Beth Hamilton on fri 16 jun 00
Hey Jeri, I have always found that frozen clay tends to separate on the
rounds that were made by the pugging. That doesn't make much sense, but the
clay I received that was frozen in the warehouse, separated in circular
layers and was a big PAIN to try and wedge. Basically it wouldn't. This
was a miller midrange porcelain clay, maybe it was something to do with the
type of clay? I'd like to know. If someone wants to use a pugmill, I have
a Venco 3inch de-airing pug that's never been out of the crate, they can
come and use, I'm in DeLand, Florida. Bic
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Diane G. Echlin on sat 17 jun 00
I have had the same experience with frozen Sheffield Stoneware: the clay blew apart
in rings, was hard as heck, and I ended up wiring off inch thick slabs, putting
them in a 5 gallon bucket of water and reducing it all to mush, then laid out on
plaster till it was ready to wedge. What a chore. It only took me three months to
go through the 400 lbs that I had, and now I can use fresh soft clay with only a
warm-up wedging! What a relief!
Don't freeze your clay!
Di
Beth Hamilton wrote:
> Hey Jeri, I have always found that frozen clay tends to separate on the
> rounds that were made by the pugging. That doesn't make much sense, but the
> clay I received that was frozen in the warehouse, separated in circular
> layers and was a big PAIN to try and wedge. Basically it wouldn't. This
> was a miller midrange porcelain clay, maybe it was something to do with the
> type of clay? I'd like to know. If someone wants to use a pugmill, I have
> a Venco 3inch de-airing pug that's never been out of the crate, they can
> come and use, I'm in DeLand, Florida. Bic
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Hank Murrow on sat 17 jun 00
>I have had the same experience with frozen Sheffield Stoneware: the clay
>blew apart
>in rings, was hard as heck, and I ended up wiring off inch thick slabs,
>putting
>them in a 5 gallon bucket of water and reducing it all to mush, then laid
>out on
>plaster till it was ready to wedge. What a chore. It only took me three
>months to
>go through the 400 lbs that I had, and now I can use fresh soft clay with
>only a
>warm-up wedging! What a relief!
>Don't freeze your clay!
>Di
ON THE OTHER HAND: If you place your clay slurry in canvas bags where they
will freeze; when you thaw them out you'll be able to wedge up the clay as
it will be just right. One of the better lo-tech ways of making clay (in
the winter). Regards, Hank in Eugene
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