Nikom Chimnok on sat 22 jan 00
Hello Joy and all,
I have observed paper fiber breaking down as paperclay aged. I used
to mix slop in a hundred liter tank, and had 8 such tanks in a circle with a
mixer on a central pivot arm so that I could drop it into any one of the
tanks. Instead of drying out the slop I'd just leave it and mix it up again
when I next felt like it. I observed that the material worked best after the
first mixing, and went downhill from there. Ideal conditions here for
bacteria growth--steady 80 degrees F and above. After 2-3 months the mix
would be stinky and discolored and I wondered if I should put my hands in
it, and it was more like clay than paperclay. The fibers had clearly broken
down. I never used any Clorox--I'm sure that would retard the process. I'd
guess it was an anaerobic bacteria eating the fiber. An extreme case, the
best kind for learning things quickly.
Nikon in Thailand
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At 13:23 21/1/00 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Questions,
> I always thought that the reason folks wanted to use up paper clay quickly
>was objection to the smell. What's this about the paper fibers breaking
>down & losing the "airy" quality? I have old smelly paper clay (Probably 2
>months old) that still shows fibers when I wire it. Have people experienced
>the redencing (what a word) when the fiber still shows up? Is the fiber
>just disappearing and the clay returning to it's original state?
>Joy in Tucson back in the studio after doing about as much marketing as I
>can stand.
>
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