CINDI ANDERSON on wed 28 nov 01
Hi
I'm sure you will find a ton on this in the archives. But here is a summary of
some ways to recycle clay. My favorite is using the hanging pillowcase!
http://www.bigceramicstore.com/Information/tip1.htm
http://www.bigceramicstore.com/Information/tip10.htm
Cindi
Fremont, CA
Cindy Strnad on wed 28 nov 01
Dear Dean,
"Easy" Now, there's the rub. An easy way to turn
scrap clay into recycled, useable clay. There are
easy ways, yes, but it all depends on what you
mean by the word. Does "easy" mean low-cost
"village technology"? In that case, you'll find
tons of ways in the archives. You'll find a link
for the archives at the very bottom of this post.
Just click on it and you'll see how simple they
are to use.
If you mean "easy" as in not too much work, then,
assuming you have a fairly small operation, you'll
want to check out the Peter Pugger de-airing
mixer/pugger. Now that's easy, but with a hefty
price tag. I wouldn't have bought mine only for
recycling clay. I would throw the clay away
(because no matter how easy the village
technologies may be, they always sound like a
helluva lot of work to me). Clay is from the
ground, and I've returned a lot of it to the
ground.
But the pugger/mixer has saved me a lot of time
and a lot of manual labor. It's cheaper than
buying and feeding a wedging slave. Besides,
slaves are hard to come by these days. They all
think they need to be paid minimum wage plus
benefits. If you're producing large volumes
of work and you're past your 20's, you'll
eventually want one of these. They're wonderful.
Sooner is better.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
USA
cindy@earthen-vessels-pottery.com
http://www.earthen-vessels-pottery.com
Dean Peters on wed 28 nov 01
I'm new to the "list" hope this hasn't been asked.
Any good ,(easy way)to get recycled clay ready to reuse? I am not crazy
about the plaster drying method as the plaster can get into the clay and
pop out (right?) in firing.
Dannon Rhudy on wed 28 nov 01
> Any good ,(easy way)to get recycled clay ready to reuse? I am not crazy
>about the plaster drying method as the plaster can get into the clay and
>pop out (right?) in firing.......
Drying recycled clay in/on plaster containers/slabs is an excellent
way to dry it enough for wedging. The plaster does not actively
leap into the clay in order to cause problems. One would have
to chip it or gouge it or otherwise take off bits of the surface.
There's no reason for this to happen. Don't use metal scrapers
to get the clay off the plaster, and the plaster is unlikely to
contaminate your clay. If you're worried about it, though,
make your slabs or containers out of concrete - that works
well too. Or pour your recycle slurry into canvas bags, hoist
them up off the floor, and wait for the clay to reach a usable
stiffness. Doesn't take long.
All of these methods are described in detail in the archives.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Ababi on thu 29 nov 01
You are not crazy
Dr Ababi
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>pop out (right?) in firing.
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Avril Farley on thu 29 nov 01
If you are worried about plaster contamination, spread a piece of canvas or
clean cloth over the plaster slab. When the clay is wedgeable you can roll
it up in the cloth in one lump and take it to the wedging bench/pugmill.
Avril in the Forest,UK
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Martin Howard on thu 29 nov 01
For those using earthenware, just make large bowls of earthenware, bisqued
but not glazed. Stoneware is less effective because it doesn't let the sides
and bottom breath.
I have five regularly on my pottery floor in front of the wood burning stove
or under a radiator. We just have to be careful not to put our foot in it:-)
The children love taking the slop out of the deep buckets and filling up the
bowls. It teaches them part of the recycling process and is something they
always remember.
Clay right up to the armpits!
Something they don't get to do in the 'normal' world out there.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
http://www.webbscottage.co.uk
This web-site is being updated NOW!
Shirley Tschannen on thu 29 nov 01
I have done it this way many times( I throw a lot away if I don't like
the piece.)
I keep my discards in a 5 Gallon paint bucket with top on. I found
this process in a Spanish book by Barbarformosa. Take some bricks, or
2X4's and make an area on either concrete or wooden slab, deck,
whatever, then lay down an old sheet or some fabric large enough to
cover your outline of bricks or wood. It will take about a 2 foot by 4
foot area for a bucket of "slop" that size. Then I scoop out the
"stuff" and smear it around inside the area on the cloth. Don't do
this in rainy weather or it will never dry. It takes about a week or
more to get it dry enough to handle. Then cut it up in either squares
or however you can best handle it and put it in good thick plastic bags.
I usually put most of it in another 5 Gal bucket with a lid. Then
when you want to use the clay you will need to wedge the "heck" out of
it. I have been adding some grog to the wedge board just for some
different clay texture. It's my favorite clay to work with cause each
bucket full of "slop" has different clays in it and produces a unique
clay. Don't mix cones....I use only cone 6 so all my trimmings etc to
in "the slop bucket" Hope this is what you're looking for.....
Valerie Hawkins on wed 5 dec 01
For recycling small amounts of clay, I put a bisqued stoneware bowl lined
with canvas (just for ease of use) and threw scraps and slurry from my
splash pan in there. Ready to wedge in a day or two. for larger amounts, I
made a shallow plywood box (no lid), lined with newspapers, then draped with
cotton cloth. Poured my slurry in there. Change the newspapers when
saturated to speed up drying. Works very well. You need to lift the box
off the floor somehow for air circulation. I just used a couple of pieces
of scrap wood.
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Subject: drying recycled clay
I'm new to the "list" hope this hasn't been asked.
Any good ,(easy way)to get recycled clay ready to reuse? I am not crazy
about the plaster drying method as the plaster can get into the clay and
pop out (right?) in firing.
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