Cheryl Sculley on wed 17 jun 98
Kathyb and Dave,
Thank you for the information. The tile press plans came directly out =
of a
book by Frank Giogini. The title is 'Handmade Tiles=22 ISBN 0-937274-76-3.=
I
purchased this book through Highwater Clay in Ashville. My Husband followed=
the
plans exactly and it works extremely well. I could not be happier. I have =
also
thrown all the sinks for the house and made and painted all the tiles for =
the
counters and walls in the kitchen and 3 bathrooms. I am ahead of my =
builders
but was afraid I would make them wait so I started early. I can only hope
everything works out when it comes time to install everything. Is there a
secret to installing tiles? Sigh.. Another life lesson to learn.
Cheryl J. Sculley
cjsculley=40mindspring.com
Cheryl Sculley on wed 17 jun 98
Kathyb,
My tile press is made of wood with metal connections where needed. I =
made
my plaster molds for sizes 4,6 and 8 inch tiles and have used all of them.
Twelve inch tiles like to warp to much for me to want to spend time working =
with
them right now. I press my tiles on a cloth covered board and as soon as =
they
are set up enough to handle I transfer them to cloth covered drywall to dry.=
I
cover them lightly with plastic for a few days and uncover them more when I =
feel
they are ready. My warpage is small and I am glad that it is working. Mine=
is
not to reason why... Suburbia and all the headaches it brings is why we are
building in the country.
There are some really cool photos in the 'Handmade Tiles' book that =
might
be of interest to you concerning your fireplace. Good luck and I will see =
what
I can come up with as well. (We have a fireplace to do also).
Cheryl J. Sculley
cjsculley=40mindspring.com
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