Larry Kruzan on tue 17 jul 07
Hi Gang,
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I have not been posting much because of workload and too many shows but =
I
sure wanted to shout about this today! My long awaited VPM60 was =
delivered
this afternoon by truck. Nicely crated for shipping, simple to uncrate =
and
setup. It took me longer to find the right electrical outlet at the
hardware store than to do the very simple final assembly. Ten minutes =
later
it is loaded with its first batch of clay, mixing away. =20
=20
For the first load I selected a cross section of my normal studio scraps =
=96
trimmings, clay slop (slip), bucket of dry chunks and a few loose pugs =
of
clay that had gotten too hard to throw. Adding about =BE of a gallon of =
water
I turned it on and went back to throwing for 20 minutes. =20
=20
Checking the load I found it pretty even so I started the vacuum pump =
and
watched as the gage reading rapidly dropped. Per the instructions (yes, =
I
really did read some of them) I waited until the vacuum gage stabilized =
and
switched from mix to pug and waited for the clay to push off the cap as =
it
came out. Happened really quick =96 so quickly I got caught looking for =
a
cutoff wire. After finding one, I shut off the machine and cut the =
first
pug apart looking for air or hard chunks, no sign of either one! =20
=20
I then made another pug and took it to the wheel where I threw a very =
nice
15 pound pot, Best one I had made all day! =20
=20
My real quandry is that tomorrow when I go back to the studio do I get =
back
to throwing or do I tackle the 1000 lbs.++ of scrap clap I have waiting =
to
be recycled?
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Sleep Well Clay buds!
Larry Kruzan
Lost Creek Pottery
www.lostcreekpottery.com =20
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WJ Seidl on wed 18 jul 07
Larry:
Congratulations! Life just got way easier, didn't it?
Tomorrow, don't go back to throwing.
Don't pug up all the recycled clay either.
Go find yourself a junk refrigerator or chest freezer
for STORAGE.
Then pug all that reclaim. Put it in your "new" clay locker.
Once that's done, throw to your heart's content...
_after_ you move the VPM60 over by one side of your wheel so you can use =
IT
as the reclaim bucket. Put the ref/freezer on the other side of the wheel.
You're done. You'll only have to do it once, and you'll be able to throw=20
for days without getting up...
well, as long as the clay holds out, or until you need a break, or the=20
partner needs you, or nature calls, or... .
You'll find that you can now afford to be much more "critical" about=20
what you make, as well.
Too big or small or floppy, or you just don't like it? WHING! Right back=20
into the pugger. No big deal.
Life is good...
Best,
Wayne Seidl
Larry Kruzan wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> =20
>
> I have not been posting much because of workload and too many shows but=
I
> sure wanted to shout about this today! My long awaited VPM60 was deliv=
ered
> this afternoon by truck. Nicely crated for shipping, simple to uncrate=
and
> setup. It took me longer to find the right electrical outlet at the
> hardware store than to do the very simple final assembly. Ten minutes =
later
> it is loaded with its first batch of clay, mixing away. =20
>
> =20
>
> For the first load I selected a cross section of my normal studio scrap=
s =96
> trimmings, clay slop (slip), bucket of dry chunks and a few loose pugs =
of
> clay that had gotten too hard to throw. Adding about =BE of a gallon o=
f water
> I turned it on and went back to throwing for 20 minutes. =20
>
> =20
>
> Checking the load I found it pretty even so I started the vacuum pump a=
nd
> watched as the gage reading rapidly dropped. Per the instructions (yes=
, I
> really did read some of them) I waited until the vacuum gage stabilized=
and
> switched from mix to pug and waited for the clay to push off the cap as=
it
> came out. Happened really quick =96 so quickly I got caught looking fo=
r a
> cutoff wire. After finding one, I shut off the machine and cut the fir=
st
> pug apart looking for air or hard chunks, no sign of either one! =20
>
> =20
>
> I then made another pug and took it to the wheel where I threw a very n=
ice
> 15 pound pot, Best one I had made all day! =20
>
> =20
>
> My real quandry is that tomorrow when I go back to the studio do I get =
back
> to throwing or do I tackle the 1000 lbs.++ of scrap clap I have waiting=
to
> be recycled?
>
> =20
>
> Sleep Well Clay buds!
>
> Larry Kruzan
>
> Lost Creek Pottery
>
> www.lostcreekpottery.com =20
>
> =20
>
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Lee Love on thu 19 jul 07
On 7/17/07, Larry Kruzan wrote:
>
> My real quandry is that tomorrow when I go back to the studio do I get back
> to throwing or do I tackle the 1000 lbs.++ of scrap clap I have waiting to
> be recycled?
>
Reward yourself for all the hard work and a job done well!
Pay yourself first!
Start by throwing your favorite thing, then after that, be the clay
pig! haha.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." -
Henry David Thoreau
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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