
industries ball mill their glazes, engobes and even bodies as standard practice. yet few potters even have a ball mill or know what one is. article. a true ball mill is a porcelain jar partly filled with spherical or rounded cylindrical porcelain balls. industrial versions are made of metal and have porcelain linings.,ball mills the ceramic shop,ball mills can be used to further break down or refine a single material, or you can place multiple materials into a ball mill jar to mix as you pulverize -- this is a very common industrial solution for mixing glazes that require the smallest of mesh sizes. ball mills basically function like a mortar and pestle, but on a much larger scale.