Julie Tremblay on wed 24 feb 99
One more question about medex or other wood bats...
Plaster bats absorbs water from the piece, allowing to take it off when
it is not sticking to the bat anymore, and turn it upside down. What do
you do when you use a medex or other kind of bats? Can you take the
piece of the bat easily? Doesn't it crack more because the bottom can't
dry?
Julie Tremblay
Montreal, Quebec
matthew lettington on thu 25 feb 99
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If you use other bats it is nessisary to use a wire tool to cut the piece
off. Do this right after you finish throwing the piece. The bottom will
not dry as fast but if you controle the raqte of drying it should not give
you any trouble, especially if you are using a good clay body
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From: Julie Tremblay =3Cjulie=40mmic.net=3E
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Subject: Medex vs plaster bats - another question
=3E----------------------------Original message----------------------------
=3EOne more question about medex or other wood bats...
=3E
=3EPlaster bats absorbs water from the piece, allowing to take it off when
=3Eit is not sticking to the bat anymore, and turn it upside down. What do
=3Eyou do when you use a medex or other kind of bats? Can you take the
=3Epiece of the bat easily? Doesn't it crack more because the bottom can't
=3Edry?
=3E
=3EJulie Tremblay
=3EMontreal, Quebec
=3E
Earl Brunner on thu 25 feb 99
I have not used plaster bats since the first two years of my pottery
experience, that would be about 14 pottery years ago (some non pottery years
in between a coupla times). I have eliminated plaster completely from my
studio. I never did care for the little chunks that got into the clay. The
only place I ever used them was in a communal setting and it was a pain. To
answer your question though, I do a thorough job of compressing the bottom
before pulling the walls up. I wire under the pot right after throwing and
when it is dry enough to separate from the bat without pulling the bottom
off, I trim. I don't have a damp room, so they are allowed to control dry
under plastic until trimmed. Most all pots are left inverted after trimming
to dry upside down. Some larger irregular forms are turned on their sides
to allow the bottom to "catch up" in drying. I live in a very dry climate
and frequently the problem is trying to keep things from drying too fast.
Tonight I threw 25 mugs and the first ones were almost ready to trim and
attach handles by the time I finished the last ones an hour and a half
later.
Earl Brunner
Julie Tremblay wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> One more question about medex or other wood bats...
>
> Plaster bats absorbs water from the piece, allowing to take it off when
> it is not sticking to the bat anymore, and turn it upside down. What do
> you do when you use a medex or other kind of bats? Can you take the
> piece of the bat easily? Doesn't it crack more because the bottom can't
> dry?
>
> Julie Tremblay
> Montreal, Quebec
Stephen Mills on thu 25 feb 99
You wire cut the piece underneath after you've finished throwing, and
when it is leather hard it parts easily from the batt without causing
problems.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Julie Tremblay writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>One more question about medex or other wood bats...
>
>Plaster bats absorbs water from the piece, allowing to take it off when
>it is not sticking to the bat anymore, and turn it upside down. What do
>you do when you use a medex or other kind of bats? Can you take the
>piece of the bat easily? Doesn't it crack more because the bottom can't
>dry?
>
>Julie Tremblay
>Montreal, Quebec
>
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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
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