Amy Yanalunas on tue 11 feb 97
Any suggestions on a good/quick/easy way to reclaim smaller portions of
Porcelain without those lumps?? (like the amount a single potter studio
would use) The plaster slab method just doesn't seem to be working too
well...and the Porcelain is piling up :)
Thanks,
Amy
Christine Fennimore on wed 12 feb 97
Amy:
I have good luck reclaiming when I put the trimmings, throwing water, etc.
into a 5 gal bucket, let it sit overnight and then mix it up with my glaze
mixer (sorta thick slip consistency). I then pour it into one of those
plastic under the bed sweater things and let it set for a few days. When
it's thick enough I slap it onto a large plaster bat and let it dry until it
reaches wedging consistency. I have also run the slip mixture through a 40
mesh sieve, but this is pretty time consuming and the glaze mixer seems to
get rid of most of the lumps. Have fun.
Chris Fennimore
fennimor@spot.colorado.edu
At 08:34 AM 2/11/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Any suggestions on a good/quick/easy way to reclaim smaller portions of
>Porcelain without those lumps?? (like the amount a single potter studio
>would use) The plaster slab method just doesn't seem to be working too
>well...and the Porcelain is piling up :)
>Thanks,
>Amy
>
Robert Speirs, M.D. 766 X4450 on wed 12 feb 97
Hi. When I used to work in a studio with other people I kept all my
trimmings in the plastic bag my clay came in and added water and let sit
for a day or two. Now I use my many-times-used and thick throwing water
for the trimmings and it all becomes a thick slurry which can easily be
dried out on plaster bats and rewedged. I don't recall ever having a
problem with lumps when doing this.
Hope it works for you.
Laura in Oregon
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