Lesley Alexander on fri 10 oct 03
We all seem to have our own methods for drying clay.... I do small =
amounts and after blunging and draining, spread the glop on newspapers =
or canvas. Just realized I could lay fine nylon mesh fabric on =
newspaper, and then peel even the bottom sheet off without getting bits =
of paper in the clay, or losing clay onto newspaper..... One can even =
fold the drying clay and then squash it out under the newspaper and =
nylon. Also, rather than bothering with plaster, I use bisqued bowls or =
plaster board. Just in case this is useful to anyone... Lesley
Veena Raghavan on sat 11 oct 03
I also recycle small amounts of clay at a time and use tulle net under th=
e
wet clay. As you say, you can then peel it off and turn it upside down, s=
o
it dries evenly on both sides.
Works well.
Veena
Message text written by Clayart
>.. One can even fold the drying clay and then squash it out under the
newspaper and nylon. Also, rather than bothering with plaster, I use
bisqued bowls or plaster board. Just in case this is useful to anyone... =
=
Lesley<
Veena Raghavan
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wayneinkeywest on sat 11 oct 03
We all seem to have our own methods for drying clay.... I do small amounts
and after blunging and draining, spread the glop on newspapers or canvas.
Just realized I could lay fine nylon mesh fabric on newspaper, and then peel
even the bottom sheet off without getting bits of paper in the clay, or
losing clay onto newspaper..... One can even fold the drying clay and then
squash it out under the newspaper and nylon. Also, rather than bothering
with plaster, I use bisqued bowls or plaster board. Just in case this is
useful to anyone... Lesley
Thank you Lesley!
No longer having access to any sort of mixer or pugmill
I had to "reinvent" the recycling of clay. I found that
after the blunging (on HardieBacker board) and draining,
that hanging it in a tripled over piece of nylon/rayon/polyester
(or one of those fakes) wrapped around the clay ball and hung
in the air in the shady carport for two days worked very well.
Came out the exact soft consistency I needed for throwing.
The clay ball was the size of a small watermelon, maybe
15-18 inches in diameter and was the consistency of
chocolate pudding when it went in. Temps in the 80s,
with relative humidity around 75%.
My grandmother used to make cheese that way, but she hung
the curded milk in cotton cheesecloth layers on the clothesline.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Grandma would be proud :>)
Wayne Seidl
Susan Setley on sat 11 oct 03
In a message dated 10/11/03 6:58:31 AM, ljonesa@COX.NET writes:
<< We all seem to have our own methods for drying clay.... I do small
amounts and after blunging and draining, spread the glop on newspapers or canvas.
Just realized I could lay fine nylon mesh fabric on newspaper, and then peel
even the bottom sheet off without getting bits of paper in the clay, or losing
clay onto newspaper..... One can even fold the drying clay and then squash it
out under the newspaper and nylon. Also, rather than bothering with plaster, I
use bisqued bowls or plaster board. Just in case this is useful to anyone...
Lesley
>>
Using a bisqued bowl eliminates the risk, however small, of getting chunks of
plaster in the clay.
However, I don't bother with the newspaper, etc. I do it in small amounts,
though, because I'm not a full time professional potter.
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