Richard mahaffey on sat 7 sep 96
Dear Clayart,
I had a 36" North star, and 20" Brent. Still have the Brent sold the
North star. Brent i a one person operation where as the N S needed two.
My studio partner got tired of helping me. I've heard that Brents go out
of adjustment, have not seen it in my studio or at school ( the one at
school has been there for at least ten years). I tell the
student to be careful at the end of the runs with the roller and ask them
to roll the slab down in successive passes. I think this gives better and
more even compression of hte slab any way. BTW I had a devil of a time
keeping the Northstar rollers parallel to each other when ever I wanted
a different thickness. Never a problem
with the Brent. I have not tried a Bailey but I think the electric model
might be good.
Let's face it they all have their special problem that you must be careful
with.
Kiln shelves.
I have been using 14' x 28" x1" high alumina shelves from Enmgland for a
while. I got them from Clay Art Center in Tacoma WA. 206-922-5342. The
two owners are potters and not just business people.
They have an 800 number but I don't know it. Joe Brecha recommended them
when I complained about the mullite ones I was using. He was right. They
are great. We also used the plate cranks (setters) made by the same firm.
Wish I could get the SiC shelves from Japan about 14" x 22" x 3/8"
$100.00 cost with fired alumina coating. You could one had these babies.
Oh well.
I have no connection to Clay Art Center, and other than getting good
advice and good products I do not benefit from the Clay Art Center.
Rick Mahaffey, Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, Washington, USA 206-566-5260
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