Lisa A. English on tue 12 nov 96
clayarters,
i know you've probably answered this question a billion
times, but i haven't figured out how to search the archives yet.
anyone have any great ideas for cheap wedging boards?
the ideas i've heard in the past are:
- staple canvas to a kitchen countertop cutout for a sink
- pour plaster into a painter's framed canvas
any ideas of where to get canvas cheaply?
also, i've seen "potter's plaster" in pottery supply catalogs - what's
special about it? can i get it anywhere else cheaper? what kind
should i get?
tia, lisa
Scott Harper (201) 540-2868 on tue 12 nov 96
I've made a really nice wedging board by building a shallow box (2' by 3'
plywood base and 1 X 3" pine sides) and filling it with potter's plaster. If
you can get scrap wood, the bat is the cost of the plaster. There are various
grades of potter's plaster, differing in hardness and water absorbancy; I used
a moderately hard, but more absorbant grade. Softer plasters, such as you
could pick at Home depot, would probably work, but may not hold up as well.
Bob Hanlin on wed 13 nov 96
If you live in a large on near a large city, one of the lumber yards will
carry a product called MDO (Medium Density Overlay). I think that it's used
for signboards. I have some in 3/4" thickness that I take when I'm working
in the schools. It's plywood with a paper coating that is smooth as glass
and doesn't peel off. It's good stuff.
Bob Hanlin
bhanlin@ionet.net
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>clayarters,
> i know you've probably answered this question a billion
> times, but i haven't figured out how to search the archives yet.
>anyone have any great ideas for cheap wedging boards?
>the ideas i've heard in the past are:
> - staple canvas to a kitchen countertop cutout for a sink
> - pour plaster into a painter's framed canvas
> any ideas of where to get canvas cheaply?
>also, i've seen "potter's plaster" in pottery supply catalogs - what's
>special about it? can i get it anywhere else cheaper? what kind
>should i get?
>
>tia, lisa
>
>
Bob Hanlin
3504 N. Tulsa
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
e-mail bhanlin@ionet.net
Martha Muzychka on wed 13 nov 96
Hi Lisa
I use ply wood boards. They fit the top of my table which reaches to my
hips (keeps the board from sliding). I have several (one for each type of
clay I wedge).
Martha
On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Lisa A. English wrote:
> i know you've probably answered this question a billion
> times, but i haven't figured out how to search the archives yet.
> anyone have any great ideas for cheap wedging boards?
Kirk Morrison on wed 13 nov 96
On 12 Nov 96 at 8:37, Lisa A. English wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> clayarters,
> i know you've probably answered this question a billion
> times, but i haven't figured out how to search the archives yet.
> anyone have any great ideas for cheap wedging boards?
> the ideas i've heard in the past are:
> - staple canvas to a kitchen countertop cutout for a sink
> - pour plaster into a painter's framed canvas
> any ideas of where to get canvas cheaply?
> also, i've seen "potter's plaster" in pottery supply catalogs - what's
> special about it? can i get it anywhere else cheaper? what kind
> should i get?
>
> tia, lisa
>
I just made one for about $8.00 ( U.S.) I used wood from a pallet,
this would cost at your local home improvement center about 2, a large
box of plaster 4 or so (Plaster of Paris). a turnbuckle left over
picture hanger wire, and I yd of canvass from the local fabric shop. I
used a scrap.
make a frame of 1x2 firing strips 24x12 or 18x12 I used a cheap
masonite panel for the bottom anything like this is fine. I added an
up right for a cutting wire adjusted by a small turn buckle other
hardware would work, just keep the wire tight and a couple of brads to
hold the canvass I used furniture tacks ( I had some)
I hope this helps
Y.H.S.
Kirk
Sandra Dwiggins on thu 14 nov 96
About wedging tables---I used to build my clay drying tables and
wedging tables with some kind of wire mesh or screen embedded in the
middle of the plaster. This seemed to help the plaster hold up better.
Sandy
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