dunford on wed 13 oct 04
I searched the archives and see that in the past a few of you do make "chimney pots"
I'd love to chat with someone on the topic of the process of this......anybody willing to have some questions thrown at them?
Thanks
Terry Dunford
Kate Johnson on thu 14 oct 04
> Terry,
> There is a potter in UK I think his name starts with a "D"? He makes
> chimney pots among other things. I have his web site on my other
> computer, but I'm sure this topic must be in the archives, Mike Gordon
Is that Mole Cottage? I seem to remember the connection...you might try
Googling that, in England...
Best--
Kate
Richard Aerni on thu 14 oct 04
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:30:03 -0500, dunford wrote:
>I searched the archives and see that in the past a few of you do
make "chimney pots"
>
>I'd love to chat with someone on the topic of the process of
this......anybody willing to have some questions thrown at them?
Terry,
I've never made any, but when I lived in inner city Cincinnati, I used to
salvage them from buildings about to be torn down. They are beautiful,
wonderful, functional items. I had dozens of them, and used them as bases
for birdbaths. I made my platters' (birdbath tops) foot rims the exact
dimension to fit into the top of the chimney pot.
I would say, from having examined a lot of them, that they were press-
molded and then touched up by hand.
Good luck,
Richard Aerni
Rochester, NY
Mike Gordon on thu 14 oct 04
On Oct 14, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Richard Aerni wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:30:03 -0500, dunford
> wrote:
>
>> I searched the archives and see that in the past a few of you do
> make "chimney pots"
>>
>> I'd love to chat with someone on the topic of the process of
> this......anybody willing to have some questions thrown at them?
> Terry,
Terry,
There is a potter in UK I think his name starts with a "D"? He makes
chimney pots among other things. I have his web site on my other
computer, but I'm sure this topic must be in the archives, Mike Gordon
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John K Dellow on fri 15 oct 04
dunford wrote:
>I searched the archives and see that in the past a few of you do make "chimney pots"
>
>I'd love to chat with someone on the topic of the process of this......anybody willing to have some questions thrown at them?
>
>Thanks
>Terry Dunford
>
>______________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
Fire away , I will see if I can help.
John
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John Dellow "the flower pot man"
From the land down under
Home Page http://www.welcome.to/jkdellow
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Marek & Pauline Drzazga-Donaldson on fri 15 oct 04
Dear Terry,
I make hand made chimney pots for export world wide. Email me =
marek@no9uk.com I will address any questions you have.
happy potting Marek www.moley.uk.com
Kate Johnson on fri 15 oct 04
Subject: Chimney pots (chimney tops)
Dear Terry,
I make hand made chimney pots for export world wide. Email me
marek@no9uk.com I will address any questions you have.
happy potting Marek www.moley.uk.com
------
Whoa, my aging memory WAS working!
Be sure to visit this website, it will make you want to run away North Devon
in the UK for a stay in the B&B and a chance to pot in England...
Best--
Kate
John Jensen on fri 15 oct 04
John;
I have made a chimney cover for my own fireplace and wonder if my design
might inhibit the draft somewhat. What sort of specifications do you go
by?
What I did is make what would be a domed slab roof on come corner
posts with a lattice of clay around the sides to keep the animals out. I
thought I was making it plenty big, but after I was finished I was
impressed by how minimal it was. Chimneys are on quite a large scale
compared to my usual way of thinking, even tho I worked hand in glove
with the mason who built it for me.
Anyway...do you have some formula or rules about air flow?
Thanks,
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
John Jensen@mudbugpottery.com
http://www.toadhouse.com www://www.mudbugpottery.com
John K Dellow on sat 16 oct 04
John Jensen wrote:
>John;
>I have made a chimney cover for my own fireplace and wonder if my design
>might inhibit the draft somewhat. What sort of specifications do you go
>by?
>
> Anyway...do you have some formula or rules about air flow?
> Thanks,
>
>
John I am a tradesman potter and make to the dimentions I was taught to
.No formular ,but I can say that the area of the cut-outs is larger than
the area of the cross section of the standard chimney here in
Australia, which is13&1/2 inches by 13&1/2inches. On the flue extender
type, openended cylinder the top is about 12 inches in diameter.
John
John Dellow "the flower pot man"
From the land down under
Home Page http://www.welcome.to/jkdellow
http://digitalfire.com/education/people/dellow/
Ivor and Olive Lewis on sat 16 oct 04
Dear John Jensen,
If you do a Google for Chimney Sizing you should be able to find the
Engineering details. Also look for Chimney History.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
Janet Kaiser on sat 16 oct 04
One Clayarter who I am sure mentioned chimneys one time was The
Flower Pot Man down under in OZ (Australia :o) John Dellow or
Dellows. You listening John? But I am absolutely certain that
Marek Drzazga aka Mark Donaldson http://www.moley.uk.com is the
person for you! If he has the time... I notice he mentioned he
was travelling to and working both in Turkey and the US in recent
months and he recently he mentioned being ill, although I still
have not mailed to ask how he is... Anyway, what I am saying is
that you should not be disappointed if he cannot indulge in as
much chat as he normally would!
We do not have one of Marek's chimney pots, but we have a great
finial which he made for us. It was the last missing part to be
restored to The Chapel of Art... It is my theory that the
original had been shot off some time in the past, leaving the
plinth and a little metal spike. This would also account for the
bullet holes in the main window above the door! It was a pretty
impressive replacement which Mark threw in sections. Stands about
80 cm or so high. I do not know how much clay he used, but the
postman needed help to deliver it! (Moley Pottery is in Devon and
we are in Wales). I stayed clear of the guy who had to cement it
into place! Sadly it is way too large around the base and looks a
bit odd now it is cemented into place because it stands proud of
the stone base, but otherwise it is the finishing touch to roof
and the whole building.
But you talk of chimneys... Marek works with all sorts of people
from architects building new to those restoring historical
buildings. Anything from barley twist pots to full bodied
gargoyles! Wonderful work. I have not visited the web site for a
while, but their printed leaflet is a delight to look at. I am
sure Mark/Marek goes no-mail for long periods, so you may like to
look up words like "chimney pot", "architectural ceramics" and
other phrases in the archives.
Sincerely
Janet Kaiser -- who has two Victorian chimney pots with ivy
growing out and up the outside walls. They have become expensive
items in recent years, with incidents of more intricate and
ornate types being stolen from roof tops!
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>>> I'd love to chat with someone on the topic of the process of
>> this......anybody willing to have some questions thrown at
them?
>There is a potter in UK I think his name starts with a "D"? He
makes
>chimney pots among other things. I have his web site on my other
>computer, but I'm sure this topic must be in the archives, Mike
Gordon
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Marek & Pauline Drzazga-Donaldson on sat 16 oct 04
Dear john Jensen,
Chimney Pots were used not only for decoration, but to aid the "draw"of =
the chimney stack, to extend the height, to protect from the prevailing =
wind etc. Height is dependent on where it is, if it is in the lea of a =
hill then in needs to project some way over the roof line. Width is =
determined by the flue size, Masons use a guide that you should not =
restrict the overall (internal) flue size by more than 80%. If you =
consider that a chimney pot is narrower than the flue and it compresses =
the hot gasses, it works like a jet engine - but too much narrowing =
stops the gasses from escaping efficiently, although I have narrowed =
down by over 50% with a really good draw.
happy potting from Marek www.moley.uk.com
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