Plus# - 200 litre, 9.2 Kw, 40 Amp, 1320oC (expandable) top loading kiln: GBP240 voucher (including VAT)
Delivery will be charged for on any voucher items for non-collect customers.

 

22/08/11 - Due to increase in the price of lead since we brought in the last 8 tonnes unfortunately the price of Lead Bisilicate and Lead Sesquisilicate has increased significantly

28/06/11 - Exeter 28th and 29th July MICROKILN DEMONSTRATION DAYS - please ring 01395 233077 to reserve a place 

Special Offers 27/06/11

To qualify for any offers you must tell us at the time of ordering
5% Discount to all members of Potters Associations - must provide membership number before we despatch the items to get the discount. Call in customers can ring us with the number when they get home and we will refund them the discount! (Discount offer excludes direct deliveries of clay, kilns, machinery, wheels).
If an order fits into a 10kg box and is over One Hundred Pounds (before VAT) the carriage is free on that box (reduced rate for highlands, islands etc).
If an order fits into a 25kg box and is over One Hundred Fifty Pounds (before VAT) the carriage is free on that box (reduced rate for highlands, islands etc).
For every extra One Hundred Pounds (before VAT) spent a further 25kg box is carriage free (reduced rate for highlands, islands etc). (The order value must relate to the items in the box i.e. you cannot order a tonne of clay and then expect carriage free on three other boxes).

24/06/11  Due to regular requests for different grades of silicon carbide and other polishing powders tumbling, lapping and for sand blasting such as cerium based regipol, pumice, aluminium oxide and rouge - we have put together a new page of materials - we are not looking to do any of the equipment and cannot give any technical advice but hope to be able to provide the materials at a fair price.

24/05/11 - We have a "clearance pallet" of 375kg of potclays clay for GBP135 + VAT delivered by tail lift vehicle main area UK (original retail price GBP486.35 + delivery + VAT) - if interested contact Doncaster branch on 01709 770801  SOLD

62.5kg 1149JAB JAB/Harry Fraser Porcelain 1220-1290oC - very white high translucency and quality porcelain
200kg 1149 Harry Fraser Porcelain 1220-1290oC - white burning translucent porcelain
112.5kg 1148 Bone China 1200-1250oC - best suited to slip casting or machine making

 

13/05/11 Unfortunately the price of gold has continued to rise and so the catalogue price is now wrong. 

 

28/03/11 New Rohde Kiln Prices. Some prices have changed, the MCC top loaders now have solid state relays

 

11/02/11 New Catalogue to download - keep on your desktop or even print out.  If you spent over GBP75 last year (before VAT) you should get one in the post in the next couple of days. If you don't receive one and would like one then please let us know next time you place an order 

 

04/02/11 New items :
Scarva Metallic Sculptural Glazes - Gold Leaf, Beaten Copper, Saxon Gold, Pewter, Gold Bullion, Streaky Bronze, Gun Metal, Gold Rain, Bronze Magic - in powder and brush on - 3 shiny ones firing at 1050oC, 3 firing at 1160oC, and 2 firing at 1260oC - really worth a look
Rohde HMT500 Wheel - 1/2 HP high quality wheel pre-drilled for wooden batts, height adjustable wheel and seat.
We are now doing the Scarva Terracolour Traditional Stoneware range (the Sxxx range) in a 500ml pot, and also many of the Scarva Terracolor Earthenware range as well - these are cost-effectively priced. Please bear with us though as we are still stocking up on these and it may take a few days to prepare.

 

04/02/11 From now on the Doncaster branch will also open on the first Saturday in the month (check for January's)

 

02/12/10 Micro Kilns in stock - ask for prices - we are producing a range of items to accompany the micro kilns including small jars of raku glazes, moulds for jewellery, glass for fusing, bisque etc - please bear with us.

 

15/09/10 We have made a number of changes on the website to match in with the new catalogue. 
By popular demand I have finally relented and put the prices of the raw materials, colouring oxides, plasters etc and the stoneware and earthenware glazes in the catalogue and on the website as pack price i.e. the 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 25kg prices as the actual pack price not the "per kg" price. This should help when working out how much you are spending and also to compare how cheap we are. 
We have introduced the Scarva Terracolor range of 500 ml / 700 g Stoneware Brush On Pots; and some new Stoneware Glaze Powders and Brush On Pots in the S600 range - some very interesting and bright / rich colours.
We have deleted some of the Earthenware colours and introduced a few new Terracolor Earthenware Coloured Crackle Brush On's.
Only a few more days before the new tool sets T1001, T1002, T1003 arrive - please look at the Tool Sets page - very cost effective.
New Spectrum Raku Glaze Brush On's!
 
13/08/10 The new 2010B A4 catalogue is available to download (print or just keep on your desktop). It contains a few new items such as:
Gillespie borate
Shimpo sloping adjustable seat to aid posture when throwing
Two types of wooden wheel batts - a) 2 sizes of very cost effective waterproof MDF and b) 4 sizes of excellent marine plywood batts
New tool sets which are due to arrive with us in a couple of weeks time - very cost effective
Spectrum Raku Brush On. To go along with our range of very well priced Contem Raku / Earthenware crackle glazes, we are now stocking the Spectrum range of 500 ml pots of brush on Raku glazes.
Terracolor Stoneware Brush On. In addition to 230ml brush on pots that we produce of the Scarva Stoneware powder ranges, we now also stock 25 x 500ml pots of the FS6 range of Terracolor Stoneware Brush On Glazes.
These new items will gradually appear on the website over the next few weeks. 

 

23/07/10 Due to popular demand we now have in stock at both branches some bags of the following Valentine /Scarva Clays (I aim to have the details on the price tables soon) 
Stoneware White Fleck 
Parian Body
E/S 65 Terracotta Crank
E/S 75 Smooth Textured Terracotta Crank
E/S 90 Flecked
Powdered Red Terracotta with Grog (25kg bags)
Powdered White/Buff Stoneware (20kg bags)
Powdered Porcelain (20kg bags)
Powdered White Earthenware (20kg bags)

 

16/04/10 The Gillespie Borate has arrived and will be on the shelves in a couple of days. It is a blended high purity, high colloid material virtually identical to Gerstley Borate but more consistent due to the blending and quality controlled processing. It produces lower levels of crawling and pin hole effects. It also has fewer impurities and produces brighter glazes and colours than the old Gerstley Borate material. It provides the same minerals to the glaze and is a one for one replacement in recipes - imparting the same glaze activity, texture and effects. SiO2 11.8%, CaO 23%, K2O 0.01%, Al2O3 1.7%, MgO 3.9%, Na2O 3.77%, B2O3 3.9%, SrO 0.45%.  Please see the raw materials page for the cost effective prices.

 

02/03/10 We are expecting to have Gillespie Borate in stock in a few weeks time - it is on its way from the US. It is mined very close to the now closed gerstley borate quarry but the two factors that make this better is that it is blended to be more consistent and it is still mined!  Customers have tested this and we think it is not just a substitute or replacement for gerstley borate we think it is a better product. As usual we will be selling it at a cost-effective price 

 

02/03/10 We try to sponsor the potters associations events as they are a wonderful source of information and help for experienced and new potters - if there is one near you we strongly recommend you join . We offer a 5% discount to any member of a potters association who can quote their membership number - excluding direct deliveries of clay and kilns, wheels, equipment.

 

26/02/10 The Northern Potters Association are holding an exhibition featuring 36 of their members at Rufford Craft Centre, NG22 9DF from Tuesday 30th March to Sunday 9th May and we are sponsoring a couple of small prizes and judging one of them at the preview day. Hope to put some pictures up after the event. http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/craftcentrebrochure.pdf

 

02/02/10 Some materials now available in 500g lots: Antimony Trioxide, Bentone, Copper Carbonate, Copper Oxide, Lithium Carbonate, SCMC Glaze Binder, Silicon Carbide, Titanium Dioxide.

 

New English Brushes - Sable and Squirrel  - see example below

 

New Bisque Ware  see examples below

 

02/02/10 New Valentines Professional Clay - V110D - Porcelain White Stoneware Grogged PF700G - for 1/4mt+ pallet lots.

 

02/02/10 New safety wear M43 - Vinyl Powdered Gloves, SG1 Safety Goggles, SG2 Safety Glasses

 

15/01/10 Temperature ranges now on clay price lists

 

15/01/10 We now stock Orton Small Cones 01 to 08 and 6 to 12 and Orton Mini Bars 01 to 08 and 6 to 10

 

15/01/10 Potclays - prices of the most popular 21 clays now listed for 1/4mt+ pallet lots.

 

15/01/10 New Glaze Mixing Stirrer M62 at GBP 1.50 

 

15/01/10 New Tool Set T1000 GBP 6.95 - set of 9 tools including clay cutting wire, stainless steel palette, needle, knife, ribbon tool, boxwood tool, throwing rib, sponge and looped tool (approx GBP 4.30 saving)

 

New Catalogue available for 2010 - please ring or email for a copy or you can download it in the Downloads page 

 

15/01/10 New Shimpo Wheel RK55 - 100W with pedal control and 12"alloy reversible wheel head - only £499 + VAT + £10 delivery to main area UK

 

18/12/09 New T69 24" Clay Cutter with thicker wire

 

August 2009  Doncaster Store opened - see the new CTM Doncaster page 
 

Doncaster Branch - Telephone 01709 770 801 Fax 01709 770 803

Exeter Branch - Telephone  01395 233 077  Fax 01395 233 905

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Last modified: October 19, 2011