Brian Crocker on sun 15 aug 99
I hope I have come to the fountain of all Tile knowlege.
After pushing Potters in various Clubs in South Australia in to being interested
in making tiles for the "International Potters' Path" I have settled down to
making
my contribution. And you guessed it, I have them curling up even during
drying and worse when bisqued. I have;
Turned the slab over and repositioned it by 90 degrees each pass through the
slab
roller.
Decreased the distance between the rolls by only 3/16" each time for the
last 5 passes.
Cut out the tiles following the grain [last direction of rolling]
Cut out the tiles at "an angle" to the last direction of rolling.
Dried the tiles on a wire rack turning them over every few hours.
Dried them between layers of paper with a 5lb brick on top.
I thought I had covered every possibility but I must have missed something ??
The tiles are [Finished fired size] 4" by 4" by 1/2" thick. Using a white
StoneWare
Clay, Known as JB3 in Australia.
Please can some CLAYARTERS help B4 I run out of clay ??
Kind regards to you all.
Brian C..
Brian Comley-Crocker.
4 Erica Street,
Tea Tree Gully 5091,
South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
Phone/Fax: 08 8264 4136
The Crock maker.
Carol Seidman on mon 16 aug 99
Brian: Try this to keep tiles flat, roll out your clay on a piece of
canvas draped over a board. Do NOT remove the clay slab from the canvas.
Cut the shape you want and remove the excess clay, leaving your desired
shape STUCK TO THE CANVAS. Flip the extra fabric on top of the clay,
cover with another board and leave it alone. Here in New Jersey it
would take 5 -7 days to dry completely. I think the fabric backing
keeps the moisture even, and the weave of the fabric has gotten embedded
in the clay a little from rolling. Hope this helps. Carol Seidman
James Blossom on mon 16 aug 99
Brian...
The one most important thing to avoid warping is *even slow drying*
The easiest way to accompish this is drying between two pieces of drywall
(Gypsum board).
I have found a combination of first drywall board then open racks works
best,
but drywall will do the trick.
Hope this helps,
Mike Blossom
Sleeping Dog Designs
Albuqueque, NM USA
"There is no workman whomsoever he be
That can worke bothe welle and hastile"
---Chaucer ' Merchant's tale'
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Crocker
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 15, 1999 1:50 PM
Subject: Potter's Path Tiles.
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I hope I have come to the fountain of all Tile knowlege.
After pushing Potters in various Clubs in South Australia in to being
interested
in making tiles for the "International Potters' Path" I have settled down to
making
my contribution. And you guessed it, I have them curling up even during
drying and worse when bisqued. I have;
Turned the slab over and repositioned it by 90 degrees each pass through the
slab
roller.
Decreased the distance between the rolls by only 3/16" each time for the
last 5 passes.
Cut out the tiles following the grain [last direction of rolling]
Cut out the tiles at "an angle" to the last direction of rolling.
Dried the tiles on a wire rack turning them over every few hours.
Dried them between layers of paper with a 5lb brick on top.
I thought I had covered every possibility but I must have missed something
??
The tiles are [Finished fired size] 4" by 4" by 1/2" thick. Using a white
StoneWare
Clay, Known as JB3 in Australia.
Please can some CLAYARTERS help B4 I run out of clay ??
Kind regards to you all.
Brian C..
Brian Comley-Crocker.
4 Erica Street,
Tea Tree Gully 5091,
South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
Phone/Fax: 08 8264 4136
The Crock maker.
Laura Freedman on mon 16 aug 99
I have just begun to make tiles and have been fairly successful in keeping
them flat. I don't pass my clay through the slabroller as many times as you
do, once and perhaps twice if necessary. I have no idea if that is a help
or hindrance. I try not to cut the tiles one place and move them, it tends
to distort them. Usually I roll them, open up the fabric, cut them in place
and place a gypsum board over them and flip them VERY carefully, then
gently remove the fabric. I then place another gypsum board on top and
leave them until they are dry. Gypsum helps with the drying and can be
purchased at a home improvement establishment. Laura
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I hope I have come to the fountain of all Tile knowlege.
>
>After pushing Potters in various Clubs in South Australia in to being
interested
>in making tiles for the "International Potters' Path" I have settled down to
>making
>my contribution. And you guessed it, I have them curling up even during
>drying and worse when bisqued. I have;
>
>Turned the slab over and repositioned it by 90 degrees each pass through the
>slab
>roller.
>
>Decreased the distance between the rolls by only 3/16" each time for the
>last 5 passes.
>
>Cut out the tiles following the grain [last direction of rolling]
>
>Cut out the tiles at "an angle" to the last direction of rolling.
>
>Dried the tiles on a wire rack turning them over every few hours.
>
>Dried them between layers of paper with a 5lb brick on top.
>
>I thought I had covered every possibility but I must have missed something ??
>
>The tiles are [Finished fired size] 4" by 4" by 1/2" thick. Using a white
>StoneWare
>Clay, Known as JB3 in Australia.
>
>Please can some CLAYARTERS help B4 I run out of clay ??
>
>Kind regards to you all.
>Brian C..
>Brian Comley-Crocker.
>4 Erica Street,
>Tea Tree Gully 5091,
>South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
>Phone/Fax: 08 8264 4136
>
>The Crock maker.
>
>
Ilene Mahler on mon 16 aug 99
I usually dry my tiles inbetween wall board and never turn 5 or6 layers
high covered with plastic a week or so then let dry for a month fire on end
Hope this helps ..Ilene in Conn
At 04:50 PM 8/15/99 EDT, Brian Crocker wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I hope I have come to the fountain of all Tile knowlege.
>
>After pushing Potters in various Clubs in South Australia in to being
interested
>in making tiles for the "International Potters' Path" I have settled down to
>making
>my contribution. And you guessed it, I have them curling up even during
>drying and worse when bisqued. I have;
>
>Turned the slab over and repositioned it by 90 degrees each pass through the
>slab
>roller.
>
>Decreased the distance between the rolls by only 3/16" each time for the
>last 5 passes.
>
>Cut out the tiles following the grain [last direction of rolling]
>
>Cut out the tiles at "an angle" to the last direction of rolling.
>
>Dried the tiles on a wire rack turning them over every few hours.
>
>Dried them between layers of paper with a 5lb brick on top.
>
>I thought I had covered every possibility but I must have missed something ??
>
>The tiles are [Finished fired size] 4" by 4" by 1/2" thick. Using a white
>StoneWare
>Clay, Known as JB3 in Australia.
>
>Please can some CLAYARTERS help B4 I run out of clay ??
>
>Kind regards to you all.
>Brian C..
>Brian Comley-Crocker.
>4 Erica Street,
>Tea Tree Gully 5091,
>South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
>Phone/Fax: 08 8264 4136
>
>The Crock maker.
>
>
Katie Cordrey on fri 20 aug 99
I sometimes sandwich mine between two kiln shelves during bisque firing. No
curls.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU]On Behalf
Of Brian Crocker
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 1:50 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Potter's Path Tiles.
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I hope I have come to the fountain of all Tile knowlege.
After pushing Potters in various Clubs in South Australia in to being
interested
in making tiles for the "International Potters' Path" I have settled down to
making
my contribution. And you guessed it, I have them curling up even during
drying and worse when bisqued. I have;
Turned the slab over and repositioned it by 90 degrees each pass through the
slab
roller.
Decreased the distance between the rolls by only 3/16" each time for the
last 5 passes.
Cut out the tiles following the grain [last direction of rolling]
Cut out the tiles at "an angle" to the last direction of rolling.
Dried the tiles on a wire rack turning them over every few hours.
Dried them between layers of paper with a 5lb brick on top.
I thought I had covered every possibility but I must have missed something
??
The tiles are [Finished fired size] 4" by 4" by 1/2" thick. Using a white
StoneWare
Clay, Known as JB3 in Australia.
Please can some CLAYARTERS help B4 I run out of clay ??
Kind regards to you all.
Brian C..
Brian Comley-Crocker.
4 Erica Street,
Tea Tree Gully 5091,
South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
Phone/Fax: 08 8264 4136
The Crock maker.
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