Sue Beach on sun 19 sep 04
Mirrors -
Lowell,
My hubby mounted a cheapy on my wheel. It is however a homemade kick wheel..
He screwed a couple of blocks of wood to the shelving that surrounds my wheel
and sort of wedged the mirror between the shelving & the blocks of wood. Not
very clearly described... sorry.
Sue Beach
Potters Council Member
Muncie, IN where the weather today was GLORIOUS as only a late summer day can be
- sunny, breezy, mid-70s... And it was so quiet here this afternoon that the
only sound was the breeze through the trees.... Lovely. I spent my afternoon
make "Marge Peeler Fish."
Quoting Lowell Barron :
> Thanks, Lili for the advice. I guess I will have to try it but it seems low.
> OK for centering but then I think I would need to be lower to avoid craning
> my neck.
>
> I received a good suggestion from a Clayarter privately...Instead of a
> bicycle seat, that I should try a drummers "throne"...a good kind is Roc N
> Soc. Looks comfortable and ehight can be adjusted hydraulically. Not cheap
> however.
>
> Re a mirror: I have been wanting to get one but wonder how to support it in
> front of the wheel? Space is very limited in my little studio.
>
> Thanks again, Lowell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lili Krakowski"
> .............
> STANDING AT WHEEL......
> When you stand at the wheel your wheel head should be level, well, with your
> crotch. (THIS IS SPEAKING AS A FEMALE; men may have a different need) You
> stand OVER your wheelhead. You have the full weight of your upper body to
> help you center etc. You can move from knees and hips.
>
> The bicycle seat idea made me say ouch (and I used to bicycle a lot) A
> stool or similar that has a broad base so that it not tip or slide is good.
>
> While you are at it get a large throwing mirror which is a big help as well.
> You can see whsat you have done without needing to bend.
>
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Lowell Barron on sun 19 sep 04
Thanks, Lili for the advice. I guess I will have to try it but it seems low.
OK for centering but then I think I would need to be lower to avoid craning
my neck.
I received a good suggestion from a Clayarter privately...Instead of a
bicycle seat, that I should try a drummers "throne"...a good kind is Roc N
Soc. Looks comfortable and ehight can be adjusted hydraulically. Not cheap
however.
Re a mirror: I have been wanting to get one but wonder how to support it in
front of the wheel? Space is very limited in my little studio.
Thanks again, Lowell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lili Krakowski"
.............
STANDING AT WHEEL......
When you stand at the wheel your wheel head should be level, well, with your
crotch. (THIS IS SPEAKING AS A FEMALE; men may have a different need) You
stand OVER your wheelhead. You have the full weight of your upper body to
help you center etc. You can move from knees and hips.
The bicycle seat idea made me say ouch (and I used to bicycle a lot) A
stool or similar that has a broad base so that it not tip or slide is good.
While you are at it get a large throwing mirror which is a big help as well.
You can see whsat you have done without needing to bend.
claybair on sun 19 sep 04
Well I'll be.....
Lili,
I never knew what to call those naughty bits that
occasionally mar my pots.... schnibblies eh?
That sounds a lot better
than what I called them..... boogers!
I had noted last month that sometimes submerging the entire
pot in water doesn't always remove dust etc.
I found that out after running my fingers over pieces that I had dunked.
I still use a damp dense sponge.
Thanks for the alternate stance for standing at the wheel.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Lili Krakowski
May I add something to the bisque washing discussion? No disagreeing
with RR that a good wipe with a damp sponge is enough. BUT that relates to
1: how well you cleaned up schnibblies and tiny bits before you bisqued!
There tend to be tiny bits of clay, about the size of super finely ground
coffee grounds, that stick inside the foot rims and knobs and such from
trimming. 2: how long the bisque has been sitting around between bisquing
and glaze firing. LOTS of dust WILL settle. In these cases I would
suggest a good wash, enhanced maybe with a soft toothbrush, and ALLOWING THE
POT TO DRY THOROUGHLY before glazing. At that point the damp sponge is used
to make sure...
STANDING AT WHEEL. The standard US wheel " stance" seems to be to sit on a
stool of a height that allows the elbows to rest on the thrower's thighs,
and the forearms to clear the slosh pan, or whatever it is called, and the
outside of the palm to rest on the wheel head with the forearms level. This
posture always has seemed to me a detestable one--besides being "impossible"
for the stout and the big breasted.
When you stand at the wheel your wheel head should be level, well, with your
crotch. (THIS IS SPEAKING AS A FEMALE; men may have a different need) You
stand OVER your wheelhead. You have the full weight of your upper body to
help you center etc. You can move from knees and hips.
The bicycle seat idea made me say ouch (and I used to bicycle a lot) A
stool or similar that has a broad base so that it not tip or slide is good.
While you are at it get a large throwing mirror which is a big help as well.
You can see whsat you have done without needing to bend.
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Susan Fox-Hirschmann on sun 19 sep 04
In a message dated 9/19/2004 4:42:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lowellbarron@ROGERS.COM writes:
<< Re a mirror: I have been wanting to get one but wonder how to support it in
front of the wheel? >>
I got a really cheap framed mirror at Target that is about 4ft high by about
15" wide and I rest it against the window wall about 3 ft in front of the
wheel so I can see
the shapes that are forming. On my other wheel, facing the other way, I move
it so it rests against a table, just while throwing and trimming...then I
clean it up and move it
back to a place where no one will trip on it and perhaps knock it over.
Before I had this studio, and worked in the teen basement, I mounted mirror
tiles directly across from my wheel , on the wall, and that worked as well.
Best of luck
Susan
Annandale, VA
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