Susan L. Ross on tue 11 nov 97
Prior to glazing, I want to wax the feet or bottoms of my pots evenly and am
having trouble...
First, I keep getting an air bubble up under the foot of my pot when I dip
the pot into hot wax which causes the wax (and thus the glaze) to adhere
unevenly to my pot. I tried dipping a pot in a very shallow amount of
wax...same problem or wax application is not high enough on the foot.
Second, I put a pot upside down on the wheel and painted wax resist onto the
foot and had trouble seeing where I'd applied resist and ultimately ended up
with yet another uneven application, not to mention a waste of time.
Does anybody have any tips on waxing feet evenly?
TIA :-)
Su
Potting in Piedmont, CA
The day is looking brighter...
John H. Rodgers on wed 12 nov 97
-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
Hi Susan.
Sorry, I can't help with the trapped air problem. I don't dip my pots. I
prefer brushing. I haven't had a problem seeing where I have applied a
resist, but you might try adding a colorant to your wax so you can see it.
Don't use a colorant used in clay work, because it will be permanent when it
fires -- won't burn off with the wax, but use a candle colorant, or
something similar. I have a similar problem working with mold-making, and
sometimes I add Rit blue dye to the plaster.
John Rodgers
Enjoying a beautiful autumn in Alabama
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Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-97 07:58 AM
From: Susan L. Ross \ America On-Line: (RubySuMoon)
To: CLAYART LIST \ Internet: (clayart@lsv.uky.edu)
Subject: Waxed Feet -- to Perfection
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Prior to glazing, I want to wax the feet or bottoms of my pots evenly and am
having trouble...
First, I keep getting an air bubble up under the foot of my pot when I dip
the pot into hot wax which causes the wax (and thus the glaze) to adhere
unevenly to my pot. I tried dipping a pot in a very shallow amount of wax...
same problem or wax application is not high enough on the foot.
Second, I put a pot upside down on the wheel and painted wax resist onto the
foot and had trouble seeing where I'd applied resist and ultimately ended up
with yet another uneven application, not to mention a waste of time.
Does anybody have any tips on waxing feet evenly?
TIA :-)
Su
Potting in Piedmont, CA The day is looking brighter...
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Ken Nowicki on wed 12 nov 97
In a message dated 11-11-97, Su wrote:
<< Subj: Waxed Feet -- to Perfection
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Prior to glazing, I want to wax the feet or bottoms of my pots evenly and am
having trouble...
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Second, I put a pot upside down on the wheel and painted wax resist onto the
foot and had trouble seeing where I'd applied resist and ultimately ended up
with yet another uneven application, not to mention a waste of time.
Does anybody have any tips on waxing feet evenly?
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Su,
You might try adding a substancial amount of food coloring to your wax resist
and blending it in real well... this helps you see where you've put wax on
your bisqued work after it has been absorbed... It works for me! :-)
Ken Nowicki
Raku Artist@aol.com
....where the air is cloudy and unstable today in Encino, CA - looks like
we're inbetween rainstorms...
Chris Trabka on wed 12 nov 97
Susan L. Ross wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Prior to glazing, I want to wax the feet or bottoms of my pots evenly and am
> having trouble...
>
> First, I keep getting an air bubble up under the foot of my pot when I dip
> the pot into hot wax which causes the wax (and thus the glaze) to adhere
> unevenly to my pot. I tried dipping a pot in a very shallow amount of
> wax...same problem or wax application is not high enough on the foot.
>
> Second, I put a pot upside down on the wheel and painted wax resist onto the
> foot and had trouble seeing where I'd applied resist and ultimately ended up
> with yet another uneven application, not to mention a waste of time.
>
> Does anybody have any tips on waxing feet evenly?
>
> TIA :-)
>
> Su
> Potting in Piedmont, CA
> The day is looking brighter...
I always add a colorant (food coloring, which is bright and will burn
off in the bisque) to my wax resist so I can see where I have waxed the
pot. In lieu of using the wheel and a brush, I hold the pot and use a
sponge. When using a sponge I generally allow my hand to rest directly
on the pot. Although this gets wax on one of my hands, I can get a very
nice 'line' exactly where I want it.
Chris
Vince Pitelka on thu 13 nov 97
At 06:37 PM 11/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
>
>Hi Susan.
>
>Sorry, I can't help with the trapped air problem. I don't dip my pots. I
>prefer brushing. I haven't had a problem seeing where I have applied a
>resist, but you might try adding a colorant to your wax so you can see it.
>Don't use a colorant used in clay work, because it will be permanent when it
>fires -- won't burn off with the wax, but use a candle colorant, or
>something similar. I have a similar problem working with mold-making, and
>sometimes I add Rit blue dye to the plaster.
>
>John Rodgers
>Enjoying a beautiful autumn in Alabama
>
>-------- REPLY, Original message follows --------
>
>Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-97 07:58 AM
>
>From: Susan L. Ross \ America On-Line: (RubySuMoon)
>To: CLAYART LIST \ Internet: (clayart@lsv.uky.edu)
>
>Subject: Waxed Feet -- to Perfection
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Prior to glazing, I want to wax the feet or bottoms of my pots evenly and am
>having trouble...
>
>First, I keep getting an air bubble up under the foot of my pot when I dip
>the pot into hot wax which causes the wax (and thus the glaze) to adhere
>unevenly to my pot. I tried dipping a pot in a very shallow amount of wax...
>same problem or wax application is not high enough on the foot.
>Su
>Potting in Piedmont, CA The day is looking brighter...
Su -
Years ago I used a system which worked very well. It involved a deep wax
pot, and a short-bristle paint roller with natural bristles, mounted on a
threaded rod passing through two holes in the upper walls of the was pot.
Make sure the roller sleeve is mounted on an all-metal roller core, rather
than a cheap plastic one. The melted parafin (I added just a bit of
kerosene to thin the wax to good brushing consistency, but be sure to vent
this very well - the fumes are toxic) was kept at a level just touching the
bottom of the roller. This system did not work on wide forms, but for mugs,
cups, jars, vases, pitchers, etc., it sure saved a lot of time. Press the
foot of the pot against the roller, and use the pressure to rotate the
roller enough to bring fresh wax up on top of the roller, then just rotate
the foot of the pot against the surface of the roller. This coats the
bottom and about 1/8" up the side of the foot, depending on the nap of the
roller.
One problem though - I have no idea whether or not natural bristle paint
rollers are still available. At that time they were considerably more
expensive than synthetic ones, but certainly worth it for this application.
One good idea though - this whole system would work with ordinary
water-emulsion wax resist, and then any old short nap roller would work just
fine.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
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