Michael Wendt on sun 18 jul 04
Sorry to those of you who have sent
money for the dry throwing aid tests.
I sent out the first set when I first
brought up the subject on clayart
more than 6 weeks ago.
I included a self addressed stamped
envelope along with a questionnaire
for feedback.
I decided to wait to buy more of the
lubricant to send out to the late comers
until I got at least one response but
so far I have gotten zero so if you
sent money by check, you will see
it hasn't been cashed. If you sent
cash, it is still in your original envelope
so I can mail it back if no one chooses
to give feed back to the questionnaire.
Thanks for your patience.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Lezlie Finet on fri 23 jul 04
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 07:51:29 -0700, Michael Wendt
wrote:
>Sorry to those of you who have sent
>money for the dry throwing aid tests.
>I sent out the first set when I first
>brought up the subject on clayart
>more than 6 weeks ago.
>I included a self addressed stamped
>envelope along with a questionnaire
>for feedback.
>I decided to wait to buy more of the
>lubricant to send out to the late comers
>until I got at least one response but
>so far I have gotten zero >>
ULP - sorry Michael - count me among the guilty.
:-{
I've still got the questionaire on my desk, only partially completed, but
going into the mail TODAY.
My flimsy excuse? I didn't think to cover the bowl, and the lubricant DRIED
UP practically overnight. I had not much luck trying to reconstitute the
powder
with water, probably too contaminated with clay by then.
But I was able to quantify the results of a few tests, and had *some*
success in throwing taller & thinner... but that stuff is weird! and would
take some getting used to, as you said. (Old frog, new trick, too late, I
guess.)
My problem is that I throw with a sponge in hand and already somewhat dry
to begin with, so the Lube quickly turned my sponge into a gummy wad.
For me, the main benefit was in the final refinement stages, after the
piece had set up a bit and more water unwarranted - it helped a lot with
the detail work.
For those still waiting to try it: lose the sponge, cover the bowl (duh),
and have fun!
I'm very interested in hearing of others' experiences with it.
Thanks again, Michael.
Lezlie
Eastern Washington (Hottt & dryyy)
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