Eleanora Eden on sat 18 oct 97
Well I just realized I do have 2c to add on this....awhile back I bought a
box of 6" round porcelain bisc tiles and didn't get around to using too
many and started using them as bats...they make scrumptious bats, 1/4"
thick, practically indestructable, stick to the wheel with slop and the pot
dries off it... not quite as quickly as with plaster but it will pop
off.....BTW I have always closed my eyes while I pull the wire under a
pot....until recently anyway my 25 year old 1/2" marine ply bats are so
worn they are still perfectly flat but the splinters catch the wire....also
have a good pile of ancient bats that are holes from stereo boxes that i
found piled up on the pavement outside a stereo store in Berkeley, still
good and flat as well.......
E.....enjoying the sun after afew dark days.....
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@sover.net
Christopher J. Anton on fri 22 oct 99
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I do have some Plasti-Bats, which I am fond of. However, I also like using
plaster bats, especially for larger forms. I make my plaster bats complete =
with
inset pin holes on the bottom by rimming my wheelhead with clay and pouring
plaster directly on the wheel head with the pins in place. They pull out =
easily
once the bat has set up enough to remove, and the bat has perfectly placed
pinholes which don't mar the surface of the bat. Occassionaly I may have to
extend one hole slightly to allow for shrinkage throwing the placement off.
- Chris
The Brinks on sat 23 oct 99
Hi all....since no one else has mentioned particle board bats, I will own
up to using them exclusively for anything too big to just pick up with my
hands. They don't bend, they are absorbent enough to not re-stick a pot
after it's been wired off, and the holes last for years. I use my bats for
both earthenware and stoneware, but am careful to get the right side up. I
can tell by the color. You just have to be careful, when using a scraper
on them after removing a pot for trimming, not to scrape too deep...you'll
dislodge bits of particle board.
I do plan to try Elizabeth's fired tile insert method for small
things...sounds like a great idea.
The 3-cleat method sounds good too, but doesn't the bat slide around on the
wheelhead, or do you lay down some clay first? Or is there a protruding
nut or bolt on the side of the wheel to stop the cleat?
Ann Brink in CA, enjoying the clear morning...no fog today.
At 10:29 AM 10/22/99 EDT, you wrote:
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>I do have some Plasti-Bats, which I am fond of. However, I also like using
>plaster bats, especially for larger forms. I make my plaster bats
complete with
>inset pin holes on the bottom by rimming my wheelhead with clay and pouring
>plaster directly on the wheel head with the pins in place. They pull out
easily
>once the bat has set up enough to remove, and the bat has perfectly placed
>pinholes which don't mar the surface of the bat. Occassionaly I may have to
>extend one hole slightly to allow for shrinkage throwing the placement off.
>
> - Chris
>
>
e-mail billann@impulse.net
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