Jeff Jeff on fri 4 jun 10
I'm working on some large platter forms and don't have the glaze for
dipping. I know some who have spray booths set up and they say it works wel=
l to
spray glaze. I don't have money for that, air compressor/spray gun/booth,
so I'm wondering if there are inexpensive alternatives and if anyone has a=
ny
recommendations?
Thanks
Jeff Longtin
Minneapolis
steve graber on sat 5 jun 10
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Jeff Jeff on sat 5 jun 10
Thanks Steve, et al,
I've had an air compressor in the past but sold it when I realized dipping
was more economical. (I think I still have an old Paasche air brush?)
I know things have improved since then, mid 80's, so I thought I would see
if there are any new gadgets that work well for limited budget/use.
take care
Jeff
In a message dated 6/5/2010 7:18:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
slgraber@YAHOO.COM writes:
i guess one option is simply spraying outside? up wind? that deletes
the need for a booth. hopefully you have a safety mask anyway for mixing =
the
glaze.
small compressors are semi-cheap for what they can do all around a home or
studio in general.
thrift stores are gold mines for finding things like spray guns. i gained
3 this way.
otherwise dip-pour-brushing are your only options.
in commercial manufacturing, not having the right tools for producing a
product means you simply cannot put that product into the market cost
effectively. so you're faced with a question. is this product right for =
you to
produce? can you aford to produce the product using lesser than preferred
methods? is there a result you gain by using the alternate methods that
you can "spin" as a preferred *look* to the customer?
Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
Claremont, California USA
The Steve Tool - for awesome texture on pots!
www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
On Laguna Clay's website
http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeff Jeff
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Sent: Fri, June 4, 2010 4:55:02 PM
> Subject: glazing big pieces/spraying glaze
>
> I'm working on some large platter forms and don't have the glaze for
dipping.
> I know some who have spray booths set up and they say it works well to
spray
> glaze. I don't have money for that, air compressor/spray gun/booth,
so
> I'm wondering if there are inexpensive alternatives and if anyone has
> any
recommendations?
Thanks
Jeff Longtin
Minneapolis
KATHI LESUEUR on sun 6 jun 10
I use a "jelly Jar" sprayer. Available from Minnesota Clay and other
suppliers. The compressor I use is a very small one from Sears. Looks
like a hobby compressor but does the job just fine with this sprayer.
A very cheap solution.
KATHI LESUEUR
http://www.lesueurclaywork.com
On Jun 4, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Jeff Jeff wrote:
> I'm working on some large platter forms and don't have the glaze for
> dipping. I know some who have spray booths set up and they say it
> works well to
> spray glaze. I don't have money for that, air compressor/spray gun/
> booth,
> so I'm wondering if there are inexpensive alternatives and if
> anyone has any
> recommendations?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeff Longtin
> Minneapolis
>
Jaime Salles on sun 6 jun 10
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pan, practice turning it as someone pours glaze from a pitcher or contain=
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unto the center of the platter allowing the overspill to pour into a catc=
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small bucket or washable support and then pour glaze from a pitcher aroun=
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the foot. At CCCA we have only room for small 2.5 gallon buckets of glaze=
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keep some large 13+gallon square and rectangular ($4 at Home Depot)=3D20
containers on hand for this purpose. With little practice it work quite w=
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ell.
Jaime Salles
www.jsalles.com
Randall Moody on sun 6 jun 10
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Jeff Jeff wrote:
> I'm working on some large platter forms and don't have the glaze for
> dipping. I know some who have spray booths set up and they say it works
> well to
> spray glaze. I don't have money for that, air compressor/spray gun/booth=
,
> so I'm wondering if there are inexpensive alternatives and if anyone has
> any
> recommendations?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeff Longtin
> Minneapolis
>
Try and RL Flo-Master Hand Sprayer. I think Sears has them for around 7
bucks. They come in a half gallon size and don't use a compressor but rathe=
r
a simple pump mechanism integrated into the sprayer. . I have had good luck
with using one for spraying an ash glaze. You can also spray the piece
outside with your back to the wind.
--
Randall in Atlanta
http://wrandallmoody.com/home.html
Jamie Yocono on mon 7 jun 10
A few years ago, I did a blogpost about my low-tech spraying system.
There are a few short videos showing the procedure, as well as some
photos of the spray gun I use. It works very well for me; I LIKE SIMPLE.
Here's a link:
http://wooditis.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-low-tech-spraying-system.html
Jamie in Vegas
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Jamie Yocono
Wood It Is! Custom Cabinetry
Las Vegas, NV
www.wooditis.com
My woodworking blog: www.wooditis.blogspot.com
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