Angela Davis on thu 6 may 04
Wayne,
My husband cut out a bunch of those 1/4 hardi backer bats
for me using his Roto Zip and the circle cutting jig. A really nasty
job, we had to wear masks because of the dust.
I've hesitated to ask for more because of the mess. Your technique sounds
like the way to go.
I've used them for almost a year now and hate to use anything else. Mine
are cut
just a little larger than the wheel head for easy removal and like you say,
I never
have to worry about cutting anything off the bat. I've never used plaster
bats
but I imagine the hardi bats have a lot of the same qualities without the
weight.
There is a young man in Waco who says the hardi bats ruin his manicure, I
don't have that problem.
No nails, but even so the smooth side seems user friendly to me, after some
use they are
almost like felt.
Angela Davis
Hey my new pepper crop is coming in, hope the "hound" is still behaving.
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayneinkeywest"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 4:27 PM
Subject: More bats for less
>
> Had an extra piece lying around. Looked at
> it one day and saw bats. Lots of bats. 12 inch
> diameter, 1/4 inch bats. I can't tell you how pleased
> I am with those bats. Easy to clean, practically
> indestructible (they're cement!), and the pieces I
> left on them to dry do so without those annoying
> "S" and bottom cracks I used to get from fast drying!
>
Hendrix, Taylor J. on thu 6 may 04
Hey hey hey Angela!
Glad to hear that I'm still a young man. Here I was complaining to my
wife about the soreness in the back of my hands and my right elbow and
you come along and make all that pain go away. Young man indeed!
As for the hardibats, they are EXACTLY like plaster bat as far as
attachment goes. I have some slip handy. One quick dunk of the bat in
water, a smear of slip on the bottom and those suckers stick to my naked
wheel head like nobody's bidness. I have a bit of strapping steel that
I use to pry up the end when I am done.
They do bite the nails down if you are not careful, but I am learning to
keep them away from the bat. Now mostly my credit card ribs take the
brunt of the bat's appetite for sanding. I have 5 inch to 14 inch bats,
all cut from the same sheet. Having those along with my David bats, I
have no excuse for not keeping up production. Need to go buy some clay.
Taylor
Waco, Texas, USA
http://www3.baylor.edu/~Taylor_Hendrix/tjpots.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Angela
Davis
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 6:50 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: More bats for less..in "hardi" agreement
...
There is a young man in Waco who says the hardi bats ruin his manicure,
I
don't have that problem.
No nails, but even so the smooth side seems user friendly to me, after
some
use they are
almost like felt.
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