John Post on sun 24 jan 10
Everyday my wife uses a curling iron, a hair dryer and sometimes the
iron and ironing board. Not once have we burned our house down. I
use a hot wax pan in my classroom all the time and in my studio.
Occasionally I use a soldering gun or a paint stripper.
The solution for all of these devices is really simple, don't leave
them unattended, unplug them when you are done.
As far as hot wax goes, there is nothing faster for glazing 30-60 clay
tiles in a 47 minute class than using a 3 inch foam brush across the
back of them as you hand them to kids to dip into the glaze of their
choice. No wax emulsion could do the job in that amount of time. It
wouldn't even dry in time to use it.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
:: cone 6 glaze website :: http://www.johnpost.us
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On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:21 PM, lili krakowski wrote:
> No, I will not make a list. But WHY are you using hot wax in an
> electric pan?
>
> Have you not heard of the studio fires this has caused? Have you
> not seen potters with burns?
>
lili krakowski on sun 24 jan 10
No, I will not make a list. But WHY are you using hot wax in an electric =
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pan?
Have you not heard of the studio fires this has caused? Have you not =3D
seen potters with burns?
Quite a while ago there was on the ClayArt a LONG list of substitutes =3D
for wax as resist. Among the distinguished contributors--Snail and =3D
Mel...
Among the suggestions--plain paint, shellac, glue...
WHERE is it better to be sorry than safe?
As to greenware. I have never waxed. I have used a damp piece of =3D
turkish towel tacked to a board, also damp short nap carpet and rubbed =3D
the foot over it, then finished with a dear little wet sponge...
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
James Freeman on mon 25 jan 10
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:21 PM, lili krakowski wr=
ote:
But WHY are you using hot wax in an electric pan?
Have you not heard of the studio fires this has caused? Have you not seen
potters with burns?
Hi, Lili...
Here is a link to a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for paraffin wax:
http://www.prochemical.com/MaterialSafety/Waxes/Paraffin%20Wax.pdf
It has a flash point of 400 degrees F. It has a National Fire Protection
Association rating of 1, or only slight flammability (scale ranges from 0 t=
o
4):
(http://safety.science.tamu.edu/flammables.html).
I set my electric skillet to slightly below 200 degrees F, less than half o=
f
the flash point (above this point, the wax will smoke).
Dipping the foot of a pot in hot wax gives one a very uniform wax line, far
more uniform than one could obtain with liquid wax resist and a brush.
Dipping in hot wax takes 5 seconds, and the piece is ready for glazing
almost immediately. Liquid wax resist must dry for 15 to 60 minutes
depending on brand, and takes far longer to apply.
Everything has risk attached. We accept risk every day, in everything we
do. Risk cannot be avoided, but it can be mitigated. The wise philosopher
Ted Nugent famously said, "There is no such thing as an accident, just poor
planning."
All the best.
...James
James Freeman
"All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should
not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."
-Michel de Montaigne
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/clayart/
David Hendley on mon 25 jan 10
----- Original Message -----
>No, I will not make a list. But WHY are you using hot wax in an electric
>pan?
Simple answer: it does the best job. Nothing else resists as well
with an immediate dry time.
Sorry, but that's the truth.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
Gwynneth Rixon on mon 25 jan 10
Hi=3D2C I use an electric slowcooker for melting wax for wax resist. Two wi=
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s over the pan to wipe off excess wax and rest the brush. A handy lid to ke=
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Nice low heat=3D2C enough to gently melt the wax but not enough to cause a =
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nflagration!
Gwynneth
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> > No=3D2C I will not make a list. But WHY are you using hot wax in an
> > electric pan?
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> > Have you not heard of the studio fires this has caused? Have you
> > not seen potters with burns?
> >
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Dale Neese on mon 25 jan 10
IF you have your hot wax resist ready to go when you unload a warm bisque
firing, the wax will flow on to the pots much easier and you don't have to
turn the electric skillet holding the wax up hot enough to where it starts
to smoke. A timer attached to the electric skillet plug as a safety measure
will shut the hot wax off after 30 minutes.
Dale Tex
"across the alley from the Alamo"
Helotes, Texas USA
www.daleneese.com
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