Marcia Selsor on sun 11 may 97
Dear Susan,
You can use both sawdust and/or paper pulp. Sawdust can leave some very
nice black pitted marks whereas the paper clay doesn't.
I use a linter (one sheet) dissolved in a 5 gallon bucket mixed with
200 lbs of dry weight terra cotta with a lot of grog. You could increase
that amount to lessen weight.
Marcia in Montana
Turfle, Susan A. wrote:
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> posting for a friend -
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> I am looking for ways to lessen the weight of heavily grogged
> sculpture bodies when doing sculptures over 2 feet in any direction.
> susan.turfle@jhuapl.edu
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Marcia Selsor
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Fay & Ralph Loewenthal on mon 12 may 97
Dear Susan, I have posted this suggestion before, but
here goes again. You can wedge used coffee grounds
into your clay. I have heard that some people have used
almost 30% coffee grounds. If you do not drink much
filter coffee go to your local coffee shop / restaurant and
ask them if you can leave a bucket there for them to
dump their old coffee grounds into. It not only lightens
your clay, but also has a lovely aroma when you are
firing.
For the Raku fans, have you tried used tea bags and / or
tea leaves mixed into the sawdust. You get a lovely
reduction with that mixture.
Hope this helps Ralph in a warm, Autumn / Winter's day
PE SA
ANT KAR on thu 29 may 97
I am new to using a kiln. I have an older Duncan electric kiln, and would
like to try using things such as coffee grounds, perlite, grains, etc. in
my clay, but will it hurt the elements? Also, will it hurt me since my
kiln is in my basement. I don't have a venting system attached to it,
either. Do I need one, or is it just ok to open the basement windows?
Maybe put a fan on to blow some of the fumes, etc. out? I don't want to
die B4 I have a chance to experiment with making different things.
Thanks much,
Karen
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