Heidi Haugen on mon 13 sep 04
hi sue,
for some reason, since i moved to my new shop, i was experiencing cracks
in large platters as well. thought maybe i was trimming/throwing the
base too thin, drying too fast (perhaps different humidity in my new
digs), etc.
for me it appeared to be drying them upside down was the issue. since
i've started flipping them right side up on a hydro-bat (plaster like),
no cracks and no drooping that i was afraid of...give it a shot.
also, compress, compress, compress.
take care,
heidi haugen west glacier, mt usa
Laurie Kneppel on tue 14 sep 04
I've really good luck drying large plates right side up on a shelf that
has a sheet of hardiebacker board on it. Same idea, I guess. The ones
that DO crack I know had some flaws during the making of them. Plates
don't let you get away with anything!
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
On Sep 13, 2004, at 9:31 PM, Heidi Haugen wrote:
>
> for me it appeared to be drying them upside down was the issue. since
> i've started flipping them right side up on a hydro-bat (plaster like),
> no cracks and no drooping that i was afraid of...give it a shot.
> also, compress, compress, compress.
> take care,
> heidi haugen west glacier, mt usa
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