Dave Gayman on wed 6 feb 02
W/fishing line (or button thread, or very light cord, or waxed linen), take
a length double what you want. Hold one end between left thumb &
forefinger. At other end, turn the filament, in the direction of original
braid/twist if it's multi-stranded, between right thumb & forefinger (roll
it between thumb & finger).
With teeth, grab the center of the filament and brings hands together. The
twist will happen. Tie knot at the fingers end. You can achieve tighter
or looser twists by the number of turns done by the right hand. Too tight,
and you'll have a springy, over-twisted, uncontrollable beast. Too few
turns and the twist will be without direction, alienated, drifting
rudderless in a sea of clay.
This won't work with stainless or other metal wire -- for that, in the
method above, replace left hand with vise & right hand with hand drill and
WEAR GLOVES and EYE PROTECTION. And DON'T use an electric drill. I'd
crimp over the vise/drill ends and bury them in wood toggles or
artistically-molded epoxy putty -- anything to rid yourself of sharp,
skin-puncturing ends.
I always found button thread or waxed linen to be the most tractable, both
in making and in using. It wears fairly quickly, but only playing in clay
is more fun than playing with waxed linen. No, I don't know where to buy
it any more.
Dave
At 06:18 AM 2/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Is there a certain way to twist these, so that the twist stays in the wire or
>fishing line ?
>
>
>Bud Britt
>
> > > You could take thick fishing wire (the transparent
> > > plastic kind), and twirl two lengths together to form
> > > a twist. When you undercut the first time, because of
Cindy Strnad on wed 6 feb 02
Another take on twisting your own wires:
Capt. Mark at Lookout Mt., Georgia (USA) showed me
this one. I haven't tried it yet with cord, but it
works a treat with wire. Take an old wine cork (or
similar) and loop your wire over it. I'll try to
explain this in words--bear with me. Double the
wire. Once doubled, it needs to be about twice or
more as long as you're going to want the finished
cut-off wire to be. Take the end with the "U" bend
and circle the cork with it. Thread the opposite
ends through this "U" bend and pull taut. You've
all done this "knot". Any other method you might
prefer for attaching the doubled strand to the
cork will also work, of course.
Now slap a nice glob of plastic clay down on your
wheel head and imbed the cork in this. Hold one
strand of wire in one hand, and one in the other
hand (separate them from one another a little
distance) and start your wheel (adjust the speed
to your liking--I used medium). Within a few
seconds, your cut-off wire will be nicely twisted.
Attach the other end to another cork by your
preferred method. I just made a tight twist with
the help of a pair of pliers. It makes a very nice
cut-off wire, and if you use different gages of
wire, you can vary the pattern you make on the
bottoms of your pots.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
USA
cindy@earthen-vessels-pottery.com
http://www.earthen-vessels-pottery.com
GlassyClass on wed 6 feb 02
Perhaps another twist to this,
Had a friend braid three strands of nylon coated 12lb stainless steel fishing
leader together for me. The braid is fine, and will not un-twist on me like the
other attempts with fishing line.
Sincerely,
Bud Britt
Tustin, CA, USA
glassyclass@worldnet.att.net
http://www.homestead.com/glassyclass/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Strnad"
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: The twist (was: Re: Getting plates off bats)
> Another take on twisting your own wires:
>
> Capt. Mark at Lookout Mt., Georgia (USA) showed me
> this one. I haven't tried it yet with cord, but it
> works a treat with wire. Take an old wine cork (or
> similar) and loop your wire over it. I'll try to
> explain this in words--bear with me. Double the
> wire. Once doubled, it needs to be about twice or
> more as long as you're going to want the finished
> cut-off wire to be. Take the end with the "U" bend
> and circle the cork with it. Thread the opposite
> ends through this "U" bend and pull taut. You've
> all done this "knot". Any other method you might
> prefer for attaching the doubled strand to the
> cork will also work, of course.
>
> Now slap a nice glob of plastic clay down on your
> wheel head and imbed the cork in this. Hold one
> strand of wire in one hand, and one in the other
> hand (separate them from one another a little
> distance) and start your wheel (adjust the speed
> to your liking--I used medium). Within a few
> seconds, your cut-off wire will be nicely twisted.
> Attach the other end to another cork by your
> preferred method. I just made a tight twist with
> the help of a pair of pliers. It makes a very nice
> cut-off wire, and if you use different gages of
> wire, you can vary the pattern you make on the
> bottoms of your pots.
>
> Cindy Strnad
> Earthen Vessels Pottery
> RR 1, Box 51
> Custer, SD 57730
> USA
> cindy@earthen-vessels-pottery.com
> http://www.earthen-vessels-pottery.com
>
Steve Mills on sun 10 feb 02
If you put a cork at one end, and a heavy object (like a pre-fired clay
knob) at the other, you can put it down where you like and it won't
*vanish*!
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Cindy Strnad writes
>Another take on twisting your own wires:
>
>Capt. Mark at Lookout Mt., Georgia (USA) showed me
>this one. I haven't tried it yet with cord, but it
>works a treat with wire. Take an old wine cork (or
>similar) and loop your wire over it. I'll try to
>explain this in words--bear with me. Double the
>wire. Once doubled, it needs to be about twice or
>more as long as you're going to want the finished
>cut-off wire to be. Take the end with the "U" bend
>and circle the cork with it. Thread the opposite
>ends through this "U" bend and pull taut. You've
>all done this "knot". Any other method you might
>prefer for attaching the doubled strand to the
>cork will also work, of course.
>
>Now slap a nice glob of plastic clay down on your
>wheel head and imbed the cork in this. Hold one
>strand of wire in one hand, and one in the other
>hand (separate them from one another a little
>distance) and start your wheel (adjust the speed
>to your liking--I used medium). Within a few
>seconds, your cut-off wire will be nicely twisted.
>Attach the other end to another cork by your
>preferred method. I just made a tight twist with
>the help of a pair of pliers. It makes a very nice
>cut-off wire, and if you use different gages of
>wire, you can vary the pattern you make on the
>bottoms of your pots.
>
>Cindy Strnad
>Earthen Vessels Pottery
>RR 1, Box 51
>Custer, SD 57730
>USA
>cindy@earthen-vessels-pottery.com
>http://www.earthen-vessels-pottery.com
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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