Deborah Thuman on sun 10 oct 10
I want less plastic in my life. And so I'm making lidded jars. I've
not gotten to where I'm getting a nice jar shape nearly all the time
and a decent lid about 60% of the time. I need to store things like
tea bags and dried beans. My lids aren't air tight so grains and sugar
aren't the best things to store in my jars. The jars will go on the
counter and I'm arthritic.
I'm putting terra sig on the bottoms of the jars so there will be a
smooth surface on the bottom. That's better for the countertop (which
is Corian and subject to scratching).
I'm making the jars big enough to allow me to use a measuring cup to
get the dried beans out of the jar. Arthritic hands, nice jars, lots
of mess on the floor.
What else should I be thinking about?
TIA.
Deb Thuman
http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
Randall Moody on sun 10 oct 10
On my casserole dishes and the like I always try to make the knob or handle
a bit larger than really needed so that if you are wearing oven mitts they
fit under the knob. If you can make a shallow groove in the flange of the
lid you can order or purchase from a place like Ace hardware "o" rings to
get a better seal.
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Deborah Thuman wrot=
e:
> I want less plastic in my life. And so I'm making lidded jars. I've
> not gotten to where I'm getting a nice jar shape nearly all the time
> and a decent lid about 60% of the time. I need to store things like
> tea bags and dried beans. My lids aren't air tight so grains and sugar
> aren't the best things to store in my jars. The jars will go on the
> counter and I'm arthritic.
>
> I'm putting terra sig on the bottoms of the jars so there will be a
> smooth surface on the bottom. That's better for the countertop (which
> is Corian and subject to scratching).
>
> I'm making the jars big enough to allow me to use a measuring cup to
> get the dried beans out of the jar. Arthritic hands, nice jars, lots
> of mess on the floor.
>
> What else should I be thinking about?
>
> TIA.
>
> Deb Thuman
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
>
--
Randall in Atlanta
http://wrandallmoody.com
steve graber on sun 10 oct 10
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Philip Poburka on mon 11 oct 10
Unbleached Flax or Hemp Thread, with 'slubs', Waxed, and wound neatly into
the so-to-speak male part...is a method I have seen on some very old 'Air
Tight' Joints.
Usually the part the Tread would be intended to go onto would be slightly
recessed in it's mid area, so allow the Waxed Thread Windings area to be
slightly proud.
Of course, the surface the Thread Windings fit against when all is tight,
must be very smooth.
Phil
Lv
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve graber"
i think i read somewhere the old timers in japan, elsewhere, would
deliberately
make loose lids and wrap them with string, straw, something to get them snu=
g
in
their jars. nice concept i think to get snug pottery lids.
Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
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