Tommy Humphries on tue 11 dec 01
I don't know what kind of handles everyone puts on, but I have been pulling
handles on pots, and applying lugs and feet for years now, and have never
ever scratched a pot that was not past leather hard.
If the pot is left to stiffen enough to allow the handle to be attached
without distorting, and the handle clay is made soft enough that it will
barely support itself, then all you need to do is apply a bit of slip to the
pot...smear it out a bit wiggle the handle into the slip till it doesn't
slide anymore... then pull the handle and attach the bottom in the same way.
No muss, no fuss, and you can do 80-100 per hour after a bit.
For lugs the same is true, smear on some slip...take the lug you want to
attach and *twist* it into the slip till it will not twist no more. The lug
is attached as tight as it will ever be. Leave the joint open, or fill it
with a fillet as you wish.
Vinegar will work wonders if the pot gets a bit hard, but is not necessary
otherwise...
I lose maybe 1 handle out of every 200...usually due to drying too fast
since I never cover anything up to dry slow...maybe I am just
lucky...Naaaaah.
Tommy
Kate Johnson on wed 12 dec 01
smear it out a bit wiggle the handle into the slip till it doesn't
> slide anymore... take the lug you want to
> attach and *twist* it into the slip till it will not twist no more.
Ah! Tommy, I believe you've helped me more than you know. I'll didn't
wiggle OR twist sufficiently...
...reminds me of an old song...
Thank you all for your patience--as you can tell, I don't get a lot of
one-on-one time with my teacher. Learning by doing is great, but a quick
answer such as the ones you all so generously provide teaches me
volumes...and helps me avoid future losses...
Best--
Kate
Paul Taylor on thu 13 dec 01
Dear All
I also never score any of my pots to put handles on . I do not use juju
juice , vinegar or defloculant. I use a little slip from the wheel tray.
This must amount to thousands of unscored pots .
Maybe, like Tommy, I am just lucky ???
-- Regards Paul Talyor.
http://www.anu.ie/westportpottery
Even dead things change they just change more slowly.
> From: Tommy Humphries
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:54:39 -0600
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: puttin on handles
>
> I don't know what kind of handles everyone puts on, but I have been pulling
> handles on pots, and applying lugs and feet for years now, and have never
> ever scratched a pot that was not past leather hard.
>
> If the pot is left to stiffen enough to allow the handle to be attached
> without distorting, and the handle clay is made soft enough that it will
> barely support itself, then all you need to do is apply a bit of slip to the
> pot...smear it out a bit wiggle the handle into the slip till it doesn't
> slide anymore... then pull the handle and attach the bottom in the same way.
> No muss, no fuss, and you can do 80-100 per hour after a bit.
>
> For lugs the same is true, smear on some slip...take the lug you want to
> attach and *twist* it into the slip till it will not twist no more. The lug
> is attached as tight as it will ever be. Leave the joint open, or fill it
> with a fillet as you wish.
>
> Vinegar will work wonders if the pot gets a bit hard, but is not necessary
> otherwise...
>
> I lose maybe 1 handle out of every 200...usually due to drying too fast
> since I never cover anything up to dry slow...maybe I am just
> lucky...Naaaaah.
>
> Tommy
>
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