Cobus Potgieter on sat 16 dec 00
Martin,
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Howard"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: decals from computer printers plus tiedye pen
> The final act for us in this would be to have computers that printed in
> glaze colours onto decal paper. Yes, transfer paper, decal paper will go
> through most machines.
> All that is needed is glaze colour printer. Now, just where is that good
> entrepreneur who doesn't want to just hit the high end of the market?
> Martin Howard
> Webb's Cottage Pottery
> Woolpits Road, Great Saling
> BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
> England
> martin@webbscottage.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "george koller"
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 10:46 PM
Subject: Images on Clay, report#5
>
> Hello!
>
> Just sailed back from 2 weeks at the North Port Studio (Michigan) - big
> news is that the software was married up to the new machine and all its
> associated gizmos, and it all started dancing around running like a huge
>
> "Ink Jet on steroids". What can I say? It was exciting and rewarding!
> Finally to see all the parts and software that seemed so far away 5
> months ago now working together.
>
> Almost everything worked out of the gate but it took a local computer
> guru to put things over the top. Thank you Tom Wetherby! Another
> bloody sailor... he and his brother and father are building a wooden
> boat in their house.
>
> Before I left we were able to run couple of the actual sulfates through
> the nozzle with a nice gentle beam of about 0.070" diameter. That is
> about the size of a #2 pencil lead - and a critical dimension for
> detailed
> work. It requires very low volume - about 0.3 ML / Minute - and a lot
> more
> technology than most of you will ever want to hear about.
>
> Some details yet to work out but nothing very daunting. Want to change
> to another pump type for simultaneous flow rate control. Maybe not
> necessary but almost free and could help us avoid some tricky issues of
> concentrations at sharp inside angles (like when you cut grass).
>
> First image tested was our old standby - the Iris image - but soon with
> capacity for 96 tiles per load, I expect to be doing trays, furniture
> and many other items in cooperation with the (yet another sailor) Dick
> Solon - co-owner of the machine. Software has been tested with over
> 250,000 objects - all I can say is that it hasn't had "to breath hard"
> yet.
>
> And about the commute, well I wouldn't give it up for all the BMWs in
> California! What a joy to cast off and spend a day between our two
> beautiful Peninsulas. For some 25 miles there is no land, and seldom
> a boat on the horizon. I like that!
>
> A couple of images attached. The tile was shot with Copper without any
> difficulties but I went and shook up the darned Iron Sulfate and it
> caused great grief for hours to get all the crud out of the manifold.
> The nozzle would not stop spitting until the system had been purged
> several times - so the Iron (yellow) is not as nicely applied as the
> copper. (We expect there will be a "reasonable" amount of migration
> of the metals during firing.)
>
> Expect to order valves, and a new pump soon so color changes can be
> automated also. Piece-of-cake software wise. The first time we can
> start that machine and leave for 7 hours or so until the 96 or so tiles
> have been decorated I will want to dance all night.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> George Koller
> Sturgeon Bay, WI - Door County
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