=?iso-8859-1?q?sally=20Bazett?= on thu 18 oct 01
Bat pins and discs of clay, I used to use these and
more methods ( Lotus Etc.)but I got fed up of a)
drilling the holes in the wrong places or b) having
recycle the clay from the disc (I'm lazy and would
rather use nice fresh clay to make pots with) and then
I went on a workshop with Seth Cardew this summer who
showed me how to stick the bat on with 3 smallish
lumps of clay, stick them on in evenly around the
edge of the wheel head, flatten slightly and scour the
top of them with a tool, then wet a bat, splat it
carefully the clay pancakes run a finger around the
edge on to to find uneven areas, tap these flat
and........Geronimo!!!! It's great ,it's easy and
reduces recycling slightly!!!
Anyhow,I'm a lurker called Sally,Been tempted out of
the woodwork, put up a few posts so far but not that
many. been potting for about 15 years or so. I'm a
thrower, enjoy stoneware reduction firing the most
.But my small electric kiln is rather elderly (older
than me) so while I save up for a new kiln (Laser,
yummy). I'm playing around with rutiled earthanware.
Happy potting
Sally (in Glos.)
--- David Hendley wrote: > Need
some small bats?
> There's still no reason to have bat pins sticking up
> out of your
> wheelhead, rendering it useless without a bat.
>
> For small pieces that you don't want to throw off
> the hump,
> make some 7" diameter bats. Perfect for mugs and
> things.
> Just throw a 5" pancake of clay with concentric
> finger-mark
> circles on your wheelhead and stick your little bats
> on.
> The bats will hold tight, but give them a sharp bump
> to the
> side when finished, and they will come right off.
> If you have to mess with little dabs of clay to make
> bats stick
> onto a wheelhead with bat pins, why would you want
> to have
> bat pins to start with?
> So you can have the pleasure of feeling around each
> time to fit
> the pins in the holes?
> Or so you can need to have a screwdriver handy to
> pry them off?
>
> The best material for small bats is, well, I don't
> know what you
> call it, but it is quarter-inch masonite that has a
> sealed, slick,
> enameled-looking surface on one side.
> It is 'poor-man's tile', that is used as an
> inexpensive alternative
> to tile in low budget bathrooms.
> Available everywhere. Plain white, as well as pretty
> patterns.
> A 4-by-8 sheet will make almost 100 bats, and costs
> less than
> $20.
> Will last decades. No need to paint it with
> anything.
> At a quarter-inch thick, a stack of 100 bats takes
> up an area of
> about 7 inches by 14 inches by 14 inches.
>
> Use a 45 RPM record as a guide to cut a 7" circle.
> Of course, if you have a band saw, you've got it
> made-in-the-
> shade. If you have a table saw, cut 7" square
> blanks, then
> cut them round with a table saw jig.
> Chris Stanley, the Law West of the Pecos, even has a
> video
> that shows you how to do it. Are you there Chris?
> Give us
> the URL again.
>
> David Hendley
> Maydelle, Texas
> hendley@tyler.net
> http://www.farmpots.com
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "vince pitelka"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Bat pins smell just fine
>
>
> > > First, throw away the idiotic bat pins.
> > > Now, you have a nice wheellhead for throwing
> small items,
> > > throwing off the hump, and trimming.
> >
> > David's system of making bats using sink cutouts
> and cleats is wonderful
> for
> > the larger bats, but of course when you are
> throwing an extensive series
> of
> > forms, oversize bats take up an enormous amount of
> space in your studio.
> >
> > Bat pins work wonderfully if you have good bats,
> and if the pins are
> factory
> > installed, or properly installed by you. We have
> bat pins on all our
> > wheels, and we have plywood bats sealed with
> marine spar varnish, and
> > unsealed Medex bats. All of our bats fit very
> well. The little dabs of
> > clay I mentioned the other day, placed in a circle
> concentric with the bat
> > pins, keep the bat from lifting off the wheel in a
> hard pull and
> absolutely
> > guarantee a firm tight fit, and it is absolutely
> no problem to pop them
> off
> > the wheel with a screwdriver. We have plywood
> bats that have seen very
> > heavy use for seven years, and they still work
> beautifully.
> >
> > David's system is great if you need larger bats,
> or if you do not mind
> using
> > larger bats, but the bat pin system is great when
> it is done properly, and
> > the bats themselves are far less cumbersome.
> > Best wishes -
> > - Vince
> >
> > Vince Pitelka
> > Appalachian Center for Crafts
> > Tennessee Technological University
> > 1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
> > Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
> > 615/597-5376
> > Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
> > 615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
> > http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
> >
>
>
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