Frederich, Tim on tue 22 aug 00
Bill,
I finally found some time to put my pump together over the weekend.
Your drawing was great. The pump worked great. It still has a lot of
pressure even with the valve open on the side. "Old dogs can learn new
tricks". I cut my time in half for glazing 2 coats on the inside of 50 mugs.
I have another 100 mugs to do tonight. Hopefully it will go just as fast.
Thanks for the info.
Tim
Lorraine Pierce on tue 22 aug 00
Hi Bill, I was unable to download the glaze pump plans. Can I receive them
by snail mail ? Hope to hear from you. Thanks, Lori in new Port Richey, Fl.
WHC228@AOL.COM on wed 23 aug 00
Lori
Do you have a FAX?
I can send them that way. If not I'll snail mail them out to you, when I find
them.
Bill
Les Crimp on wed 23 aug 00
Tim -
I missed the post on "glaze pumps". Would you mind sending me the info
off-list so I don't bother everyone else.
Thanks,
Les Crimp in Nanoose Bay, B.C.
lcrimp@home.com
WHC228@AOL.COM on thu 24 aug 00
Send me your snail mail address and I'll send you the information.
Bill
Jeff's E-mail on thu 24 aug 00
Bill,
I would also like the information and I can unload a compressed file. Or my
snail mail is
Jeff Walker
512 West Broadway
Sedalia, MO 65301
Thanks
Jeff
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Paul on sun 13 jul 03
Arthur,
I would just make one instead of buying it. It is basically a 1/6 hp
submersable utility pump you can get at Lowe's or any of those places and a
foot pedal off a sewing machine, either look for a used one for a couple
dollars or buy a new one and they are not that expensive. There was a
website called SUCCAWS or something like that, which had all the details on
it -- I am not sure if it is still around but it was associated with clay
art and there is probably info about it somewhere in the archives. I think
Bill Campbell designed this particular glaze fountain. If you can't find any
info online let me know and i will mail you a copy of the ones i downloaded
a while back.
Paul B
arthur judson on sun 13 jul 03
Anyone out there using a foot operated glaze pump. you step on the pedal =
and a fountain of glaze shoots up and coats the inside of whatever you =
are glazing, and all the excess glaze returns to the reservoir/basin. =
I've seen them used, but that was a long time ago. I would like to buy =
one if any one is making them. or build one if I could get my hands on a =
set of plans.=20
I make big jars that I slip glaze. the less handling the better.=20
arthur
Jennifer F Boyer on sun 13 jul 03
I use the fountain glazer that they sell at Axner. I use it with
the vacuum hand that hooks up to a vacuum pump from a pug mill.
I have several slatted shelves so I can slide the pot (with the
vacuum hand suctioned to the bottom) onto a shelf to put it down
while still wet. I love the fountain glazer. I've had it for
many years and it still works trouble free. The only problem
I've had is that the threads of the pipe that holds the foot
pedal are worn away. It doesn't really matter.
I also got the simpler version that someone was marketing on
Clayart. You stick it in a bucket of glaze and push the pot down
onto the pump to get a spray of glaze. I've had to
add wider pieces of metal to this one when glazing wide shapes.
The part you push the rim of the pot down on is about 8 inches
wide. This one doesn't give the even coat that the fountain
glazer does. You have more finesse with the fountain glazer
since you are pushing on a foot pedal to spray the glaze and you
have more control of where the glaze spray hits the pot. You
don't want to spray the glaze too hard or it creates a bare spot
where the glaze was blown way from a patch of pot. It's hard to
regulate the pressure that you are bearing down with using the
simpler version of the pump. I forget who made it.
Jennifer, who likes cool tools
arthur judson wrote:
> Anyone out there using a foot operated glaze pump. you step on the pedal =
> and a fountain of glaze shoots up and coats the inside of whatever you =
> are glazing, and all the excess glaze returns to the reservoir/basin. =
> I've seen them used, but that was a long time ago. I would like to buy =
> one if any one is making them. or build one if I could get my hands on a =
> set of plans.=20
>
> I make big jars that I slip glaze. the less handling the better.=20
>
> arthur
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Kenneth D. Westfall on mon 14 jul 03
Every thing you need for a fountain glazer is available threw WW
Grainger. You just need a Little Giant (brand name) submersible pump and a
110 volt foot switch and some plastic pipe. Foot switch comes with a
molded plastic plug that you plug your pump into so no wiring needed. They
pump you want is one that has a treaded pipe connection so you can add a
few feet of plastic pipe to extend up out of your glaze bucket and your set
to go. Sorry I don't have all the Grainger numbers for you but I think its
straight forward if you have a catalog to look at.
At 09:16 AM 07/13/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Anyone out there using a foot operated glaze pump. you step on the pedal =
>and a fountain of glaze shoots up and coats the inside of whatever you =
>are glazing, and all the excess glaze returns to the reservoir/basin. =
>I've seen them used, but that was a long time ago. I would like to buy =
>one if any one is making them. or build one if I could get my hands on a =
>set of plans.=20
>
>I make big jars that I slip glaze. the less handling the better.=20
>
>arthur
>
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Kenneth D. Westfall
Pine Hill Pottery
R.D. #2 Box 6AA
Harrisville, WV 26362
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http://www.pinehillpottery.com
Janet Moe / Paul Bailey on mon 14 jul 03
Arthur,
This one does not have a foot pedal but may give you some ideas.
http://www.tools4clay.com/glazejet.htm
Janet, woke up to a beautiful rainbow this morning on Denman Island, BC
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