Jonathan Kaplan on mon 25 may 98
I can't resist this one.
Over the many years I have subscribed to this list the subject of Laguna
B-Mix problems is frequent, and the problems range from cracking and now to
bloating.
I have also read the response from Laguna regarding some of the earlier
problems.
Seems to me that this clay formula while usable for many does indeed have
some indemic problems for many others.
I would think that Laguna needs to address this problem in a rather
substantive way and I also think that those potters who depend on this body
for their production need to perhaps look at some alternatives.
Pottery making does not have to be so encumbered with such problems.
Am I the only one who can see through this morass?
Jonathan
Jonathan Kaplan, president jonathan@csn.net
http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Production Services
PO Box 775112
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
(USPS deliveries only)
Plant Location
1280 13th Street Unit 13
Steamboat Springs CO 80487
( UPS, courier, and common carrier deliveries)
(970) 879-9139*voice and fax
http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
http://digitalfire.com/education/clay/kaplan1.htm
Peggy Heer on tue 26 may 98
Nope..your not the only one who sees this.....that is why I QUIT using
Laguna B-Mix.....just tooooo many hassels to worry about...although I loved
to throw with it. Laguna should look after these problems instead of
giving excuses. Plainsman Clays fix problems and give NO excuses.
"FIREWORKS '98" was the best........you will alllll have to come in the
year 2000 for the next one...it should be a dooozy.
As Always In Clay...still healing great....Peggy
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I can't resist this one.
>
>Over the many years I have subscribed to this list the subject of Laguna
>B-Mix problems is frequent, and the problems range from cracking and now to
>bloating.
>
>I have also read the response from Laguna regarding some of the earlier
>problems.
>
>Seems to me that this clay formula while usable for many does indeed have
>some indemic problems for many others.
>
>I would think that Laguna needs to address this problem in a rather
>substantive way and I also think that those potters who depend on this body
>for their production need to perhaps look at some alternatives.
>
>Pottery making does not have to be so encumbered with such problems.
>
>Am I the only one who can see through this morass?
>
>Jonathan
>
>
>
>Jonathan Kaplan, president jonathan@csn.net
>http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
>Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Production Services
>PO Box 775112
>Steamboat Springs CO 80477
>(USPS deliveries only)
>
>Plant Location
>1280 13th Street Unit 13
>Steamboat Springs CO 80487
>( UPS, courier, and common carrier deliveries)
>
>(970) 879-9139*voice and fax
>
>http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
>http://digitalfire.com/education/clay/kaplan1.htm
Peggy Heer / Heer Pottery E-Mail p4337@connect.ab.ca
52120 Range Road 223
Sherwood Park, AB. Canada T8C 1A7
Phone (403) 922-6270
http://www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/artists/pheer/
Barbara Lewis on tue 26 may 98
No - I agree. If you have to stand on your head, chew gum, and pat your
belly at the same time to get clay to perform, there's something wrong. I
personally don't know how you folks who are using B-Mix can tolerate these
losses. And, why is Laguna not responding to these problems. The clay
seems particularly tempermental -- from having to apply handles with extreme
care to bloating, etc.
Barbara Lewis
At 09:09 AM 5/25/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I can't resist this one.
>
>Over the many years I have subscribed to this list the subject of Laguna
>B-Mix problems is frequent, and the problems range from cracking and now to
>bloating.
>
>I have also read the response from Laguna regarding some of the earlier
>problems.
>
>Seems to me that this clay formula while usable for many does indeed have
>some indemic problems for many others.
>
>I would think that Laguna needs to address this problem in a rather
>substantive way and I also think that those potters who depend on this body
>for their production need to perhaps look at some alternatives.
>
>Pottery making does not have to be so encumbered with such problems.
>
>Am I the only one who can see through this morass?
>
>Jonathan
>
>
>
>Jonathan Kaplan, president jonathan@csn.net
>http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
>Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Production Services
>PO Box 775112
>Steamboat Springs CO 80477
>(USPS deliveries only)
>
>Plant Location
>1280 13th Street Unit 13
>Steamboat Springs CO 80487
>( UPS, courier, and common carrier deliveries)
>
>(970) 879-9139*voice and fax
>
>http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
>http://digitalfire.com/education/clay/kaplan1.htm
>
WellSpring ClayWorks
5412 Well Spring Road
La Plata, MD 20646
blewis@crosslink.net
(301) 932-3915
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