Dinah Snipes Steveni on wed 2 mar 11
I've only used a metal cupboard which had a support for the plaster bats an=
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d plastic containers full of water in the bottom reservoir. This was when I=
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was teaching and it was one of the assigned chores for students to load/un=
=3D
load + monitor water. They developed . There will be variations=
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on this theme. Now I begged some of those plastic buckets from florists =
=3D
to cap over -- let's say freshly handled mugs to aid curing and they can be=
=3D
propped with kiln bits to aid slow drying. I scrounge big plant containers=
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and gaffer tape over the holes. Otherwise, on a really big composite piece=
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I wrap loosely with expanded out lengths of clean trash bags to cure body =
=3D
slowly but I peek and adjust wraps frequently especially when kilns are fir=
=3D
ing. Then some months ago just when there was a long discussion about pug =
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mills several members usefully posted a blindingly obvious solution =3D
bag of clay in a bucket of water to soften for throwing!>. I have large rol=
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ling bins which hold several hundred #s of bagged body and I promptly fill=
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ed them with water punctured the bags with holes and felt pretty good about=
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all the dosh I saved thanks to Clayarts. It's afforded my wrists and hands=
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several more years. I like to throw big from soft body, and just couldn't =
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justify the expense of a pugger in a small production studio. Thanks for al=
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l the tips.
Dinah
www.dinahsnipessteveni.com
Hope is not a plan.
DJ Brewer on wed 2 mar 11
I'm using a busted refrigerator in my studio for a damp box. Its truly=3D2=
0
awesome! Holds a lot of stuff. The freezer keeps things extra damp. I=3D20
use it for the face jugs I make that need really slow drying due to=3D20
thickness. I spritz inside the freezer and fridge to add humidity. I=3D20
also keep a bowl or two of water in them.
Ice chests (igloo coolers, etc.) make good damp boxes also.
At Shipley's Donuts you can get 2 gallon containers with fitted lids for =
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$1 a piece. Those are great for all sorts of things, including keeping=3D20
clay moist. You've just got to keep checking the days they set out their =
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empty filling and icing buckets.
DJ
On 3/2/2011 11:20 AM, Dinah Snipes Steveni wrote:
> I've only used a metal cupboard which had a support for the plaster bat=
=3D
s and plastic containers full of water in the bottom reservoir. This was =
=3D
when I was teaching and it was one of the assigned chores for students to=
=3D
load/unload + monitor water. They developed. There will be v=
=3D
ariations on this theme. Now I begged some of those plastic buckets fro=
=3D
m florists to cap over -- let's say freshly handled mugs to aid curing an=
=3D
d they can be propped with kiln bits to aid slow drying. I scrounge big p=
=3D
lant containers and gaffer tape over the holes. Otherwise, on a really bi=
=3D
g composite piece I wrap loosely with expanded out lengths of clean trash=
=3D
bags to cure body slowly but I peek and adjust wraps frequently especial=
=3D
ly when kilns are firing. Then some months ago just when there was a lon=
=3D
g discussion about pug mills several members usefully posted a blindingly=
=3D
obvious solution=3D
rowing!>. I have large rolling bins which hold several hundred #s of bagg=
=3D
ed body and I promptly filled them with water punctured the bags with ho=
=3D
les and felt pretty good about all the dosh I saved thanks to Clayarts. I=
=3D
t's afforded my wrists and hands several more years. I like to throw big =
=3D
from soft body, and just couldn't justify the expense of a pugger in a sm=
=3D
all production studio. Thanks for all the tips.
>
>
> Dinah
> www.dinahsnipessteveni.com
> Hope is not a plan.
>
DJ Brewer on wed 2 mar 11
No, no problem with mold. I wipe out the fridge now and then with=3D20
clorox water, just to keep it clean. It was mildewy before I ever used=3D2=
0
it for a damp box. I just wiped it down with clorox and its been fine.
Thanks for asking, tho!
DJ
On 3/2/2011 12:51 PM, Larry Kruzan wrote:
> Hi DJ,
>
> I was going to do that too, but worried about mold in the frige - any p=
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roblems??
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayart [mailto:Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of DJ Brewer
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 12:21 PM
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: Damp box& other clay issues
>
> I'm using a busted refrigerator in my studio for a damp box. Its truly=
=3D
> awesome! Holds a lot of stuff. The freezer keeps things extra damp. I
> use it for the face jugs I make that need really slow drying due to
> thickness. I spritz inside the freezer and fridge to add humidity. I
> also keep a bowl or two of water in them.
>
> Ice chests (igloo coolers, etc.) make good damp boxes also.
>
> At Shipley's Donuts you can get 2 gallon containers with fitted lids fo=
=3D
r
> $1 a piece. Those are great for all sorts of things, including keeping
> clay moist. You've just got to keep checking the days they set out thei=
=3D
r
> empty filling and icing buckets.
>
> DJ
>
> On 3/2/2011 11:20 AM, Dinah Snipes Steveni wrote:
>> I've only used a metal cupboard which had a support for the plaster ba=
=3D
ts and plastic containers full of water in the bottom reservoir. This was=
=3D
when I was teaching and it was one of the assigned chores for students t=
=3D
o load/unload + monitor water. They developed. There will be =
=3D
variations on this theme. Now I begged some of those plastic buckets fr=
=3D
om florists to cap over -- let's say freshly handled mugs to aid curing a=
=3D
nd they can be propped with kiln bits to aid slow drying. I scrounge big =
=3D
plant containers and gaffer tape over the holes. Otherwise, on a really b=
=3D
ig composite piece I wrap loosely with expanded out lengths of clean tras=
=3D
h bags to cure body slowly but I peek and adjust wraps frequently especia=
=3D
lly when kilns are firing. Then some months ago just when there was a lo=
=3D
ng discussion about pug mills several members usefully posted a blindingl=
=3D
y obvious solution=3D
hrowing!>. I have large rolling bins which hold several hundred #s of bag=
=3D
ged body and I promptly filled them with water punctured the bags with h=
=3D
oles and felt pretty good about all the dosh I saved thanks to Clayarts. =
=3D
It's afforded my wrists and hands several more years. I like to throw big=
=3D
from soft body, and just couldn't justify the expense of a pugger in a s=
=3D
mall production studio. Thanks for all the tips.
>>
>>
>> Dinah
>> www.dinahsnipessteveni.com
>> Hope is not a plan.
>>
>
Rob Addonizio on thu 3 mar 11
I love plastic storage bins with removable tops. You can go out and get c=
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heap=3D20
tiles from a home improvement store, cut them to fit, and use this as a f=
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lat=3D20
base for keeping large wide pots. I will sometimes put a wet sponge to ke=
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ep=3D20
things moist underneath the tile. OR if I am trying to dry something slow=
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ly, I=3D20
will place and replace fresh newspaper in the storage unit daily.=3D20
Also, the use of a humidistat to read moisture in your studio is an added=
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=3D20
benefit. If you keep your eye on it, it can be a good way to judge how mo=
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ist=3D20
or dry to keep your boxes, depending on whatever stage you happen to be i=
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n.
Hope it helps...
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