Cindy on fri 26 dec 97
Don,
I don't have a lot of trouble with glaze goobers any more, because I'm
careful about what glaze I use and how thick I apply it. On occasion it
does happen. Depending on the severity of the problem, I use a hand-held
grinder with a silicon carbide wheel, or, if it's not much of a drip, I use
an aluminum oxide stone in a Dremel tool. The aluminum oxide stone is also
good for grinding off burs, bits of kiln wash, etc., though you do have to
refire the piece to smooth the glaze out.
Whatever you use, remember to protect your eyes. And, especially if you've
got an appreciable amount of nasty glaze to grind, be sure to use adequate
respiratory protection. If there's lots of gloopy glaze, it may not be
worth the trouble. Thick glaze goobers usually have big bubbles hiding
beneath the surface. These pots are likely to be seconds at best, or end up
in your permanent personal collection.
Cindy in Custer, SD
Where there's just enough snow to call it a white Christmas, but the ground
hasn't frozen yet. Had a wonderful Festival of Lights for Dec. 21st. Merry
Christmas, all!
> >I would like to hear some more about grinders. I had some major glaze
drips
> >recently and took a hand-held grinder to several of the pots and got a
lot
> >of chipping instead of smoothing. Besides waxing a little higher does
> >anyone have any more thoughts on how to do it or what to buy?
>
> Happy holidays,
>
> Don Goodrich watching a Christmas-eve blizzard in Zion, Illinois
>
> goodrichdn@aol.com
> http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn
Lisa P Skeen on sun 28 dec 97
On Fri, 26 Dec 1997 11:01:33 EST Cindy writes:
>Whatever you use, remember to protect your eyes
I'll second that! and add, Whatever else you use, DO NOT use those wire
brush attachments that come with the Dremel tools. That's how I ended up
with steel in my eye not once, but TWICE last year. The first time, I
wasn't wearing goggles, but the second time I WAS wearing them and the
steel wire went in through one of the ventilation holes.
Lisa Skeen, Living Tree Pottery and Soaps
in Greensboro, NC, where it's snowing but not sticking.
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
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