David Hendley on wed 11 jun 08
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hank Murrow"
>I agree with what david reports here about the use of sand in clay
> bodies. One thing I have found quite acceptable is milling bisque of
> the body in question, which I grind in my Mini-Mill to the size I
> want and wedge this into my body when preparing for throwing. The
> particles are not round, you can get the exact size you want, and the
> color after the firing is the same as the plastic body.
I second that emotion.
I bought a "corn grinder" that I heard advertised on the
local radio swap show (rural area!) for $100.
It is, for all intents and purposes, a hammer mill, but I
don't think it would be heavy-duty enough to break
hard rocks.
I run my broken bisqueware through it to make my own
grog. It requires 2 or 3 passes to get down to the range
of 40-80 mesh.
I add about 4% to my claybody when I mix and pug it.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david(at)farmpots(dot)com
http://www.farmpots.com
patsgreenpots on sat 14 jun 08
I have to agree with the Gurus here.
I didn't have any particular equipment but when I made my kiln I used
a cement mixer to pulverize some old bisque, (happy to find a use for
it) and used to bigger bits for aggregate in the castable ( very nice
btw) but I had alot of tiny stuff left so I screened it and mixed it
in with some, Lets say toothless clay. It threw very well indeed.
I tell ya what, these ole fellas sure do know a trick or two...or three.
--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, David Hendley wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hank Murrow"
> >I agree with what david reports here about the use of sand in clay
> > bodies. One thing I have found quite acceptable is milling bisque of
> > the body in question, which I grind in my Mini-Mill to the size I
> > want and wedge this into my body when preparing for throwing. The
> > particles are not round, you can get the exact size you want, and the
> > color after the firing is the same as the plastic body.
>
>
> I second that emotion.
> I bought a "corn grinder" that I heard advertised on the
> local radio swap show (rural area!) for $100.
> It is, for all intents and purposes, a hammer mill, but I
> don't think it would be heavy-duty enough to break
> hard rocks.
>
> I run my broken bisqueware through it to make my own
> grog. It requires 2 or 3 passes to get down to the range
> of 40-80 mesh.
> I add about 4% to my claybody when I mix and pug it.
>
> David Hendley
> Maydelle, Texas
> david(at)farmpots(dot)com
> http://www.farmpots.com
>
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