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slab rollers - how to make your own

updated fri 14 nov 03

 

Diane Serley on thu 13 nov 03


>>I knew a potter years ago who made their own slab roller using steel
>>pipes, cables and gears and a table. I saw it once and it did work
>>quite well apparently. I don't know if they got the plans from a book
>>or magazine or just made it up after looking at a Brent they had at the
>>college.

>>Does anyone know?

http://www.r-mw.com/pottery/slabroller.html

I posted this to the list a while ago, but have since changed were it lives
on my website ... so the old URL doesn't work. I originally placed the info on
the web for a friend. The info comes from an out of print book.

Diane

Laura Kneppel on thu 13 nov 03


Diane, that's the one! They must have had the book.

laurie
Sacramento, CA

On Thursday, November 13, 2003, at 08:01 AM, Diane Serley wrote:

>>> I knew a potter years ago who made their own slab roller using steel
>>> pipes, cables and gears and a table. I saw it once and it did work
>>> quite well apparently. I don't know if they got the plans from a book
>>> or magazine or just made it up after looking at a Brent they had at
>>> the
>>> college.
>
>>> Does anyone know?
>
> http://www.r-mw.com/pottery/slabroller.html
>
> I posted this to the list a while ago, but have since changed were it
> lives
> on my website ... so the old URL doesn't work. I originally placed the
> info on
> the web for a friend. The info comes from an out of print book.
>
> Diane
>
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