Joyce Lee on mon 19 jun 00
> Joyce- I'm glad I talked you out of that scene. I think Alice at ITC and
> Paul Geil are equally glad.
> I do like ITC 100 and 296a for the inside of a gas reduction kiln-
> especially if it has fiber components.
Tony was right .... and #1 Support Person was very relieved that I saw
the light, too, for at one point I was bound and determined to turn my
new Geil into a salter.... I'm glad that I didn't, and I thank Tony for
hanging in there on that one. I love my new kiln as is. BUT, for the
gradebook, I did use ITC 100 and 296a on all three of my kilns ......
on the two Geil fibers and the Cress electric. Since those are the only
kilns I've ever fired, I have no standard for comparison but they
clearly are speedy and smooth and the material doesn't flake off or
cause any sort of peripheral problem. And, yes, Alice and Paul were
both concerned, not because of the concept ... because of my lack of
experience and tendency with clay to go whole court when half is my
game. Senior citizenship brings that out in a person.
For all who asked about acquiring David England's raku tongs ... I'm
trying to find his business card and will post the info when I do.
The extruder/cylinder information is much appreciated. I think I'd
better stick to dealing with the Can Do's, of which there are many,
before I branch out into the Probably Won't Works and Big Time Wasters.
BUT I do want to make big wonky pots like David's ... I've made a few
tall, narrow ones with my Northstar manual (which does not benefit from
the soft, soft clay, Cindy, like the pneumatic does ...) and sold
several at the Art Show where I offered NO pots for sale; in fact, said
in writing that they were NOT for sale. Several potters talked me into
selling to them ... one at the show and a couple recently ... I know
they wanted to discover just how they were created.
Love the nutrimug thread, Jennifer. Very clever. I'm thinkin' that with
the extruder I could make one major, tall, tall mug replete with giant
extruded handle for time-released leaching of ALL aforementioned
chemicals ... good for a month or longer.
Joyce
In the Mojave
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