Calcs Tools

Ceramics and Pottery Calculators

Use PhotoPottery's calculators to help in your pottery projects and to find out more about kilning and clay properties!

Pottery Clay Calculators

Clay Shrinkage Ruler - Determine how large to make your pottery pieces based on your clay's shrink rate, so the final size meets your expecations. Also useful for calculating dimensions of replacement lids and other parts.
Clay Shrink Tester - Not sure what your clay's shrinkage rate is? Or, want to double check a clay type's shrink percentage? Calculate shows shrink rate from wet state to any other rate.
Cone Temperatures - Quick lookup of cone 022 to cone 14.
Cone Compare - Compare any two cones, see which fires to a higher temperature
Cone Chart - Customize a cone chart to hang in your studio or just compare pyrometric cone temperatures in fahrenheit or celsius!

Kiln Calculators

Mold Making Calculators

Plaster Mold Making Volume Calculator - Calculates plaster to make mold, based on model and container dimensions.

PhotoPottery Calculators

Think it's expensive to run an electric kiln? You may be pleasantly suprised at how affordable firing a kiln actually is!

Not sure what the difference is between cone 6 and cone 06? And, which is hotter - cone 04 or cone 06? Instantly see cone to temperature conversions!

PhotoPottery calculators are helpful no matter where you do your pottery - they work on most devices, from desktop to your mobile smartphone!

Helpful Calculators

Calculate volume, surface area, and how much liquid shape can hold:

Cylinder Volume Calculator
Rectangle Volume Calculator
Sphere Volume Calculator