VandRKatz on sun 12 apr 98
I bought the tile maker featured @ NCECA by Georgie's on the west coast. ( I
did not make it to NCECA, my mom was diagnosed with Colon Cancer the Saturday
prior to NCECA ) Another story . . . anyway, dear friends told me about it &
brought me lots of goodies including trials with this new TILEMAKER. I
ordered the one for 4X4 tiles. They are a bit pricey but I LOVE IT ! I do
95% of my work on the wheel but this is fun & easy & fast. I think the $50
price will prove to be worth it. It really produces a near perfect tile.
I haven't read anyone else comment on this 'toy'. Does anyone else have
experience with them ?
Vicki Katz
Katz Creek Pottery
Claudia O Driscoll on mon 13 apr 98
I agree with Vicki regarding the tile cutter from Georgie's. It takes the
guesswork out of the measuring and frees you up for the 'fun part' of tile
making!
claudia
Pammyam on tue 14 apr 98
In a message dated 4/13/98 11:30:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Pammyam writes:
> Subject: Tilemaker
> From: VandRKatz
> Date: 4/12/98 12:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> Message-id: <56650101.353013a0@aol.com>
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I bought the tile maker featured @ NCECA by Georgie's on the west coast. (
> I
> did not make it to NCECA, my mom was diagnosed with Colon Cancer the
> Saturday
> prior to NCECA ) Another story . . . anyway, dear friends told me about it
&
>
> brought me lots of goodies including trials with this new TILEMAKER. I
> ordered the one for 4X4 tiles. They are a bit pricey but I LOVE IT ! I do
> 95% of my work on the wheel but this is fun & easy & fast. I think the $50
> price will prove to be worth it. It really produces a near perfect tile.
> I haven't read anyone else comment on this 'toy'. Does anyone else have
> experience with them ?
> Vicki Katz
> Katz Creek Pottery
>
===
Friends and I recently ordered tile cutters from Bath Potter's Supply. One
friend has been making tiles for fireplaces, kitchens, etc., for nearly
twenty-five years and wanted a new one as back-up in case his old one ceases
to function. He said the cutter from Bath is of excellent quality, heavy and
sharp. The one that he has been using for about twenty-five years was also of
British origin, I think. Including shipping, the 4 by 4 cutters came to just
under forty dollars each. That was a month or so ago. This pleased me: I
arrived home one afternoon to find a package on my doorstep--a real package
wrapped in brown paper, hand labelled and with several beautiful stamps. The
cutters were well-packed in carnation pink styrofoam things and a few leaves
from GB. ;-)
Pam
Cathy Mumford on tue 14 apr 98
VandRKatz wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I bought the tile maker featured @ NCECA by Georgie's on the west coast. ( I
> did not make it to NCECA, my mom was diagnosed with Colon Cancer the Saturday
> prior to NCECA ) Another story . . . anyway, dear friends told me about it &
> brought me lots of goodies including trials with this new TILEMAKER. I
> ordered the one for 4X4 tiles. They are a bit pricey but I LOVE IT ! I do
> 95% of my work on the wheel but this is fun & easy & fast. I think the $50
> price will prove to be worth it. It really produces a near perfect tile.
> I haven't read anyone else comment on this 'toy'. Does anyone else have
> experience with them ?
> Vicki Katz
> Katz Creek Pottery
Vicki- where did you order the tilemaker from?? please post the
address.
Linda Blossom on tue 14 apr 98
About the Georgies tile cutters. They are rather nifty - little spring =
loaded
deal to push the tile out. They are especially great for hexagons and =
octagons
because these shapes are hard to get right. However, I miss the point with =
the
square ones. If you want to cut square tile, roll out a slab of clay, get =
two
square sides with a carpenters square, cut a piece of wood to exactly 4=22 =
plus
your shrinkage, and following the lines that you made with the square, cut =
one
direction and then the other. It is faster and there is less waste than =
with a
cookie cutter.
Linda Blossom
2366 Slaterville Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
6075397912
www.artscape.com
blossom=40lightlink.com
DIANA PANCIOLI, ASSOC. PROF. on wed 15 apr 98
Could we have an address for Bath Pottery Supply?
Thanks,
DP
On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Pammyam wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> In a message dated 4/13/98 11:30:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Pammyam writes:
>
> > Subject: Tilemaker
> > From: VandRKatz
> > Date: 4/12/98 12:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> > Message-id: <56650101.353013a0@aol.com>
> >
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > I bought the tile maker featured @ NCECA by Georgie's on the west coast. (
> > I
> > did not make it to NCECA, my mom was diagnosed with Colon Cancer the
> > Saturday
> > prior to NCECA ) Another story . . . anyway, dear friends told me about it
> &
> >
> > brought me lots of goodies including trials with this new TILEMAKER. I
> > ordered the one for 4X4 tiles. They are a bit pricey but I LOVE IT ! I do
> > 95% of my work on the wheel but this is fun & easy & fast. I think the $50
> > price will prove to be worth it. It really produces a near perfect tile.
> > I haven't read anyone else comment on this 'toy'. Does anyone else have
> > experience with them ?
> > Vicki Katz
> > Katz Creek Pottery
> >
> ===
> Friends and I recently ordered tile cutters from Bath Potter's Supply. One
> friend has been making tiles for fireplaces, kitchens, etc., for nearly
> twenty-five years and wanted a new one as back-up in case his old one ceases
> to function. He said the cutter from Bath is of excellent quality, heavy and
> sharp. The one that he has been using for about twenty-five years was also of
> British origin, I think. Including shipping, the 4 by 4 cutters came to just
> under forty dollars each. That was a month or so ago. This pleased me: I
> arrived home one afternoon to find a package on my doorstep--a real package
> wrapped in brown paper, hand labelled and with several beautiful stamps. The
> cutters were well-packed in carnation pink styrofoam things and a few leaves
> from GB. ;-)
>
> Pam
>
VandRKatz on wed 15 apr 98
I have had several request for detailed information on the tilemaker I wrote
about.
There are 9 different sizes listed in the CM ad ( page 98, April issue ).
They range in price from $48 -$60. The company name is GEORGIES
1-800-999-2529
www.georgies.co
m
756 NE Lombard,
Portland, OR 97211
FYI - I took it to my class & showed my students one time & they were turning
out tiles like professionals ! I think it is a great toy.
Let me know some experiences other people have with them.
Vicki Katz
Katz Creek Pottery
Stephen Mills on wed 15 apr 98
Another tip on cutting tile shapes round a pattern: cut AWAY from the
corners. if you cut up to the corner plastic memory will often make the
corner "stretch" or grow out of shape, so cut from corner to middle
every time.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Linda Blossom writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>About the Georgies tile cutters. They are rather nifty - little spring =
>loaded
>deal to push the tile out. They are especially great for hexagons and =
>octagons
>because these shapes are hard to get right. However, I miss the point with =
>the
>square ones. If you want to cut square tile, roll out a slab of clay, get =
>two
>square sides with a carpenters square, cut a piece of wood to exactly 4=22 =
>plus
>your shrinkage, and following the lines that you made with the square, cut =
>one
>direction and then the other. It is faster and there is less waste than =
>with a
>cookie cutter.
>
>Linda Blossom
>2366 Slaterville Rd.
>Ithaca, NY 14850
>6075397912
>www.artscape.com
>blossom=40lightlink.com
>
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
own website: http://www.mudslinger.demon.co.uk
BPS website: http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk
David Hewitt on thu 16 apr 98
Bath Potter's Supplies can be contacted on:-
email:- sales@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
or through URL http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk
or by smail to:-
2, Dorset Close,
Bath,
Avon BA2 3RF
UK
My 'Own Web' site below has a link to them if you wish to use it.
In message , DIANA PANCIOLI, ASSOC. PROF.
writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Could we have an address for Bath Pottery Supply?
>
>Thanks,
>
>DP
>
>On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Pammyam wrote:
>
--
David Hewitt
David Hewitt Pottery ,
7 Fairfield Road, Caerleon, Newport,
South Wales, NP6 1DQ, UK. Tel:- +44 (0) 1633 420647
Own Web site http://www.dhpot.demon.co.uk
IMC Web site http://digitalfire.com/education/people/hewitt.htm
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