Peter Coates on tue 4 sep 07
I bought a bunch of the rolling pins for the arts center, they are
ok, not any better in then the wooden ones. The clay sticks to them
the same. After using both, I prefer the wooden ones...
Peter
Oklahoma
www.cityartscenter.org
On Sep 4, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Marcia Selsor wrote:
> Has anyone tried those silicon square baking pans? They look perfect
> for tile molds or press molds of some type.
> Also those silicon no-stick rolling pins in the great colors!
>
> Marcia Selsor
> On Sep 4, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Gordon Ward wrote:
>
>> I always look at the kitchen section in stores with a keen eye. One
>> of my favorite kitchen tools for pottery is a common potato peeler.
>> They work great for champhoring (beveling) leather hard clay. Old
>> dull ones work fine. Get a new one for the kitchen.
>>
>> Just found an interesting large silicone rib at the grocery store.
>> Here's what it looks like: http://www.coolcookinggadgets.com/
>> siscspblbyis.html
>> It has a rigid feel to the center and more flexible at the edges.
>> Will try it this week. If it doesn't work well in the studio, it
>> will certainly be handy in the kitchen.
>>
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Gordon Ward on tue 4 sep 07
I always look at the kitchen section in stores with a keen eye. One
of my favorite kitchen tools for pottery is a common potato peeler.
They work great for champhoring (beveling) leather hard clay. Old
dull ones work fine. Get a new one for the kitchen.
Just found an interesting large silicone rib at the grocery store.
Here's what it looks like: http://www.coolcookinggadgets.com/
siscspblbyis.html
It has a rigid feel to the center and more flexible at the edges.
Will try it this week. If it doesn't work well in the studio, it
will certainly be handy in the kitchen.
Marcia Selsor on tue 4 sep 07
Has anyone tried those silicon square baking pans? They look perfect
for tile molds or press molds of some type.
Also those silicon no-stick rolling pins in the great colors!
Marcia Selsor
On Sep 4, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Gordon Ward wrote:
> I always look at the kitchen section in stores with a keen eye. One
> of my favorite kitchen tools for pottery is a common potato peeler.
> They work great for champhoring (beveling) leather hard clay. Old
> dull ones work fine. Get a new one for the kitchen.
>
> Just found an interesting large silicone rib at the grocery store.
> Here's what it looks like: http://www.coolcookinggadgets.com/
> siscspblbyis.html
> It has a rigid feel to the center and more flexible at the edges.
> Will try it this week. If it doesn't work well in the studio, it
> will certainly be handy in the kitchen.
>
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Hank Taylor on tue 4 sep 07
Marcia,
I purchased one of the silicone rolling pins after breaking the handle
peg off the antique one I was using.
Upside - steel axle apparently all the way through, good plastic bearings.
priced ok
downside- That sucker will stick to clay as quick or quicker than the maple
one I was using, so still must use cover cloth . I even put silicone spray
lube on it but it still sticks
---- Original Message -----
From: "Marcia Selsor"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: kitchen tools in the pottery
> Has anyone tried those silicon square baking pans? They look perfect
> for tile molds or press molds of some type.
> Also those silicon no-stick rolling pins in the great colors!
>
> Marcia Selsor
> On Sep 4, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Gordon Ward wrote:
>
>> I always look at the kitchen section in stores with a keen eye. One
>> of my favorite kitchen tools for pottery is a common potato peeler.
>> They work great for champhoring (beveling) leather hard clay. Old
>> dull ones work fine. Get a new one for the kitchen.
>>
>> Just found an interesting large silicone rib at the grocery store.
>> Here's what it looks like: http://www.coolcookinggadgets.com/
>> siscspblbyis.html
>> It has a rigid feel to the center and more flexible at the edges.
>> Will try it this week. If it doesn't work well in the studio, it
>> will certainly be handy in the kitchen.
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________________
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Anne Doyle on tue 4 sep 07
I got a silicone rolling pin while in the US on holidays and the handles
were creaking first time i tried it... And not in a good way. I think i
almost brioke it... Too much pressure for the handle mechanics...
Sticking to my 16" wooden one.
I guess its clear that clay is a lot firmer than pie dough, but i thought
it was worth a try...
I do use kitchen supplies in the studio on a daily basis though, veg
peeler, cheese slicer, plastic wrap, cookie cutters, cutting boards,
dishpans, basters, condiment squeeze bottles, whisks, knives...
Anne,
in Saint-Sauveur
Logan Johnson on wed 5 sep 07
Hi Nancy,
I just treated the pasta roller like any other slab roller . I put the clay in a folded piece of muslin instead of canvas. I have to say the cornstarch idea sounds mighty interesting .
Logan
Nancy wrote:
Logan
I use my pasta maker for my polymer clay. How do you use it with
regular clay without it sticking?
Nancy
Logan Johnson wrote:
> Hi Gang,
> I haven't seen anybody mention the infamous Pasta Roller. (did I miss that post?)
> I've used on & off for years. The same goes for pastry bags & decorating tips.
> I have a three tiered (sp?) cake in my shop right now thanks to the Food Networks pastry challenges. I LOVE GNAR GNAR !! The pasta roller made perfect slabs for the bow & mask on top.
>
> Logan
>
>
>
>
>
> Logan Johnson
> Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
> 719 w. Nob Hill blvd.
> Yakima Wa. 98902
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Marcia Selsor on wed 5 sep 07
and Karo syrup
Marcia Selsor
On Sep 5, 2007, at 9:30 PM, Lois Ruben Aronow wrote:
> Corn starch
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Nancy
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 8:57 PM
>> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>> Subject: Re: kitchen tools in the pottery
>>
>> Logan
>>
>> I use my pasta maker for my polymer clay. How do you use it
>> with regular clay without it sticking?
>>
>> Nancy
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Vince Pitelka on wed 5 sep 07
Regarding the silicone rolling pins, I had the opportunity to try out a very
heavy-duty one that had sealed ball bearings, and I didn't like it for my
needs. The silicone roller was not perfectly round and smooth. It had
slight ridges at the outer edges, and it had a slight waviness over all in
the circumference. That might not matter with a pie crust or with some
ceramic studio applications, but for my laminated colored clay slabs, it was
unexceptable. I too will stick with my trusty Vic Firth rolling pin with
the 15" by 3" barrel.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Logan Johnson on wed 5 sep 07
Hi Gang,
I haven't seen anybody mention the infamous Pasta Roller. (did I miss that post?)
I've used on & off for years. The same goes for pastry bags & decorating tips.
I have a three tiered (sp?) cake in my shop right now thanks to the Food Networks pastry challenges. I LOVE GNAR GNAR !! The pasta roller made perfect slabs for the bow & mask on top.
Logan
Logan Johnson
Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
719 w. Nob Hill blvd.
Yakima Wa. 98902
(509) 469-6966
www.yakimavalleypottery.net
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Linda White on wed 5 sep 07
The silicon rolling pin is minimally better than my wooden one. I
found if you wipe the silicon one down with a rag after every few
rolls, it really doesn't stick. It seems like it starts to stick as
water builds up on the surface. Take the water off, and it doesn't
stick. Of course if you get clay stuck to it, you have to scrape it
off before you wipe it down.
Linda White
LickHaven Pottery
Dushore PA
> I bought a bunch of the rolling pins for the arts center, they are
> ok, not any better in then the wooden ones. The clay sticks to them
> the same. After using both, I prefer the wooden ones...
>
>> Also those silicon no-stick rolling pins in the great colors!
Nancy on wed 5 sep 07
I tried the silicone and also the teflon coated that came with my marble
cutting board. I have 2 wooden pins in 2 sizes...my mumbo jumbo 18" x
5" diameter pastry chef pin that I bought on ebay for $15 and my one
piece 12" pin that I bought at a yard sale for 2 bucks. The wood is so
much better because I don't need the canvas to prevent sticking.
Nancy
Vince Pitelka wrote:
> Regarding the silicone rolling pins, I had the opportunity to try out
> a very
> heavy-duty one that had sealed ball bearings, and I didn't like it for my
> needs. The silicone roller was not perfectly round and smooth. It had
> slight ridges at the outer edges, and it had a slight waviness over
> all in
> the circumference. That might not matter with a pie crust or with some
> ceramic studio applications, but for my laminated colored clay slabs,
> it was
> unexceptable. I too will stick with my trusty Vic Firth rolling pin with
> the 15" by 3" barrel.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
> Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
> vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
> http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
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Nancy on wed 5 sep 07
Logan
I use my pasta maker for my polymer clay. How do you use it with
regular clay without it sticking?
Nancy
Logan Johnson wrote:
> Hi Gang,
> I haven't seen anybody mention the infamous Pasta Roller. (did I miss that post?)
> I've used on & off for years. The same goes for pastry bags & decorating tips.
> I have a three tiered (sp?) cake in my shop right now thanks to the Food Networks pastry challenges. I LOVE GNAR GNAR !! The pasta roller made perfect slabs for the bow & mask on top.
>
> Logan
>
>
>
>
>
> Logan Johnson
> Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
> 719 w. Nob Hill blvd.
> Yakima Wa. 98902
> (509) 469-6966
> www.yakimavalleypottery.net
>
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Vince Pitelka on wed 5 sep 07
Wood rolling pins are critical to my work. I use them all the time. As
mentioned in my last message, I use a Vic Firth maple rolling pin with
bearing-mounted handles and a 15" by 3" barrel. I am very accustom to how
it behaves, and the way I use it, the clay never sticks to it - and I mean
never. I roll very moist plastic clay, but never TOO wet. If it's too wet
for throwing, it's too wet for rolling slabs.
One of the secrets is to never roll in from an edge after the slab gets
thin, because that's a place where any rolling pin will pull up the edge of
the slab, and if you are working fast, you'll ruin your slab before you
realize what is happening. Roll outwards from the center, and roll across
from one edge to the opoposite edge, starting just in from the edge, and the
same in the reverse direction.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Lois Ruben Aronow on wed 5 sep 07
Corn starch
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Nancy
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 8:57 PM
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: kitchen tools in the pottery
>
> Logan
>
> I use my pasta maker for my polymer clay. How do you use it
> with regular clay without it sticking?
>
> Nancy
>
>
> Logan Johnson wrote:
> > Hi Gang,
> > I haven't seen anybody mention the infamous Pasta
> Roller. (did I miss that post?)
> > I've used on & off for years. The same goes for pastry
> bags & decorating tips.
> > I have a three tiered (sp?) cake in my shop right now
> thanks to the Food Networks pastry challenges. I LOVE GNAR
> GNAR !! The pasta roller made perfect slabs for the bow &
> mask on top.
> >
> > Logan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Logan Johnson
> > Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
> > 719 w. Nob Hill blvd.
> > Yakima Wa. 98902
> > (509) 469-6966
> > www.yakimavalleypottery.net
> >
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Nancy on thu 6 sep 07
Thanks Logan!
Corn starch sounds just plain messy in a pasta roller and who knows who
might want to eat my starch clay :D
Nancy
Logan Johnson wrote:
> Hi Nancy,
> I just treated the pasta roller like any other slab roller . I put the clay in a folded piece of muslin instead of canvas. I have to say the cornstarch idea sounds mighty interesting .
>
> Logan
>
> Nancy wrote:
> Logan
>
> I use my pasta maker for my polymer clay. How do you use it with
> regular clay without it sticking?
>
> Nancy
>
>
> Logan Johnson wrote:
>
>> Hi Gang,
>> I haven't seen anybody mention the infamous Pasta Roller. (did I miss that post?)
>> I've used on & off for years. The same goes for pastry bags & decorating tips.
>> I have a three tiered (sp?) cake in my shop right now thanks to the Food Networks pastry challenges. I LOVE GNAR GNAR !! The pasta roller made perfect slabs for the bow & mask on top.
>>
>> Logan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Logan Johnson
>> Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
>> 719 w. Nob Hill blvd.
>> Yakima Wa. 98902
>> (509) 469-6966
>> www.yakimavalleypottery.net
>>
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Janet Starr on fri 7 sep 07
Dear Marcia,
I bought my first silicone pan when I was driving Linda Arbuckle to a
workshop in Mendocino. She also looks around cooking stores for clay
ideas. I use the square silicon pans for making plaster molds. They are
great! Would not use anything else.
There is no sticking, the surface of the mold is smooth and the plaster
comes out unbelievably easy. Then you can carve the plaster.
I didn't think a clay positive would stick to the bottom of the silicone pan
without slipping and allowing plaster to seep underneath. So, I just went
into the studio and stuck some clay in the pan. Surprise! It really sticks
to the silicone.
These pans are quite expensive, but they are worth it.
Janet
--
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www.featuretile.com
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dbarnese on fri 7 sep 07
I use a honey dipper to roll grooves into my test tiles. It works well
because it is rounded, so with one roll I get grooves of different
depths on the tile. Great for seeing how the glaze looks at different
thicknesses.
Dina
Flagstaff, AZ
--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Gordon Ward wrote:
>
> I always look at the kitchen section in stores with a keen eye. One
> of my favorite kitchen tools for pottery is a common potato peeler.
> They work great for champhoring (beveling) leather hard clay. Old
> dull ones work fine. Get a new one for the kitchen.
Donna Kat on fri 7 sep 07
There was a wonderful kitchen tool similar to this called a French spatula
that disappeared from shops when our country decided we should have
Freedom Fries after our biggest ally in Afghanistan told us that it was a
mistake to invade Iraq. Great tool if it ever comes back.
Gordon Ward wrote:
>I always look at the kitchen section in stores with a keen eye. One
>of my favorite kitchen tools for pottery is a common potato peeler.
>They work great for champhoring (beveling) leather hard clay. Old
>dull ones work fine. Get a new one for the kitchen.
>
>Just found an interesting large silicone rib at the grocery store.
>Here's what it looks like: http://www.coolcookinggadgets.com/
>siscspblbyis.html
>It has a rigid feel to the center and more flexible at the edges.
>Will try it this week. If it doesn't work well in the studio, it
>will certainly be handy in the kitchen.
>
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Edouard Bastarache Inc. on sat 8 sep 07
Dishwasher also ???
Gis la revido,
(A la revoyure)
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Subject: Re: kitchen tools in the pottery
> My favorite kitchen tool is my wife.
>
> Good for cleaning up,
>
> wedge clay etc,
>
> Bob, the dreamer
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Robert Seele on sat 8 sep 07
My favorite kitchen tool is my wife.
Good for cleaning up,
wedge clay etc,
Bob, the dreamer
WJ Seidl on sun 9 sep 07
Bob:
Refer to the other threads about rolling pins.
Familiarize yourself with their basic shapes and sizes.
If you see one in the hand of your wife (and you probably will), RUN!
ROFL
Wayne Seidl
Robert Seele wrote:
> My favorite kitchen tool is my wife.
>
> Good for cleaning up,
>
> wedge clay etc,
>
> Bob, the dreamer
>
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