Brad Sondahl on thu 15 apr 99
Although pottery tools breed like bunnies, and I use lots of them, I try
to find multiple uses so as not to overclutter my work space. Therefore
I use the edge of a credit card type rib to free bats, slowly turning
the wheel with the edge inserted till it pops loose..
As to the problem of enlarged bat holes, I usually wet the wheelhead and
accompanying grunge on it, which in conjunction with the bat pins
produces the kind of attachment desired.
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Barney Adams on fri 16 apr 99
Hi,
I of late have done more throwing with bats and I'm having trouble
geting the clay to stick to the bat. Once the bat gets wet forget it.
Is this probably due to my using too much water?
Barney
Brad Sondahl wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Although pottery tools breed like bunnies, and I use lots of them, I try
> to find multiple uses so as not to overclutter my work space. Therefore
> I use the edge of a credit card type rib to free bats, slowly turning
> the wheel with the edge inserted till it pops loose..
> As to the problem of enlarged bat holes, I usually wet the wheelhead and
> accompanying grunge on it, which in conjunction with the bat pins
> produces the kind of attachment desired.
> --
> Brad Sondahl
> http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl/bradindex.html
> Sondahl homepage http://www.camasnet.com/~asondahl
> Original literature, music, pottery, and art
Elizabeth Hewitt on sun 18 apr 99
geting the clay to stick to the bat. Once the bat gets wet forget it.
Is this probably due to my using too much water?
Barney>
Robin Hopper says to throw your clump of clay down hard on the wheel. It works!
Robin also throws really wet. Since I started throwing wetter and with softer c
my throwing has improved greatly and is much easier on my body.
Elizabeth
Anne Hunt on mon 19 apr 99
Agree wholeheartedly that my body is happier and throwing better since using
softer clay; if the clay gets too soft, either we both take a nap, or I
reach for the propane torch sitting near my left hip---howsomever, I try to
throw with a bit less water, a la' Peipenburg (sp?), since I'm a lazy
so-and-so and don't use a splash pan so's I don't have to clean it.
I use a moderately damp sponge to wet the bat where the clay is going to
be fling, flang, flung---there's no excess water and the clay stays where
it's 'sposed to.
Anne
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