jeff campana on fri 23 feb 01
There is availible from Talisman, small test seives, in all the standard mesh
sizes, for about 10 bucks US. Here's a link:
http://www.clayartcenter.com/equipglaze_seives.htm
I seive all my small batches with an 80 mesh, works great.
Jeff
> I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
>
> Sometimes I make up 500 grams of a glaze base and add different colorants.
> Those 100-126 gram batches get lost in a standard size sieve.
>
> I have a lightweight plastic sieve that sits inside an 8-12 ounce disposable
> cup, and it's quick and easy to sieve each batch individually. Yes, it's not
> as fine a mesh as my 60 mesh ceramic sieve, but it works well enough in my
> test batches.
>
> I can use a teaspoon (picked up several heavy ones that don't bend at a
> garage sale-- cheap) to press my wet glaze through the kitchen sieve. I then
> rinse any remaining particles off the spoon and use the spoon to stir the
> test glaze.
>
> Bonnie
>
> Bonnie Hellman (up to my ears in income taxes in Pittsburgh, PA)
>
> > From: mel jacobson
> > Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> > Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:22:29 -0600
> > To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> > Subject: glaze mixer, sieve
> >
> > bob fritz has given me a great idea.
> > mount a kitchen sieve/strainer on the end of a stout stick. (of course i
> > use duct tape.)
> > when you want to mix your glazes, use it. it catches
> > all the junk that has gotten in your bucket, and it mixes
> > like a gem. soft and easy. very low tech.
> > mel
> > not prehistory lily, just old enough to know some things.
> > one of my pet peeves in teaching...young teachers that did not
> > know how to blow their nose, calling old teachers dinosaurs.
> > and many using the `rat system` instead of working together.
> >
> > i have not heard from the sigilata sisters yet....don't know if they
> > will be at nceca to help with the clayart room. teri is such a kick.
> > ( and watching her dance with russell, god, to die for.)
> >
> >
> >
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Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman on fri 23 feb 01
I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
Sometimes I make up 500 grams of a glaze base and add different colorants.
Those 100-126 gram batches get lost in a standard size sieve.
I have a lightweight plastic sieve that sits inside an 8-12 ounce disposable
cup, and it's quick and easy to sieve each batch individually. Yes, it's not
as fine a mesh as my 60 mesh ceramic sieve, but it works well enough in my
test batches.
I can use a teaspoon (picked up several heavy ones that don't bend at a
garage sale-- cheap) to press my wet glaze through the kitchen sieve. I then
rinse any remaining particles off the spoon and use the spoon to stir the
test glaze.
Bonnie
Bonnie Hellman (up to my ears in income taxes in Pittsburgh, PA)
> From: mel jacobson
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:22:29 -0600
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: glaze mixer, sieve
>
> bob fritz has given me a great idea.
> mount a kitchen sieve/strainer on the end of a stout stick. (of course i
> use duct tape.)
> when you want to mix your glazes, use it. it catches
> all the junk that has gotten in your bucket, and it mixes
> like a gem. soft and easy. very low tech.
> mel
> not prehistory lily, just old enough to know some things.
> one of my pet peeves in teaching...young teachers that did not
> know how to blow their nose, calling old teachers dinosaurs.
> and many using the `rat system` instead of working together.
>
> i have not heard from the sigilata sisters yet....don't know if they
> will be at nceca to help with the clayart room. teri is such a kick.
> ( and watching her dance with russell, god, to die for.)
>
>
>
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
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Frank Gaydos on sun 25 feb 01
Joyce,
I also use these for small batches of glaze. You can get them real cheap at
'Lecters' (sp?) as they are going out of business.
They are a nationwide chain of home products stores usually found in your
local mall.
Frank Gaydos
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: glaze mixer, sieve-small batches
> Joyce,
> To sieve small batches of glaze I use the strainers made by Ecko.
>
Steve Mills on sun 25 feb 01
Unlike the days when I was in production, I now mix all my Glazes/slips
in a 1 litre domestic blender. I don't sieve them, I blend all the
ingredients until it is running smoothly, and then to quote the recipe
books, "dilute to taste". It is quick, simple, and means I don't sieve
out all the interesting bits (I fire only to stoneware). I use this
technique even when I have to make up a 4 or 5 gal mix.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman writes
>I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
Joyce Lee on sun 25 feb 01
Three posts today... gotta hush ... right after this one......
In a local thrift shop I found an aluminum bowl-shaped sieve... size of
a modified upsidedown cone-shaped serving bowl... with flared sides and
a foot. The bottom of the "bowl" is a sieve ... perfect for small
batches of glaze tests.
Sylvia in her Budget Potter column in PMI also gives a great description
of how to make a bowl/sieve.
Joyce
In the Mojave shuttin' up now.....
Wade Blocker on sun 25 feb 01
Joyce,
To sieve small batches of glaze I use the strainers made by Ecko. I have
half a dozen of them, so I do not need to wash them after sieving each
glaze. They are available at any supermarket. They are made of stainless
steel and cost anywhere from $2 to $2.50. I buy those with the densest
mesh.After stirring the glaze mix with a spoon, I sieve a glaze three times
and have never had a problem. Of course if I mix a 500 gram or larger
amount I use a sieve from a ceramic supplier.Mia in ABQ
Ababi on mon 26 feb 01
When I mix two components, in a test, like raku glaze, I do it sometimes
with a Jiffy mixer in a small narrow jar. Once for testing this idea, that
Steve wrote earlier, with some tests of barium glaze, four or five
components, I did it with Jiffy mixer and the glazes mixed good. Still,
I prefer the shivering but sometimes, after the 20th test I want to through
all the next tests to one bucket and finish with it!
Ababi Sharon
ababisha@shoval.ardom.co.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Mills"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: glaze mixer, sieve-small batches
> Unlike the days when I was in production, I now mix all my Glazes/slips
> in a 1 litre domestic blender. I don't sieve them, I blend all the
> ingredients until it is running smoothly, and then to quote the recipe
> books, "dilute to taste". It is quick, simple, and means I don't sieve
> out all the interesting bits (I fire only to stoneware). I use this
> technique even when I have to make up a 4 or 5 gal mix.
>
> Steve
> Bath
> UK
>
> In message , Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman writes
> >I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
> --
> Steve Mills
> Bath
> UK
>
>
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