Dai Scott on thu 20 sep 01
Watch out for toxic fumes when using a soldering iron to cut sponges. Do it
outside!
Dai in Kelowna, BC
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. IT GOES ON.
potterybydai@home.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rita Tolley"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: studio tip
> >
> > And one other I just figured out yesterday... Most
> > clay suppliers have a clean up sponge that is rather
> > big, maybe 4X7... they sell it for $3and something..
> > well in the paint department at Home Depot I found the
> > same sponge for 99 cents...
> >
> > Anji
> >
>
>
> I get all my sponges as offcuts from shops that supply foam rubber
products
> (mainly Clarke Rubber in Australia). There are different grades; I find
the
> compressed grade is the most absorbant. I've managed to get a large
garbage
> bag full for A$2. I then cut them to different shapes and sizes with an
> electric knife. Patterns can also be melted into them with a soldering
iron
> for use as oxide stamps.
>
> Reet
>
> rita .tolley@netspeed.com.au
>
>
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=?iso-8859-1?q?sally=20Bazett?= on fri 21 sep 01
An easy way to cut sponges (non-toxic as well) allow
them to soak up water from a bowl, then put them in
the freezer, after a couple of hours they are frozen
rock-solid and then you can easily cut them up with a
scaple
Sally from England
--- Dai Scott wrote: > Watch
out for toxic fumes when using a soldering
> iron to cut sponges. Do it
> outside!
> Dai in Kelowna, BC
> In three words I can sum up everything I've learned
> about life. IT GOES ON.
> potterybydai@home.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rita Tolley"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:06 PM
> Subject: Re: studio tip
>
>
> > >
> > > And one other I just figured out yesterday...
> Most
> > > clay suppliers have a clean up sponge that is
> rather
> > > big, maybe 4X7... they sell it for $3and
> something..
> > > well in the paint department at Home Depot I
> found the
> > > same sponge for 99 cents...
> > >
> > > Anji
> > >
> >
> >
> > I get all my sponges as offcuts from shops that
> supply foam rubber
> products
> > (mainly Clarke Rubber in Australia). There are
> different grades; I find
> the
> > compressed grade is the most absorbant. I've
> managed to get a large
> garbage
> > bag full for A$2. I then cut them to different
> shapes and sizes with an
> > electric knife. Patterns can also be melted into
> them with a soldering
> iron
> > for use as oxide stamps.
> >
> > Reet
> >
> > rita .tolley@netspeed.com.au
> >
> >
>
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> >
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> reached at
> melpots@pclink.com.
>
>
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