Clyde Tullis on fri 16 oct 09
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the piece you want to duplicate.
Elizabeth Priddy on fri 16 oct 09
2 C-clamps and two sticks.
the c-clamps don't dry out like the lump of clay.
And the two sticks can vary as you need them
or come in sets made by you to keep hanging by the wheel for
specific projects.
I recommend wooden rulers for the sticks, water durable and good for
measuring, too. Reversible for metric!
The perfect set would be made of those quick change scissor grip clamps.
Sometimes you just need to make the thing with stuff you already have.
- ePriddy
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
--- On Thu, 10/15/09, David Hendley wrote:
> From: David Hendley
> Subject: Re: Seeking an adjustable throwing gauge
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 7:11 PM
> "The Fulwood Measure"
> It's pretty and handmade in the USA.
> See the ads in Clay Times magazine or
> http://www.kissimmeeriverpottery.com/fulwood_measure.htm
>
> David Hendley
> david@farmpots.com
> http://www.farmpots.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> I am looking for a someone who sells a well made adjustable
> throwing gauge.
> I have been making do with various makeshift measuring
> devices and I am
> looking for something better (a bamboo stick and a lump of
> clay on the edge
> of the wheel for example). Ideally, I would like one that
> can be set and
> then swung out of the way until the pot is approximately
> the correct size.
>
Adron Lilly on fri 16 oct 09
If you elect to make a gauge using a stick as the height/diameter
indicator it often causes a problem with the ware when cutting off or
removing the bat. Substitute a brush having soft bristles for the
stick, contact of the pot with the bristles is less damaging.
Adron
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