Don Goodrich on thu 23 feb 12
Hi Erik,
I just wanted to thank you for your recent post where you mentioned us=
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saran wrap when cutting tiles from the slab. A current project required c=
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several 5" diameter tiles. I found that the lip of a plastic flower pot w=
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the right size to cut them. Remembering your post, I draped plastic film =
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the clay first, then used the flowerpot as a cookie cutter. The film peel=
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easily, leaving a delightfully rounded top edge on the tiles, completely=3D=
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eliminating the usual deburring step I'd grown accustomed to. This trick=3D=
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is definitely a keeper!
Thanks again,
Don Goodrich
http://dongoodrichpottery.com/
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