Tracy Wilson on mon 28 jun 99
Carrie
Please don't be mad about the bats... I've still got the uncut last sheet
of Medex in the barn.
I just wanted to say I've had large platter problems. I've recently taken
to drying my large platters under plastic until past leather hard then
propping the piece on three wedges to allow the foot and bottom to dry at
the same rate as the top and sides. I've had pretty good luck...
Hopefully, you will, too.
____________________________________
Tracy Wilson
Saltbox Pottery
4 Shaw Rd.
Woolwich, ME 04579
Maine phone: 1-207-443-5586
Out of state: 1-800-755-POTS (7687)
fax:1-207-442-8922
email: tracy@saltboxpottery.com
web: www.saltboxpottery.com
___________________________________
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on tue 29 jun 99
I lost two large plates/platters for the first time in many years to S-cracks,
because the air conditioning in the studio got turned on and the breezes were
blowing before I was able to cover the platters with plastic to maintain even
drying. I think that propping up the platters is a really good idea. That air
needs to circulate evenly.
Sandy
-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy Wilson [SMTP:saltbox@ime.net]
Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 9:28 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: large platter foot cracking suggestion
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Carrie
Please don't be mad about the bats... I've still got the uncut last sheet
of Medex in the barn.
I just wanted to say I've had large platter problems. I've recently taken
to drying my large platters under plastic until past leather hard then
propping the piece on three wedges to allow the foot and bottom to dry at
the same rate as the top and sides. I've had pretty good luck...
Hopefully, you will, too.
____________________________________
Tracy Wilson
Saltbox Pottery
4 Shaw Rd.
Woolwich, ME 04579
Maine phone: 1-207-443-5586
Out of state: 1-800-755-POTS (7687)
fax:1-207-442-8922
email: tracy@saltboxpottery.com
web: www.saltboxpottery.com
___________________________________
Donald G. Goldsobel on mon 5 jul 99
While at the Nottingham Center inaugural workshop with Dnnon Rudy and Mel
Jacobsen, they suggested two things: first- cut s small nothch in the foot
ring of the platter to allow air to circulate under the platter and second,
pierce holes in the rim to allow a wire for hanging to be attached.
Donald Goldosbel in the San Fernando Valley
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Carrie
>Please don't be mad about the bats... I've still got the uncut last sheet
>of Medex in the barn.
>I just wanted to say I've had large platter problems. I've recently taken
>to drying my large platters under plastic until past leather hard then
>propping the piece on three wedges to allow the foot and bottom to dry at
>the same rate as the top and sides. I've had pretty good luck...
>Hopefully, you will, too.
>____________________________________
>Tracy Wilson
>Saltbox Pottery
>4 Shaw Rd.
>Woolwich, ME 04579
>Maine phone: 1-207-443-5586
>Out of state: 1-800-755-POTS (7687)
>fax:1-207-442-8922
>email: tracy@saltboxpottery.com
>web: www.saltboxpottery.com
>___________________________________
>
RoseHawke on tue 13 jul 99
May I make a suggestion? I think I would be concerned with the possibility of a
large platter (especially past leather hard) breaking if it was propped on just
a few supports. Something I am trying at the moment (although at the other end
of the spectrum, trying to minimize warping of a very small tray) is drying on
a "baker's cooling rack." It strikes me that this should work for the platter
too, and would give more support without fear of breakage due to weight. Since
the piece would be past leather hard, you wouldn't have to be concerned about
"grill marks" , that might occur if the clay were still soft.
Worth a shot.
Cindy in Alabama,
Where the weather has been most reasonable, especially for July,
but could definitely do with a bit less wet stuff!
Tracy Wilson wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Carrie
> Please don't be mad about the bats... I've still got the uncut last sheet
> of Medex in the barn.
> I just wanted to say I've had large platter problems. I've recently taken
> to drying my large platters under plastic until past leather hard then
> propping the piece on three wedges to allow the foot and bottom to dry at
> the same rate as the top and sides. I've had pretty good luck...
> Hopefully, you will, too.
> ____________________________________
> Tracy Wilson
> Saltbox Pottery
> 4 Shaw Rd.
> Woolwich, ME 04579
> Maine phone: 1-207-443-5586
> Out of state: 1-800-755-POTS (7687)
> fax:1-207-442-8922
> email: tracy@saltboxpottery.com
> web: www.saltboxpottery.com
> ___________________________________
--
***********************************************************
Cindy T. Riley (RoseHawke)
sjones@zebra.net
http://www.zebra.net/~sjones/rosehawke
***********************************************************
Penny Hosler on wed 14 jul 99
Rose, Cindy, Tracy, et al:
My drying rack shelves are pegboard. No "grill" marks and the air
circulates up thru the holes.
Penny in WA
-----Original Message-----
From: RoseHawke
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: large platter foot cracking suggestion
>----------------------------Original
message----------------------------
>May I make a suggestion? I think I would be concerned with the
possibility of a
>large platter (especially past leather hard) breaking if it was
propped on just
>a few supports. Something I am trying at the moment (although at the
other end
>of the spectrum, trying to minimize warping of a very small tray) is
drying on
>a "baker's cooling rack." It strikes me that this should work for the
platter
>too, and would give more support without fear of breakage due to
weight. Since
>the piece would be past leather hard, you wouldn't have to be
concerned about
>"grill marks" , that might occur if the clay were still soft.
>
>Worth a shot.
>
>Cindy in Alabama,
>
>Where the weather has been most reasonable, especially for July,
>but could definitely do with a bit less wet stuff!
>
>Tracy Wilson wrote:
>
>> ----------------------------Original
message----------------------------
>> Carrie
>> Please don't be mad about the bats... I've still got the uncut
last sheet
>> of Medex in the barn.
>> I just wanted to say I've had large platter problems. I've
recently taken
>> to drying my large platters under plastic until past leather hard
then
>> propping the piece on three wedges to allow the foot and bottom to
dry at
>> the same rate as the top and sides. I've had pretty good luck...
>> Hopefully, you will, too.
>> ____________________________________
>> Tracy Wilson
>> Saltbox Pottery
>> 4 Shaw Rd.
>> Woolwich, ME 04579
>> Maine phone: 1-207-443-5586
>> Out of state: 1-800-755-POTS (7687)
>> fax:1-207-442-8922
>> email: tracy@saltboxpottery.com
>> web: www.saltboxpottery.com
>> ___________________________________
>
>--
>
>***********************************************************
>Cindy T. Riley (RoseHawke)
>sjones@zebra.net
>http://www.zebra.net/~sjones/rosehawke
>***********************************************************
>
RoseHawke on thu 15 jul 99
I tried pegboard. 1/4" Masonite peg, unfortunately on a 3 foot shelf the
stuff has no support and sags (I found this out the hard way when I set a
piece of greenware down on it. I leave it to your imagination ). I'm
sure that I need some additional support under it of course. 1x1's? 2x2's?
1x2's ? Hmmm, that's the ticket. 1x2's, otherwise known as "furring
strips" should do the trick. I may even have a couple around the place
somewhere. But the grill worked fine on a small piece and was handier at the
moment than searching for the 1x2's and cutting them to length. I'm a great
believer in grabbing whatever works!
Cindy in Alabama
(lows in the *50's* this morning???? Is the Lady confused or what?)
***********************************************************
Cindy T. Riley (RoseHawke)
sjones@zebra.net
http://www.zebra.net/~sjones/rosehawke
***********************************************************
Earl Brunner on thu 15 jul 99
For large platters awhile back we tried punching a pattern of holes in
plastic (due to the lack of humidity around here-usually- we dry under
plastic a lot). It worked great with one exception. We have a high mineral
content in our water here and as the water in the clay migrated to the holes
in the plastic, it carried and desposited a higher mineral content at the
sites of the holes. These are generally alkaline minerals and the cute
little circles show up as nice little vapor glazed type circles all over the
bottom of the finished pots.
Penny Hosler wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Rose, Cindy, Tracy, et al:
> My drying rack shelves are pegboard. No "grill" marks and the air
> circulates up thru the holes.
>
> Penny in WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RoseHawke
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 10:50 AM
> Subject: Re: large platter foot cracking suggestion
>
> >----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> >May I make a suggestion? I think I would be concerned with the
> possibility of a
> >large platter (especially past leather hard) breaking if it was
> propped on just
> >a few supports. Something I am trying at the moment (although at the
> other end
> >of the spectrum, trying to minimize warping of a very small tray) is
> drying on
> >a "baker's cooling rack." It strikes me that this should work for the
> platter
> >too, and would give more support without fear of breakage due to
> weight. Since
> >the piece would be past leather hard, you wouldn't have to be
> concerned about
> >"grill marks" , that might occur if the clay were still soft.
> >
> >Worth a shot.
> >
> >Cindy in Alabama,
> >
> >Where the weather has been most reasonable, especially for July,
> >but could definitely do with a bit less wet stuff!
> >
> >Tracy Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> >> Carrie
> >> Please don't be mad about the bats... I've still got the uncut
> last sheet
> >> of Medex in the barn.
> >> I just wanted to say I've had large platter problems. I've
> recently taken
> >> to drying my large platters under plastic until past leather hard
> then
> >> propping the piece on three wedges to allow the foot and bottom to
> dry at
> >> the same rate as the top and sides. I've had pretty good luck...
> >> Hopefully, you will, too.
> >> ____________________________________
> >> Tracy Wilson
> >> Saltbox Pottery
> >> 4 Shaw Rd.
> >> Woolwich, ME 04579
> >> Maine phone: 1-207-443-5586
> >> Out of state: 1-800-755-POTS (7687)
> >> fax:1-207-442-8922
> >> email: tracy@saltboxpottery.com
> >> web: www.saltboxpottery.com
> >> ___________________________________
> >
> >--
> >
> >***********************************************************
> >Cindy T. Riley (RoseHawke)
> >sjones@zebra.net
> >http://www.zebra.net/~sjones/rosehawke
> >***********************************************************
> >
--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net
Bobbi Bassett on sun 18 jul 99
In a message dated 7/13/99 1:52:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sjones@zebra.net
writes:
> Something I am trying at the moment (although at the other end
> of the spectrum, trying to minimize warping of a very small tray) is
drying
> on
> a "baker's cooling rack." It strikes me that this should work for the
> platter
> too, and would give more support without fear of breakage due to weight.
> Since
> the piece would be past leather hard, you wouldn't have to be concerned
> about
> "grill marks" , that might occur if the clay were still soft.
>
Just a suggestion about the "grill marks" you mention. We use a baker's rack
and use fiberglass screen door screening on the racks to eliminate the marks.
Sometimes you have to use several layers depending on how heavy the piece is.
Bobbi in HOT, HOT PA
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