claybair on wed 25 jun 03
Yo Tony,
I don't regret buying my North Star slab roller last year.
Though I must admit I had a few twinges of regret that Axner was not out
with
their very reasonably priced slab roller when I was shopping around.
I am not into heavy production though will need a few hundred
of my garden art bird feeder/fountains this summer.
The slab roller has knocked a lot of time off the production
of them, soap dishes, wall plaques, tiles, handbuilt vases etc. etc.
I like that I do not have to use strips of wood etc to get an exact
thickness. It has probably already paid for itself.
People with carpal & arthritis issues might find a slab roller easier
on the ole joints.
I do find it a convenient working surface but do not let it get cluttered.
I roll the slab, cut my shapes, do my thing and off it goes to a ware board.
For anyone who is not using it much I'd bet it would make cookie,
biscuit and pizza dough very even and uniform!:-)
And what about the pasta you could make!!!!
A giant pasta machine....ah.....the possibilities are endless!
Tony, I know the real reason Sheila is keeping that rolling pin.......
It would be a lot harder for her to keep you in line without it.
Gayle Bair- in beautifully sunny
Bainbridge Island, WA where
it will stay light until almost 10 pm!
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
> Second question:
> Have any of you changed your manual Bailey
> slab roller to an electric slab roller? If so, tell
> me about it, please ..... it'll help if you speak
> to me as if I
> were about 4th grade level.... Seems as if
> CPA Bonnie may have changed her Bailey,
> but then again she may have purchased the
> electric in the first place since she's a very
> smart and practical lady, whoops, excuse me,
> female or maybe just woman .... Bonnie
Dear Joyce: It seems to me people buy slab rollers that really don't need
them. sheila does alot of slab rolling. I said lets get a slab roller!!!!!
She said that's a really good idea Tony, but I don't want one! she prefers
to roll slabs with a rolling pin and some sticks to guage thickness. If you
are in big time production then by all means, but otherwise it'll end being
a very expensive glazing table..
cheers,
Tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
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