Marley Wolhud on wed 17 jun 98
Well, now that my kiln is ordered and I am getting my space ready for
"business", I have a couple of questions I am hoping you all can help me
with.
1. I have built out half of the garage and have a propane heater that
heats the space well when I am working. During the winter, will the
clay and other materials be okay if I don't use the space for a few
days? What affect does freezing temperature (since I live in the
Northeast) have on these materials?
2. Right now I don't have the ability for running water in the studio.
What alternatives are there, and how do I protect my kitchen pipes from
the hazards of clay, glazes etc.
Thanks everyone.
Don Jones on fri 19 jun 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Well, now that my kiln is ordered and I am getting my space ready for
>"business", I have a couple of questions I am hoping you all can help me
>with.
>
>1. I have built out half of the garage and have a propane heater that
>heats the space well when I am working. During the winter, will the
>clay and other materials be okay if I don't use the space for a few
>days? What affect does freezing temperature (since I live in the
>Northeast) have on these materials?
>
>2. Right now I don't have the ability for running water in the studio.
>What alternatives are there, and how do I protect my kitchen pipes from
>the hazards of clay, glazes etc.
>
>Thanks everyone.
I live in the SW and don't have quite the cold problems you will have but I
have been successfully working with no running water for 5 years now and I
like it alot. It solves alot of problems such as sinks and traps and
cleanup etc. I just get a gallon bucket from the kitchen and work with
that. It teaches water frugality and save mucho time.
Don Jones
claysky@highfiber.com
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Earl Brunner on fri 19 jun 98
You will definitely want to protect the clay and damp ware from freezing,
(very bad) :(. Ice crystals will destroy your work in progress and will turn
unused clay to mush and hard stuff, as the ice (water) separates out of the
clay into crystals during the freezing. Pour your used water and slurry into
a larger container and let the clay and glaze settle out before pouring off
the water.
Kenneth D. Westfall on sat 20 jun 98
Well as far as raw material, the freezing will not hurt it them, but
freezing will reek havoc with work in progress ie (wet pots, freshly glazed
pots, and damp green ware). Also supplies like liquid wax and maybe sodium
silicate will be damaged by he freezing. A frozen 25 pound block of clay
takes some time to thaw and makes for a late start in the studio.
A couple buckets or trash cans with water to wash in will take care of
the sink problem. When the bucket gets almost full of solids you just
siphon off the water and recycle the clay in the bottom. Use two different
containers for clay and glazes.
At 01:52 PM 6/17/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Well, now that my kiln is ordered and I am getting my space ready for
>"business", I have a couple of questions I am hoping you all can help me
>with.
>
>1. I have built out half of the garage and have a propane heater that
>heats the space well when I am working. During the winter, will the
>clay and other materials be okay if I don't use the space for a few
>days? What affect does freezing temperature (since I live in the
>Northeast) have on these materials?
>
>2. Right now I don't have the ability for running water in the studio.
>What alternatives are there, and how do I protect my kitchen pipes from
>the hazards of clay, glazes etc.
>
>Thanks everyone.
>
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