Rod Wuetherick on sat 25 sep 04
Phil,
I had the feeling you were 'squinting' the whole time we were talking the
other day. I just let you go just because I thought your eyes needed a rest.
Hell had I know that we could of went for hours...
Cheers,
Rod
Hell...
I allways just 'squinted'...(I squint anyway, so, you know,
it was no hardship or anything to do...)
mel jacobson on sat 25 sep 04
it is a snap to make one.
step one.
get an old football helmet from your
local charity sale. i like medium size. make sure you
can find a green one...nature.
step two.
cut a welding helmet in half big scissors/
duct tape it to the front of the
football helmet (take off nose guard.)
step three.
to the top of the helmet add a small compressor.
duct tape will do.
add a rubber hose that will attach to the compressor
and come out the front of the helmet drill a 4/11 th inch hole
in your helmet.
run the compressor at 12 volts,
a car battery will be fine...vw preferred.
that can hang on you with straps.
so, safety first.
you have heat safety with the helmets
eye protection with the welding glass. no 3, dark series.
the air from the compressor will blow into
the spy hole and cool the cone.
wham...you see the cones.
easy.
and, then you can use your cell phone camera to take
a picture of the cones. save them, send them to friends
and other potters. put them on a website.
see, almost cone 5. be careful not to melt your camera.
plastic you know.
mel/inventor/potter/always the helper.
dolita can load her own kiln.
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pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sat 25 sep 04
Hell...
I allways just 'squinted'...(I squint anyway, so, you know,
it was no hardship or anything to do...)
Phil
el ve
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
> it is a snap to make one.
>
> step one.
> get an old football helmet from your
> local charity sale. i like medium size. make sure you
> can find a green one...nature.
>
> step two.
> cut a welding helmet in half big scissors/
> duct tape it to the front of the
> football helmet (take off nose guard.)
>
> step three.
> to the top of the helmet add a small compressor.
> duct tape will do.
> add a rubber hose that will attach to the compressor
> and come out the front of the helmet drill a 4/11 th inch
hole
> in your helmet.
> run the compressor at 12 volts,
> a car battery will be fine...vw preferred.
> that can hang on you with straps.
>
> so, safety first.
> you have heat safety with the helmets
> eye protection with the welding glass. no 3, dark series.
> the air from the compressor will blow into
> the spy hole and cool the cone.
> wham...you see the cones.
> easy.
>
> and, then you can use your cell phone camera to take
> a picture of the cones. save them, send them to friends
> and other potters. put them on a website.
> see, almost cone 5. be careful not to melt your camera.
> plastic you know.
> mel/inventor/potter/always the helper.
> dolita can load her own kiln.
>
>
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Anne Webb on wed 29 sep 04
and what does your opthamologist say phil? damaged retina? cataracts?
i have one like you at home. his eyesight is failing as a result of looking
into spyholes over the years. i noticed last night that the welding glass
was out and handy for checking the spy hole. (i guess not all my "helpful"
comments dont fall upon deaf ears afterall)
i have a pair of regular goggles from the pottery supplier as well as a
square bit of dark welding glass. my first pottery teacher said to look into
the spyholes using a mirror... i dont know if that actually offers any
protection. he has bad eyes too.
anne
>From: pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET
>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: cone viewing helmet
>Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:22:34 -0700
>
>Hell...
>
>
>I allways just 'squinted'...(I squint anyway, so, you know,
>it was no hardship or anything to do...)
>
>
>
>Phil
>el ve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "mel jacobson"
>
> > it is a snap to make one.
> >
> > step one.
> > get an old football helmet from your
> > local charity sale. i like medium size. make sure you
> > can find a green one...nature.
> >
> > step two.
> > cut a welding helmet in half big scissors/
> > duct tape it to the front of the
> > football helmet (take off nose guard.)
> >
> > step three.
> > to the top of the helmet add a small compressor.
> > duct tape will do.
> > add a rubber hose that will attach to the compressor
> > and come out the front of the helmet drill a 4/11 th inch
>hole
> > in your helmet.
> > run the compressor at 12 volts,
> > a car battery will be fine...vw preferred.
> > that can hang on you with straps.
> >
> > so, safety first.
> > you have heat safety with the helmets
> > eye protection with the welding glass. no 3, dark series.
> > the air from the compressor will blow into
> > the spy hole and cool the cone.
> > wham...you see the cones.
> > easy.
> >
> > and, then you can use your cell phone camera to take
> > a picture of the cones. save them, send them to friends
> > and other potters. put them on a website.
> > see, almost cone 5. be careful not to melt your camera.
> > plastic you know.
> > mel/inventor/potter/always the helper.
> > dolita can load her own kiln.
> >
> >
> > From:
> > Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
>
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pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on wed 29 sep 04
Hi Anne,
No idea...haven't seen one in way over a decade ( no pun
intended...) but likely...I should be scolded...
I think a dark-glass as Welder's use, which may he held up
for the occasion, is the best idea...
Being so very bright here in the Summers, and my working
out-of-doors all the time then, and Kilns at-the-time, as
well as Brazing being new to me, I just squinted because I
was used to squinting anyway...
I do not have a kiln now, but if I did, I would use a dark
Welder's Glass...just hold it up to peek...
Best wishes!
Phil
el ve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Webb"
> and what does your opthamologist say phil? damaged
retina? cataracts?
> i have one like you at home. his eyesight is failing as a
result of looking
> into spyholes over the years. i noticed last night that
the welding glass
> was out and handy for checking the spy hole. (i guess not
all my "helpful"
> comments dont fall upon deaf ears afterall)
> i have a pair of regular goggles from the pottery supplier
as well as a
> square bit of dark welding glass. my first pottery teacher
said to look into
> the spyholes using a mirror... i dont know if that
actually offers any
> protection. he has bad eyes too.
> anne
PurpleLama@AOL.COM on wed 29 sep 04
Forget using the cell phone camera to take a picture of the kiln, I want to
see a picture of the helmet!
Shula
in Filthadelphia AKA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Catching up on ClayArt (to avoid studying for a midterm tomorrow. Hey, I need
to relax for a minute or two. I finished one midterm earlier today and two
last week. A woman can't live by midterms alone!)
<< it is a snap to make one.
step one.
get an old football helmet from your , , ,
and, then you can use your cell phone camera to take
a picture of the cones. save them, send them to friends
and other potters. put them on a website.
mel/inventor/potter/always the helper.>>
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