May Luk on tue 22 feb 11
Thanks to everybody who send in their comments and suggestions.
Ric Swenson sent me a scan of his design. You probably have read "An
Inexpensive Studio Sink Trap" in Ceramics Monthly, (Page 33 , December
1978)
A Flickr contact sent in this link of the double bucket system:
http://www.pottery-magic.com/pottery/clay/sink_trap.htm
Fred Paget made the prototype from my drawing yesterday and here are the pi=
cts:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19378367@N03/5469129132/in/set-721576261120036=
52/
And I am still working on the drawing (V.4)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yamerica/5470203282/
It's been great. Thanks for indulging me.
May
Brooklyn NY
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Steve Mills
wrote:
> I use a 2 bucket system; a large size bucket with an outlet near the top =
with a smaller one sitting on a brick inside it.
> Waste water goes into the smaller one where the heavy stuff settles, over=
flows into the larger one, then flows thro' the outlet to waste.
> Very simple cheap and effective.
>
> Steve M
>
>
> Steve Mills
> Bath
> UK
> www.mudslinger.me.uk
> Sent from my Ipod touch
>
> On 21 Feb 2011, at 16:35, May Luk wrote:
>
>> Hello all;
>>
>> I have a studio without water at the back of a carriage house. There
>> is a regular bathroom at the front I can use. (ie; no work room sink,
>> but a small bathroom sink plus a bathtub) This bathroom is only for
>> the studio workers and I think I am the only one using it. For the
>> time being I am using the toilet to throw out my dirty water. The
>> potter who has been doing this for ten years and there is no sewage
>> problem (yet)
>>
>> I have been thinking about the sink trap, as I used to have it in
>> other studios and it just make me feel better about my water usage.
>> This morning I have finally come up with a simple design for under 10
>> dollars. This is to be placed inside the bathtub where nobody takes a
>> shower anymore.
>>
>> Can you check that if there's any logistic problem with this? It's
>> really just a lidded bucket with a plastic tube glued to the side. I
>> will be scoping out the sediments and throw them out.
>>
>> Your suggestions comments are most welcome
>>
>> May
>> Brooklyn NY
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