mel jacobson on sun 25 oct 09
one of the reasons i mix larger batches of glaze is so
i do not do it very often...like twice a year.
if you are messing with glaze materials ever day, you should
be a bit worried.
it is about time of exposure.
30 years working with asbestos.
every day. crappy, and many survived nicely. smokers did not.
of course one must be careful, but not frightened to death.
i keep my glaze buckets covered with good tight covers.
i keep may materials covered, with good tight covers.
i do not walk in glaze materials.
i flood my studio floor with water after a big glazing.
(that would be 200 pots.)
i always ask people...`how often are you mixing glaze?`
it is a far cry from a person mixing a glaze every two months at
home, under clean conditions, and someone working in industry
every day...40 hours a week.
i never tell people to be cavalier. that would be silly, but
you will not be killed overnight by glazes. it does not jump
out of the bag and choke you.
use common sense. work without fear.
do your tests...clean up, wash up. in fact, as
i work with glaze, i have a clean bucket of water near and
wash my hands and tools often (and, i don't like green getting
into the white etc.), then throw out the bucket of water on my lawn.
(i just turned off my garden hose this morning. getting cold.)
i carry a 4 gallon bucket of water to my studio each morning. warmish
water. I keep 4 five gallon buckets in the studio. as they get filled wit=
h
clay or glaze, i dump them into my scrap clay bucket. it then goes through
the pug mill, with dry clay added.)
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
Lorraine Pierce on sun 25 oct 09
Hello Mel, please post whether the large batches of glaze in the barrels ar=
e
wet mixed or dry mixed before dividing into the smaller buckets. I think
perhaps wet mixing would make less dust, but I have seen closed buckets of
dry materials with tight lids rolled on the floor to mix. Thanks. Lori P. i=
n
Orange Park, Fl. .
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:30 AM, mel jacobson wrote:
> one of the reasons i mix larger batches of glaze is so
> i do not do it very often...like twice a year.
>
> if you are messing with glaze materials ever day, you should
> be a bit worried.
>
> it is about time of exposure.
>
> 30 years working with asbestos.
> every day. crappy, and many survived nicely. smokers did not.
>
> of course one must be careful, but not frightened to death.
>
> i keep my glaze buckets covered with good tight covers.
> i keep may materials covered, with good tight covers.
> i do not walk in glaze materials.
> i flood my studio floor with water after a big glazing.
> (that would be 200 pots.)
>
> i always ask people...`how often are you mixing glaze?`
>
> it is a far cry from a person mixing a glaze every two months at
> home, under clean conditions, and someone working in industry
> every day...40 hours a week.
>
> i never tell people to be cavalier. that would be silly, but
> you will not be killed overnight by glazes. it does not jump
> out of the bag and choke you.
>
> use common sense. work without fear.
> do your tests...clean up, wash up. in fact, as
> i work with glaze, i have a clean bucket of water near and
> wash my hands and tools often (and, i don't like green getting
> into the white etc.), then throw out the bucket of water on my lawn.
>
> (i just turned off my garden hose this morning. getting cold.)
> i carry a 4 gallon bucket of water to my studio each morning. warmish
> water. I keep 4 five gallon buckets in the studio. as they get filled
> with
> clay or glaze, i dump them into my scrap clay bucket. it then goes throu=
gh
> the pug mill, with dry clay added.)
> mel
>
>
> from: minnetonka, mn
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html.com/%7Emelpots/clayart.html>
> new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
>
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