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plaster bats for mugs

updated mon 31 mar 97

 

DianeS1234@aol.com on sun 16 mar 97

Hello all:
Some while back, there was a wish for "mug-sized" bats for production
throwing. In CM, Oct. 95 there is a "reader suggestion" article on how to do
this. The general procedure is to cast a plaster collar on the wheel head,
making a negative space in the center with a pie tin or margarine tub. Gouge
finger holes in the collar so the bats that you cast in the pie tin
(margarine tub) are easily removable. If you have any more questions, feel
free to e-mail me privately.
Diane (in Tucson, where temps are almost 20 degrees above normal and I'm
awaiting my third consecutive batch of winter visitors!)