KATHI LESUEUR on thu 28 apr 11
On Apr 28, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Alex Remon wrote:
> I'm a studio potter, just throw in my own little room, but I'm applying f=
or
> a job as a production potter. I think I'm pretty fast, but I also have n=
o
> one to compare myself to.
>
> For a simple 1lb bottle shape, how many can one expect to throw per hour?
>
> I hope I'm not completely out of my league!
>
> Alex
> http://ugabugabowls.artfire.com
> http://ugabugabowls.blogspot.com
>
thirty to forty
KATHI LESUEUR
http://www.lesueurclaywork.com
Alex Remon on thu 28 apr 11
I'm a studio potter, just throw in my own little room, but I'm applying f=
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or
a job as a production potter. I think I'm pretty fast, but I also have n=
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o
one to compare myself to.
For a simple 1lb bottle shape, how many can one expect to throw per hour?=
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I hope I'm not completely out of my league!
Alex
http://ugabugabowls.artfire.com
http://ugabugabowls.blogspot.com
Michael Wendt on thu 28 apr 11
Alex,
If you throw off the hump, I expect 20-30 per hour clocking
the whole
process, not just timing for one hump and extrapolating.
The reason I do it this way is it is unrealistic to just
time the throwing
alone when I also must prep the clay center, throw some,
move a board
of pots to the damp box, throw another board... you get the
idea.
I makes sense to include all aspects and to time yourself
over several
hours since that is what really happens in a one man studio.
In the mid 80s I had 8 full time helpers who did all the
moving, bringing
and taking away and the piece rate then was 30 - 35 per
hour... not
that much faster and I now concern myself more with finished
quality
rather than speed so each piece gets more attention to
detail and
matches the set much better.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Alex asked:
I'm a studio potter, just throw in my own little room, but
I'm applying for
a job as a production potter. I think I'm pretty fast, but
I also have no
one to compare myself to.
For a simple 1lb bottle shape, how many can one expect to
throw per hour?
I hope I'm not completely out of my league!
Alex
http://ugabugabowls.artfire.com
Steve Mills on fri 29 apr 11
Just get in there and do it. You'll likely be pretty slow at first, but as =
y=3D
ou get the hang of it you'll speed up. The nub of it is recognising which p=
a=3D
rts of your technique are wasted effort and eliminating them!
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
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On 28 Apr 2011, at 19:03, Alex Remon wrote:
> I'm a studio potter, just throw in my own little room, but I'm applying f=
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> a job as a production potter. I think I'm pretty fast, but I also have n=
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> one to compare myself to.
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> For a simple 1lb bottle shape, how many can one expect to throw per hour?
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> I hope I'm not completely out of my league!
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> Alex
> http://ugabugabowls.artfire.com
> http://ugabugabowls.blogspot.com
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