Taylor Hendrix on tue 1 feb 11
So, I've been seeing a few postings on heat in the studio, drying
problems, dancing etc. and these are things with which I am intimately
familiar.
I have in the space of just 4 days had pots that refused to dry over a
48 hour period and lids that within hours went from sopping wet to
almost too dry to trim. This is nothing new. I've found ways to make
things work with my schedule. Newsprint on the pots with the space
heater/fan on can work wonders. Ideal would be to keep pots at just
that perfect hardness for trimming for extended periods of time. This
would allow those of us who don't find the time to check on pots more
than once a day, ample time to coordinate the trimming.
I'm wondering if I should look into the heated damp box option again.
I've placed it on the back burner along with other clay projects, but
if it allows me to maintain trim-able pots, I might just have to start
fabricating one very soon.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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John Rodgers on tue 1 feb 11
Taylor,
SAM's Club sells chrome baker's rack's on wheels ( I have two) for which
you can get a fitted zippered cover to fit over the whole thing. If you
put a 1500 watt space heater on the floor underneath, and create an
opening in the top for heated moist air to escape. You can heat and dry
pretty uniformly whatever you have in there. You may have to do some
arranging of you ware inside for best effect. Works for me.
John
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 2/1/2011 2:31 PM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> So, I've been seeing a few postings on heat in the studio, drying
> problems, dancing etc. and these are things with which I am intimately
> familiar.
>
> I have in the space of just 4 days had pots that refused to dry over a
> 48 hour period and lids that within hours went from sopping wet to
> almost too dry to trim. This is nothing new. I've found ways to make
> things work with my schedule. Newsprint on the pots with the space
> heater/fan on can work wonders. Ideal would be to keep pots at just
> that perfect hardness for trimming for extended periods of time. This
> would allow those of us who don't find the time to check on pots more
> than once a day, ample time to coordinate the trimming.
>
> I'm wondering if I should look into the heated damp box option again.
> I've placed it on the back burner along with other clay projects, but
> if it allows me to maintain trim-able pots, I might just have to start
> fabricating one very soon.
>
>
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
>
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