Sasha Wooldridge on wed 3 nov 10
So I'm pouring the plaster for my wedging table this weekend and it's a
little (emphasis on LITTLE or I wouldn't be putting it there) damp where =
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the
table will be sitting. It's in a small basement area (maybe 10 X 7) so I =
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was
thinking that a space heater and a fan could do the trick. Does anyone
foresee any problems with this?
Nancy Spinella on wed 3 nov 10
Plaster will dry (aka "cure") even in a damp area, with or without a fan
and/or space heater. In fact, heat is given off in the curing process, so
I'd nix the heater. :)
Don't throw wet plaster down the drain...much like cement, it will cure in
the pipes and clog them.
have fun!!
-Nancy
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Sasha Wooldridge wr=
ote:
> So I'm pouring the plaster for my wedging table this weekend and it's a
> little (emphasis on LITTLE or I wouldn't be putting it there) damp where
> the
> table will be sitting. It's in a small basement area (maybe 10 X 7) so I
> was
> thinking that a space heater and a fan could do the trick. Does anyone
> foresee any problems with this?
>
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John Rodgers on wed 3 nov 10
If you will raise the temperature of the space to 80F and put an
oscillating fan in the space to move the air around, the plaster will
dry fairly quickly. Hotter than 80F is not necessary. Moving air is more
important than heat however. But together the job is done faster. As
long as you can touch the plaster and the surface feels cool - the
plaster is not dry.
John
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 11/3/2010 12:11 PM, Sasha Wooldridge wrote:
> So I'm pouring the plaster for my wedging table this weekend and it's a
> little (emphasis on LITTLE or I wouldn't be putting it there) damp where =
the
> table will be sitting. It's in a small basement area (maybe 10 X 7) so I =
was
> thinking that a space heater and a fan could do the trick. Does anyone
> foresee any problems with this?
>
>
rickmahaffey@COMCAST.NET on thu 4 nov 10
One of my teachers used to put the "heat tape" used to wrap pipes to keep t=
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hem from freezing (plug=3DC2=3DA0in the tape and it gently warms the pipe k=
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ng it from freezing) or the heat strip used in flowerbeds to get an early s=
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tart in colder climates into the wedging table.=3DC2=3DA0 After the plaster=
has=3D
set one just plugs in the tape to the outlet and the paster slab dries qui=
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te quickly.=3DC2=3DA0=3D20
As an extra bonus you can use the plaster slab to recycle by putting very w=
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et clay on the slab and plugging in the heat tape which then helps to gentl=
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y dry out the clay over night.=3DC2=3DA0 Used one of those way back when at=
a j=3D
ob where I made planters for piece work $.25, .35, .75, $1.45 for each trim=
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med planter.=3D20
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Tom on thu 4 nov 10
it's not going to make any difference how damp it is because the setting =
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of
the plaster is a chemical reaction that will happen no matter what the
conditions. It will just take longer for the table to dry completely.
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