Linda Bryant on sun 22 aug 99
The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then they drip a bit down
the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I remember years ago that I
solved that problem (I am just getting back to throwing functional ware
after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does anyone know what that
would be about? Thanks for any help.
Elca Branman on mon 23 aug 99
The bottom of the lip should be parallel to the table upon which the
pitcher stands;its should be neither pouting nor pursed. The correct
angle is working with gravity so that the drop has to flow back into the
pitcher..damn, I could show you in a second but hard to describe with
words.
Elca.. at home in Sarasota,Florida,USA
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zahidi neale on mon 23 aug 99
I know! I know! Call on me, teacher!!! But I'll be danged if I can put it in
words. (Gimme a piece o' paper and a pencil. If I had a scanner I could draw
you a picture and send it.) Well, lessee, here:
If the end of the spout is REAL sharp, the last drip out of the pour just
keeps running with the flow of gravity, i.e. down the outside of the
pitcher. For some reason (I'm sure the scientists out there are shaking
their heads in amuuuuzement.) if you make the end of the spout rolled
instead of sharp, the drip just kind of hangs there and doesn't run down the
pitcher. It can't go back up hill over the little roll.
Like if the spout goes / it runs, but if it goes /* it doesn't.
So you can make a tiny clay roll and tuck it just barely under the sharp
end, or if the clay is very wet, keep the finger of one hand curled under
that part when you form the spout lip so it stays kind of rounded on the
underside instead of getting sharp.
Whoa. THAT was tough. I could draw it in Paint or Publisher and send it to
you!
Zahidi in Louisiana
zahidi@gs.verio.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Bryant
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 8:35 PM
Subject: lip on pitchers
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then they drip a bit down
the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I remember years ago that I
solved that problem (I am just getting back to throwing functional ware
after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does anyone know what that
would be about? Thanks for any help.
Hank Murrow on mon 23 aug 99
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then they drip a bit down
>the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I remember years ago that I
>solved that problem (I am just getting back to throwing functional ware
>after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
>Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does anyone know what that
>would be about? Thanks for any help.
Well, yes........if you wipe a minuscule amount of butter or any fat just
under the lip of the pitcher it will not drip. The fat breaks the flow of
the liquid. Naturally, this doesn't work so well with hot liquids. Regards,
Hank in Eugene
Russel Fouts on mon 23 aug 99
Linda,
>> The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then they drip a bit down
the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I remember years ago that I
solved that problem (I am just getting back to throwing functional ware
after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does anyone know what that would
be about? Thanks for any help. <<
That's it, my grandmother taught me. A little bit of butter or fat under the
lip of the pitcher or teapot. Breaks the tension.
Russel
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Martin Howard on mon 23 aug 99
Have a look at the angle of the lowest bit of spout at each position of
the pitcher. If there is always a V part directed towards the container
into which you are pouring, then there should be no drops coming down
the spout towards the pitcher and the tablecloth. All would go into the
cup.
Someone presented on TV in England some months ago a simple invention
for correcting those tea-pots etc that drip onto the table. It was just
a rubber piece to make a downwards pointing V at all normal stages of
tipping the pot.
So, if potters just thought about that, designed and threw accordingly,
we would have more satisfied customers and less need to wash tablecloths
so often.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery and Press
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
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Antoinette Badenhorst on mon 23 aug 99
Linda , two things will help: Thin the edge out to get a cutting line
and see that you don`t curl the lip downwards.
Hope this helps.
Antoinette.
Linda Bryant wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then
> they drip a bit down
> the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I
> remember years ago that I
> solved that problem (I am just getting back to
> throwing functional ware
> after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't
> remember what I did.
> Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does
> anyone know what that
> would be about? Thanks for any help.
>
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Marcia Selsor on mon 23 aug 99
You can smear a little butter under the spout and that should reple the
drip. If you pull the wet clay of the lip into a sharp edge using a
finger or a chamois, this will break the surface tension of the liquid
and cure the drip.It becomes fragile and prone to chipping if it gets
banged around.
Marcia in Montana
Linda Bryant wrote:
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> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then they drip a bit down
> the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I remember years ago that I
> solved that problem (I am just getting back to throwing functional ware
> after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
> Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does anyone know what that
> would be about? Thanks for any help.
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Dannon Rhudy on mon 23 aug 99
If the lip of your pitcher(s) is too thick, or if it rolls down into the
throat on the outside of the pitcher, it is likely to drip to a greater
or lesser degree. Thin the spout a bit, or alter the angle of it,
until you get one that does not drip. You can look at the various
kinds of spouts in any issue of Clay Times or Ceramics Monthly
or Pottery Making Illustrated - anything that has images of functional
wares. Many - not all - of them will function well.
As to "butter" - one can put a bit of butter or oil on the lip of a
pitcher or teapot spout to stop it dripping. But you don't want to
have to include a note with pieces advising buyers/users to do
that to avoid drips.
Regards,
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
At 09:34 PM 8/22/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>The lips on my pitchers pour very nicely...but then they drip a bit down
>the front. Any suggestions on how to stop it? I remember years ago that I
>solved that problem (I am just getting back to throwing functional ware
>after a 5 year hiatus}but for the life of me I can't remember what I did.
>Something about "butter" sticks in my mind. Does anyone know what that
>would be about? Thanks for any help.
>
Erin Hayes on mon 23 aug 99
Hi Linda et al.,
When I learned to make spouts ( I think Bob Howell of teflon rib fame showed
me this trick at a workshop), I learned to stretch the spout with a wet
finger, then to drag a dry finger up along the inside of the spout a few
times to create a burr along the top edge of the spout lip. This does help
create surface tension and lessens the dribbling.
I'm really interested to hear about other ways Clayarters have for dealing
with this.
Erin.
Linda Bryant on tue 24 aug 99
Thanks for the lip remedy.I have always been a little intimidated about
stretching it out too much, I like those pitchers that have sort of a double
edge on the rim,so I will try that also. Of course I was glad to know that
other people had knowledge of the butter trick...but certainly don't want to
explain that to any potential buyers. Guess the family and friends will
benefit from my earlier attempts of pitcher-making. I appreciate everyones
suggestions. This discussion group is fantastic. I had just gottten on to it
yesterday.
Linda Bryant on tue 24 aug 99
Thanks for the info..I should have realized that those rounded lips don't
pour well, either from pitchers or teapots. I always wondered why my teapots
especially did'nt. And I worked so hard to get them nice and smooth. It
should make my efforts somewhat better to have a nice "V"edge, and prevent
those drips from. running down my arm. I appreciate your response..and
thanks again! Linda
Linda Bryant on tue 24 aug 99
Thanks Russell, I'm glad to know that I have something in common with your
grandmother. I just hate to tell potential buyers to smear a little fat under
the lip whenever they pour, although it seems like such a great little
converstion-starter at the craft markets, don't you think? I have been
advised to make a sharper edge on the lip..and I had worked so hard to smooth
them out, but will try that also. Thanks for the response. ps What is the
"potes" part of your pottery shop? Linda
Alex Wilson on tue 24 aug 99
I've just read a bunch of very interesting posts on this subject, but if all
else should fail - try a little capillary hole just below the spout. Any
drips will be sucked back up and into the belly of your jug. I was told this
by my old tutor and have seen it used successfully on metal and (WARNING!
potters of a nervous disposition might want to look away here)
plastic ware.
All this info would be good grist to a student, eh?
Alex
Linda Bryant on wed 25 aug 99
Thanks for your response, Alex. I believe that years ago I saw someone take
sandpaper and sharpen us the edge of the lip. That's probably not a great
solution, because of potential leaching problems. As I have said to some of
the resopnders,I don't know where I was during the lessons on dripping
pitchers and teapots. But, luckily from all the suggestions I should have no
problems..at least in that area of functional ware. Linda
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on fri 27 aug 99
Alex--
This sounds like an interesting solution, but does this show on the outside of
the pitcher? Or, is it only on the inside? And, what shape and how long are
your spouts? I can imagine someone looking at the pitcher and seeing a hole
and not wanting to purchase it. Stranger things have happened.
Sandy
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Wilson [SMTP:JenAlexWil@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 2:14 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: lip on pitchers
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I've just read a bunch of very interesting posts on this subject, but if all
else should fail - try a little capillary hole just below the spout. Any
drips will be sucked back up and into the belly of your jug. I was told this
by my old tutor and have seen it used successfully on metal and (WARNING!
potters of a nervous disposition might want to look away here)
plastic ware.
All this info would be good grist to a student, eh?
Alex
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