Maurice Weitman on sat 8 may 04
In my continuing series of stupid potter tool tricks, I offer this
adaptation of a lowly laundry basket to make an elegant (well... it's
usable, at least) extension of a wheel's splash pan to catch scraps
whilst trimming for under $5 US.
I use a Pacifica wheel, but the idea can easily be adapted to suit
any wheel with a round splash pan (or one having enough room to hold
a round pan within it).
I know that legendary potters of all stripe and ages may scoff at an
effort to make less mess, but I kinda like preemptive containment.
As, I imagine, Mr. Rumsfeld and friends would these days.
I'm happy to answer any questions or autograph any prints you order.
(Does anyone actually order prints from these things?)
Good trimming,
Maurice
Jeanette Harris on sat 8 may 04
(French-y nasal) Ah, huh, huh! Maurice,
But what do you do with all that beard hair in ze treemmings?
Recycle into a strong-air clay?
And where do you get a ClayFart t-shirt, for those of us "of a certain age"?
Thanks for the suggestion and the laugh.
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Jeanette Harris
in Poulsbo WA
Ivor and Olive Lewis on sun 9 may 04
Sad to say Maurice,
There is something funny going on in this site. Your images wouldn't
download, nor would anyone else's.
And it sounds as though you have a really good idea.
Best regards,
Ivor.
.
Des & Jan Howard on sun 9 may 04
Ivor
Must be your system.
The images downloaded OK for me.
Maurice
I found being too close to the spyhole at
cone check time trims my whiskers for me :)
Des
Ivor and Olive Lewis wrote:
> Sad to say Maurice,
> There is something funny going on in this site. Your images wouldn't
> download, nor would anyone else's.
> And it sounds as though you have a really good idea.
--
Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
http://www.luepottery.hwy.com.au
Maurice Weitman on sun 9 may 04
At 16:50 +0930 on 5/9/04, Ivor Lewis wrote:
>Sad to say Maurice,
>There is something funny going on in this site. Your images wouldn't
>download, nor would anyone else's.
If you still haven't had been successful, Ivor, let me know and I'll
be happy to email the pics to you or put them up on my web site.
In an unsigned message someone claiming to be ThirdRockFan@aol.com wrote:
>At that site you have to pay for pictures.
Uhhhh... no.
Well... to have pictures printed onto paper and mailed to you, yes.
But as I've asked over and over and over... do people actually do that?
But I believe Ivor just wanted to view and/or download them, and that is free.
Regards,
Maurice
Dave Finkelnburg on sun 9 may 04
Hi Ivor,
I clicked on the url Maurice posted (see below) and all his photos came
up, no problem. You may want to try it again. Since I have the same kind
of wheel he has, and am a very sloppy trimmer, I was especially interested
in his solution.
I might suggest leaving the trimming catcher higher on the side away
from one, to catch trimmings from taller work.
I have encountered a problem with a solution such as posted by Maurice.
When I have a lot of pots to trim, and set up a "shield to collect trimmings
in the splash pan, the trimmings soon fill the pan up to the top of the
wheel head. Then I have to stop trimming to empty the pan. I do see that
the "catcher" Maurice made would be quick to remove and put back in place.
All the best,
Dave Finkelnburg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivor and Olive Lewis"
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:20 AM
> Sad to say Maurice,
> There is something funny going on in this site. Your images wouldn't
> download, nor would anyone else's.
June Perry on sun 9 may 04
I made a similar thing, except I got a more flexible plastic, flat bottomed
container with tall sides which slope outward, at Walmart last year.
I cut it in half with a pair of tin snips and cut a bit of a semi circle out
of each side at the base, on the cut line so I can just slide each piece
under the wheel head plate on my Brent wheel. And then I just overlap the two
pieces at the top and secure them with old fashioned wooden, spring tension,
clothes pins. Works great!
I've tried to buy another one to use at another studio where I work, but I
haven't seen them again at my local Walmart; but I have seen a slightly smaller
version at a dollar store.
Warmest regards,
June
Kathy Forer on sun 9 may 04
Maurice, We must object to your "before" picture. It looks as though
the laundry tub was pre-cut, or that you glued it back together to
simulate a true "before" image. Therefore, we dispute whether this can
be accepted as a true sequence and go so far as to suggest you used a
pre-fab Pacifica trick hint kit, thus disqualifying you from our annual
best beard-trimming catcher award. Our apologies,
KEF
http://snopes.com for http://www.realgoods.com
Jennifer Boyer on sun 9 may 04
I just made the "Maurice solution" and it looks good. There wasn't a
tub like he used when I went to Walmart, but I got an 8.00 20" planter
that fits the bill. Cut it with my trusty electric meat knife. GREAT
tool.
Thanks Maurice
Jennifer
On May 9, 2004, at 2:28 PM, June Perry wrote:
> I made a similar thing, except I got a more flexible plastic, flat
> bottomed
> container with tall sides which slope outward, at Walmart last year.
> I cut it in half with a pair of tin snips and cut a bit of a semi
> circle out
> of each side at the base, on the cut line so I can just slide each
> piece
> under the wheel head plate on my Brent wheel. And then I just overlap
> the two
> pieces at the top and secure them with old fashioned wooden, spring
> tension,
> clothes pins. Works great!
> I've tried to buy another one to use at another studio where I work,
> but I
> haven't seen them again at my local Walmart; but I have seen a
> slightly smaller
> version at a dollar store.
>
> Warmest regards,
> June
>
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Alisa Liskin Clausen on thu 13 may 04
On Sat, 8 May 2004 19:54:00 -0700, Maurice Weitman wrote:
Maurice,
The glaze photos are very interesting to see, especially to compare to my
own results with these glazes. Thanks for making the photos and posting
them.
I have never had a good relationship with my splash pan on my Brent. It
thinks it's name is Stupid. I use it when I trim, but I think it is a pain
to separate each time. I need to pry it apart with a screw driver.
With your easy idea, I bought a Brick Layer's (mortor?) bucket in a size
good for this project. They are a robust, flexible, black rubberly
plastic. Easy to cut and the sides are not especially high, compared to a
regular bucket.
Potters love buckets. These are really cheap and also good for slip
storage. You can bend them inwards and the dry slip falls off the sides,
into the bucket.
I like the bucket better than my original splash pan. Thanks for the good
tip.
Regards from Alisa in Denmark
Visited Copenhagen last weekend.
Spring in Tivoli Gardens gives one of most lovely feelings. A span of 4
generations moseying around, eating candy floss and enjoying the park.
Crown Prince is being married tomorrow to Tasmanian Mary Donaldson.
Copenhagen was completely decorated with fresh flowers. Wonderful
time to be in the city.
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