Veronica Honthaas on tue 19 oct 99
I have always thrown on plaster bats but am intrigued by the Elizabeth's
tile/plastibat system. I was surprised she preferred mature tiles over
bisqued tiles. Please tell why. Do pots "pop off" the mature tiles when
ready to trim as they do on plaster bats? Veronica
elizabeth priddy on wed 20 oct 99
yes they do and that is why...
they resist the water as I throw. the bisque
absorbs the throwing water and makes the tiles
stay wet longer. could be a feature rather than
a bug, but not for me.
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Elizabeth Priddy
personal email: epriddy@usa.net
website: http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 17:00:50 Veronica Honthaas wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I have always thrown on plaster bats but am intrigued by the Elizabeth's
>tile/plastibat system. I was surprised she preferred mature tiles over
>bisqued tiles. Please tell why. Do pots "pop off" the mature tiles when
>ready to trim as they do on plaster bats? Veronica
>
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Christine Laginess on sat 23 oct 99
elizabeth
what type of batts are you cutting through to insert the tiles and what type
of tool would you use for this? i am not very skilled at carpentry work
and need a little advice
thanks christine
chris1clay@aol.com
elizabeth priddy on sun 24 oct 99
I use a plastibat, although I have also made
them out of masonite and wood. You use a
electrical jigsaw to cut the square, although
any small hand jig saw would work. You drill a
small hole the size of the jig blade to start
the cut.
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Elizabeth Priddy
personal email: epriddy@usa.net
website: http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
On Sat, 23 Oct 1999 22:53:46 Christine Laginess wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>elizabeth
>what type of batts are you cutting through to insert the tiles and what type
>of tool would you use for this? i am not very skilled at carpentry work
>and need a little advice
>thanks christine
>chris1clay@aol.com
>
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Jeff Campana on sun 24 oct 99
Christine Laginess wrote
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> what type of batts are you cutting through to insert the tiles and what type
> of tool would you use for this? i am not very skilled at carpentry work
> and need a little advice
This last weekend, I just completed my very own tile/bat system. First, you
should go get some tiles. The ones I found were about the thickness of two
plasti-bats. they were 8x8, and cost only 77 cents a piece. I took two of my
newly corrected plastibats and sanded, then epoxied them together, centered a
tile on the smooth side of it, and traced the outline with my needle tool as
close to the edge of the tile as possible. Then, on the corners, I drilled
holes large enough to fit the blade of my jigsaw in. Slide the blade in, and
cut just to the inside of the line, and then finish it off by filing it to
fit(check all your tiles). It is ok if the hole is a bit loose because the
constant force of your hands pushing clockwise relative to the wheel's
counterclockwise motion will simply wedge the tile in place. It also is not
crucial that the hole is perfectly centered, but would be nice.
Hope this helps
Jeff Campana
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