John Baisch on tue 26 mar 96
Hello All,
I am relatively new to the clayart consortium and have throughly
enjoyed it.
Recently, I have heard a lot about sculpting vs throwing. I
am an avid thrower of various vessels and have toyed with the
idea of trying other avenues to vent my fustrations in clay. With that
in mind I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive slab roller either
new or used.
If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it
please E-mail me directly..
Thanks much,
JB
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Linda Stauffer on mon 9 mar 98
I am doing research on slab rollers. I want to buy one for my studio. I
don't need a really heavy-duty one. I have a Bailey Catalog and a North
Star ad. Which is better, the kind where the clay moves through a fixed
set of rollers or one where the rollers move down the table? Any
suggestions would be appreciated.
WRapf on tue 10 mar 98
The cables on the cheaper of the bailey's tend to fray and become misalligned.
We've had one at school for the past 5 years but had to replace the cables
after the first 6months, and then again a year latter. The slab roller now
sits as a nice piece of furniture on which we roll slabs the old fashioned
way, with large wooden rollers. I'd never buy another of that design.
Bill
the cat lady on tue 10 mar 98
At 02:40 PM 3/9/98 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I am doing research on slab rollers. I want to buy one for my studio. I
>don't need a really heavy-duty one. I have a Bailey Catalog and a North
>Star ad. Which is better, the kind where the clay moves through a fixed
>set of rollers or one where the rollers move down the table? Any
>suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
When I was at NCECA last year, I questioned many many working potters.
The overwhelming choice was "Bailey's".....which I now own and love.
sam - alias the cat lady
Melbourne, Ontario
SW Ontario CANADA
http://www.geocities.com/paris/3110
MLCeramics on wed 11 mar 98
I have a NorthStar 30" slab roller. I have been quite happy with the machine
as well as Northstar's customer service.
I have had to move it several times and it goes together and comes apart quite
easily. I got it from Bennet's pottery a couple of years ago for a great
price. The machine has two rollers. One of the rollers is adjustable to vary
the thickness of the slabs. They stay in one place and the clay goes through
them. Its a good machine.
Meg Levine
Gracedart on wed 11 mar 98
ok here is a question for a question on slab rollers...for a day camp use and
for not too much money what co. produces SMALL slab table rollers??? i once
saw one but have no details...
grace
Stephen Mills on wed 11 mar 98
Over here the general consensus seems to come down largely in favour of
the static roller type. Fewer problems with things like cables and
tracking.
Steve
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Bath
UK
home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
own website: http://www.mudslinger.demon.co.uk
BPS website: http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk
Marcia Selsor on thu 12 mar 98
For a day camp use, why not use several rolling pins. It seems more accessible
for a group of students, esp. young ones.
Marcia in Montana
Gracedart wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> ok here is a question for a question on slab rollers...for a day camp use and
> for not too much money what co. produces SMALL slab table rollers??? i once
> saw one but have no details...
> grace
Sandra K. Tesar on thu 12 mar 98
Brent SRC works with masonite boards...Bennets in Fla has best price,
Kickwheel in n\Atlanta has good price - 500 to 700 range. I've had one
for 10 years, replaced the cables twice ( takes 30 minutes and cables are
35 dollars)...for your needs it might be a good option...they are 20x 40
with a crank handle.
Sandra
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Gracedart on fri 13 mar 98
we do use rolling pins but the kids often spend too much time rolling...a slab
roller would expediate the process...when a camper may be at camp & pottery
for as little as 3 hrs total i'd rather kids spend more time assembling slabs
of even thickness ( we do use slab sticks for guides) rather than rolling the
pins...
Cheryl L Litman on sat 14 mar 98
For nice even slabs at camp I put my 25 pound block of clay on the table,
lay two sticks on either side (different sticks for different
thicknesses) and starting away from my body both pull the wire along the
sticks toward me while pushing it down towards the guide to keep the sire
from jumping up. Lift the block and peel off the slab. Put the clay
back down and cut off another. The kids all think this looks easy, which
it is for an adult but not for a kid - they let the wire jump up.
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
email: cheryllitman@juno.com
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Judith Enright on sat 14 mar 98
The Northstar can be (or at least could be two years ago) purchased
with or without the base. The studio where I began my slab-rolling
oddessy years ago had one bolted to the end of the hand-building work
table. Very convenient and quick.
Judith Enright @ Black Leopard Clayware
email: BLeopard@ricochet.net
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Subject: Re: Slab roller?
Author: Gracedart at Internet
Date: 3/13/98 10:17 AM
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
we do use rolling pins but the kids often spend too much time rolling...a slab
roller would expediate the process...when a camper may be at camp & pottery
for as little as 3 hrs total i'd rather kids spend more time assembling slabs
of even thickness ( we do use slab sticks for guides) rather than rolling the
pins...
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