Julie Tremblay on sun 20 feb 00
Hi,
I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick way to make a piece
with four feet stand flat on a table?
I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four touching points on the
table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour with each lamp,
sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window glass. It is
frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely succeed...
There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
Julie Tremblay
Montreal, Quebec
mailto:julietre@mmic.net
Cantello Studios on mon 21 feb 00
Julie the glass blowers in my neck of the woods use a diamond magnetized
plate they can put on a steel plate. One friend had a steel plate cut to
fit his wheel head and then this magnetized diamond disk would stick on.
most of the glass people run a little water on the pad to. I have used this
to grind off the feet of some of my ash glazes pots that have stuck badly
and it really works good. I'm sure if there's any glass studios in your town
someone there will help you rig up something. Chris
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Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 11:31 AM
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Subject: Four feet is a pain in the ***
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Hi,
I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick way to make a piece
with four feet stand flat on a table?
I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four touching points on the
table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour with each lamp,
sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window glass. It is
frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely succeed...
There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
Julie Tremblay
Montreal, Quebec
mailto:julietre@mmic.net
Ray Aldridge on mon 21 feb 00
At 02:31 PM 2/20/00 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi,
>
>I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick way to make a piece
>with four feet stand flat on a table?
>I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four touching points on the
>table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour with each lamp,
>sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window glass. It is
>frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely succeed...
>There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
>
I'd probably go to three feet, though this may not be possible for you if
your effect requires 4 feet. Three feet will all touch.
Ray
Aldridge Porcelain and Stoneware
http://www.goodpots.com
Anji Henderson on mon 21 feb 00
Well I don't know how delicate your feet are, but I
use a larger piece of wood... Make sure it is
stable... Then I put a blurp of water on the wood and
rub the piece untill it is even.. I adapted this from
someone who was doing this on a canvas covered table..
Ahh, I guess an impotrant part to let you know is that
the grain of the wood has been raised over time.. So I
suppose you can excell this by soaking the wood.. I
also found when I refinished my deck that Wolmans deck
cleaner raises the grain..
Well good luck, and if those feet are very delicate,
be careful or don't try this.. :)
Anji
--- Julie Tremblay wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick
> way to make a piece
> with four feet stand flat on a table?
> I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four
> touching points on the
> table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour
> with each lamp,
> sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window
> glass. It is
> frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely
> succeed...
> There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
>
> Julie Tremblay
> Montreal, Quebec
> mailto:julietre@mmic.net
>
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Marcia Selsor on mon 21 feb 00
Remember Plane Geometry. Three points define a plane. If you use three
contact points for your lamps you won't have the problem.
Marci in Montana
Julie Tremblay wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick way to make a piece
> with four feet stand flat on a table?
> I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four touching points on the
> table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour with each lamp,
> sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window glass. It is
> frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely succeed...
> There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
>
> Julie Tremblay
> Montreal, Quebec
> mailto:julietre@mmic.net
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John Rodgers on mon 21 feb 00
Have you tried sanding the feet on a flat surface in the greenware stage? I
used to have similar problems with my porcelain work and started using a
piece of the sanding material that is used for sanding wallboard
filler......ie sheetrock mud!
The stuff is a grid with tiny particles of carborundum or other abrasive. I
would lay out a piece on a flat piece of sheetrock and just grind the
greenware round and round, then touch it up with spnge and water, and fire
it. Still do that. Also do it in bisque as well. Once first to a high cone,
though, the situation is different...tougher job.
Good luck.
John Rodgers
Birmingham, AL
Julie Tremblay wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick way to make a piece
> with four feet stand flat on a table?
> I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four touching points on the
> table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour with each lamp,
> sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window glass. It is
> frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely succeed...
> There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
>
> Julie Tremblay
> Montreal, Quebec
> mailto:julietre@mmic.net
Jeff Campana on mon 21 feb 00
hi,
I usually do three-legged vessels, but the process should be the same....
When the pot is upside-down, I attach the legs, then take a nice clean flat
bat,, (my bats are 8 inch terra cotta tiles) and put it on top of the still
moist legs, and use a level to check the level on the diagonals, of course,
this only works if you have a level rim to begin with.....
still, not being level, the pot might have a slight lean but will
definitely not rock and tip
jeff
Julie Tremblay wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick way to make a piece
> with four feet stand flat on a table?
> I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four touching points on the
> table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour with each lamp,
> sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window glass. It is
> frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely succeed...
> There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
>
> Julie Tremblay
> Montreal, Quebec
> mailto:julietre@mmic.net
Cindy Strnad on mon 21 feb 00
Hi.
I probably shouldn't be responding to this, as I make all my "feet" pieces
with three feet, as Ray suggested. However, now that I'm started, I'll have
a go . . .
To get my three-footed pieces to sit level, I place them upside down on a
level surface with the little feet all waving in the air. I place one of my
small, light-weight 4X4 masonite bats on the feet and place a little square
level on the bat. You can get a level like this for cheap at any hardware
store. The bubble gets centered in a circle at the top of the slightly domed
plastic. (Use a bat that isn't warped, of course.) I then adjust the feet so
that the bat sits level.
I think this may work with your four feet, especially if you temporarily
stick the feet to the bat with a bit of slip and dry the pot slowly under
plastic. Anyway, maybe it's worth a try. I would also turn the pot over to
rest on its feet as soon as they're barely sturdy enough to hold it up. Make
sure they all touch at this point, and continue to dry under plastic.
Cindy Strnad
earthenv@gwtc.net
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
Cantello Studios on mon 21 feb 00
If the pot is green I use and old window screen. I have a small table about
16 in. by 24 in.
and the window screen fits over it nicely. The table gives me something to
push against
and the screen frame hang's over the edge so it stays in place. The screen I
use is
very old and made of copper. I'm sure other types will work the same, not
sure
about the new nylon type, I think if its some kind of steel it will the
same. Chris
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From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU]On Behalf
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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 9:54 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: Four feet is a pain in the ***
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Well I don't know how delicate your feet are, but I
use a larger piece of wood... Make sure it is
stable... Then I put a blurp of water on the wood and
rub the piece untill it is even.. I adapted this from
someone who was doing this on a canvas covered table..
Ahh, I guess an impotrant part to let you know is that
the grain of the wood has been raised over time.. So I
suppose you can excell this by soaking the wood.. I
also found when I refinished my deck that Wolmans deck
cleaner raises the grain..
Well good luck, and if those feet are very delicate,
be careful or don't try this.. :)
Anji
--- Julie Tremblay wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if some of you have a easy, quick
> way to make a piece
> with four feet stand flat on a table?
> I make lamps and unfortunately, they have four
> touching points on the
> table so when they're finished, I spend half an hour
> with each lamp,
> sanding them on a piece of grid taped on a window
> glass. It is
> frustrating, takes a long time and I rarely
> succeed...
> There must be a better way to do it... Anyone?
>
> Julie Tremblay
> Montreal, Quebec
> mailto:julietre@mmic.net
>
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Catherine Jarosz on tue 22 feb 00
Hi I also make lamps with feet... also only use 3 feet not 4
but was still having the problems with warpage untill I started to make a
thin slab for it to sit on as it dryed... I also got cracking and this
really helped as the slab drys with the feet and moves ... also do the
things others have suggested to make sure your level to start with but this
may help some ... yours in clay ... Cat
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