David Hendley on tue 26 jan 99
A lotion jar with a clay neck beats a glued-on plastic collar
any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.
Functionally and, more importantly, aesthetically.
The Axner collar molds work good, once you learn how to use
them. First, you have to see if your clay shrinks the correct amount
for the mold, so the collar will end up the right size.
They have 2 sizes of molds, I think, that cover clays in the 10-13%
shrinkage range. Your technique for making the collars will also
affect the final size.
This is definitely more work than gluing on a plastic collar, but,
once you learn how it all works, you can make them pretty fast.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
At 01:11 PM 1/21/99 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Several years ago I purchased from Axner the collar molds but I have never
>used them. Their mold is made of plaster and if I remember correctly I
>fill the mold with either clay or slip and then cut out a hole in the middle
>and when this collar releases from the mold I join it to the top of my
>lotion jar. Does it work well? It would be great to have soap pumps that
>do not fall apart.
>
>Gail Pasternack
>
>Ballantrae, Ontario
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