David Hendley on tue 20 jul 99
Mel's suggestion to mark your caliper size for a pot on the
studio wall is a good one.
My method is to always set my calipers to a ruler. Any lid I
make will be in half-inch increments - either a whole inch or
a half inch.
Write down in your notebook, or on the wall, your measurements,
such as, 'large canister jar, 6 lbs of clay, 6 1/2" lid'.
Customers will love you when you can easily supply them with
a replacement for a broken lid.
I also save the extras when I make an extra lid or two from a run
of lidded containers. Probably have a hundred sitting on a dedicated
shelf. A lifesaver when you break one loading the kiln, or something.
Another good idea is to make a shrink rule' with your claybody. To do
this, simply make a 12" by 1 1/2" by 3/8" thick slab of clay and press a
ruler with raised divisions into the clay. Dry and fire normally.
The numbers will be backwards, but the divisions will be accurate.
If you need to make a replacement lid for a fired pot, just measure
the opening with the fired and shrunken clay ruler. Whatever
the shrink rule reads, set your calipers with a 'real ruler' for that size
to make the replacement lid.
If you originally set your calipers to a ruler, you'll be able to tell
at a glance where to set your calipers again.
Also, this is an impressive exercise to perform for a customer who
wants a new lid - lets them know there is more to it than they thought!
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
At 01:49 PM 7/18/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>according to mr. uchida, `careful measuring gives perfect covers`.
>we used bent coat hangers, made into calipers for most pots....they
>do not lose their place...mechanical calipers always are slipping.
>mark your caliper size on the wall of you studio with a marker.
>i just hold up the caliper and draw the outline.
>teapots, casseroles etc...always have the correct size.
>i save each caliper with the ribs and measuring tools.
>i try to make all teapot covers the same size..exact. then you never
>have to worry...keep some extras on hand, if one does not fit, another may.
>mel/mn
>i guy came into my studio last year with a broken teapot( lid) that he
>bought in 1967. i handed him a cover, it fit exact. he went
>away a happy customer....saying,`i can't believe it`.
>http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>from minnetonka, minnesota, u.s.a.
>
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
elizabeth priddy on wed 21 jul 99
I use a set of round cookie cutters with the sizes
marked according to what they are for, like teapot
lid, small jar with cork, medium jar with lid, etc.
The metal ones are thin enough to work as measures for
both the lid and the jar because the thickness of the
metal is negligible.
tip: dip it in water before you center it over the
spinning piece to eyeball the size of the opening or
lid-lip.
---
Elizabeth Priddy
I speak from sincerity and experience, not authority...
email: epriddy@usa.net
www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:28:22 David Hendley wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Mel's suggestion to mark your caliper size for a pot on the
>studio wall is a good one.
>My method is to always set my calipers to a ruler. Any lid I
>make will be in half-inch increments - either a whole inch or
>a half inch.
>Write down in your notebook, or on the wall, your measurements,
>such as, 'large canister jar, 6 lbs of clay, 6 1/2" lid'.
>Customers will love you when you can easily supply them with
>a replacement for a broken lid.
>I also save the extras when I make an extra lid or two from a run
>of lidded containers. Probably have a hundred sitting on a dedicated
>shelf. A lifesaver when you break one loading the kiln, or something.
>
>Another good idea is to make a shrink rule' with your claybody. To do
>this, simply make a 12" by 1 1/2" by 3/8" thick slab of clay and press a
>ruler with raised divisions into the clay. Dry and fire normally.
>The numbers will be backwards, but the divisions will be accurate.
>If you need to make a replacement lid for a fired pot, just measure
>the opening with the fired and shrunken clay ruler. Whatever
>the shrink rule reads, set your calipers with a 'real ruler' for that size
>to make the replacement lid.
>If you originally set your calipers to a ruler, you'll be able to tell
>at a glance where to set your calipers again.
>Also, this is an impressive exercise to perform for a customer who
>wants a new lid - lets them know there is more to it than they thought!
>
>David Hendley
>Maydelle, Texas
>hendley@tyler.net
>http://www.farmpots.com
>
>
>
>
>At 01:49 PM 7/18/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>according to mr. uchida, `careful measuring gives perfect covers`.
>>we used bent coat hangers, made into calipers for most pots....they
>>do not lose their place...mechanical calipers always are slipping.
>>mark your caliper size on the wall of you studio with a marker.
>>i just hold up the caliper and draw the outline.
>>teapots, casseroles etc...always have the correct size.
>>i save each caliper with the ribs and measuring tools.
>>i try to make all teapot covers the same size..exact. then you never
>>have to worry...keep some extras on hand, if one does not fit, another may.
>>mel/mn
>>i guy came into my studio last year with a broken teapot( lid) that he
>>bought in 1967. i handed him a cover, it fit exact. he went
>>away a happy customer....saying,`i can't believe it`.
>>http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>>from minnetonka, minnesota, u.s.a.
>>
>David Hendley
>Maydelle, Texas
>hendley@tyler.net
>http://www.farmpots.com
>
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