S. Morris on wed 10 nov 04
the new bucket feeling is the best I agree, but when
you can't find your buckets it's the worst. I just
recently moved to normal, il and one of the first
things I wanted to buy were some small multi-mix 2.5
quart buckets, and I couldn't find them anywhere, and
I found them in someplaces but without the lids....
and when I told people I was considering having some
friends mail me some of my buckets from CT, I think it
just confirmed that I was crazy. Long story short
after a couple week of searching I found my buckets,
and now that I've been using them in the studio other
people have been asking where I've got them, it's
funny how such a simple thing as a bucket can be so
important.
Oh an in case anyone wants to know a great place to
get free slighly used 5 gallon buckets, I used to be a
cake decorater in a grocery store and all the frosting
comes in either 3 gal or 5 gal buckets and we used to
throw out easily up to 4-5 buckets a day.... we would
give them away all washed out if people asked for
them....
Have fun with buckets,
Steph Morris, Normal IL
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Nancy Udell on wed 10 nov 04
I used to have a fixation with office supplies. I could not walk thru a
Staples without feeling that I MUST have certain pens and notebooks.
But since clay, that fixation has moved to plastic (ok, I'm still
addicted to sharpies and now use them to write on my glaze buckets).
Mel, I can totally relate to your feelings about buckets. If you think
the rows of buckets in home depo are moving, check out US Plastics
company. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
It's so much fun to browse the catalog. And the buckets are cheaper
than home depo (and also come in lots of colors). My husband thinks I
am very strange that I now get excited when the plastics catalog comes
in the mail. As for cost, well. It's cheaper than clothes and makeup@!
By a long shot.
When I was at Arrowmont this summer I was stunned and awed by their
glaze kitchen with rows and rows of beautiful perfect matching plastic
jars with every chemical imaginable with neatly printed labels (as
compared to my old jelly jars and plastic bags).
On mel's testing "issue" . I like to read mel's posts as the zen of mel.
Most of them don't apply to me because that's not where I am. But I
enjoy hearing his perspective as someone who lives in the world of
purity Japanese tradition and all that. The world is wide and amazing
and many folks do many things. Think of the people who are making the
plastics@! for which I am very very grateful.
Nancy, in Maryland where I continue to covet all manner of plastic
containers.
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:48:26 -0600
From: mel jacobson
Subject: buckets/amazing story
i have done it, really done it. broken every rule
of every potter since 1960.
i bought new buckets. 5 gallon buckets
from home depot. brand new, shiny, tight fitting
covers that are new. bought 10 of them.
cover your eyes for those who have never bought buckets.
this may not be suitable for older potters to know.
i bought 5 gallon buckets. with new covers...nice seal.
come on and off really easy.
you could put the glaze in the back seat of a your car
and drive to david hendley's sale in texas, and not spill
a drop. man, new buckets, what a concept.
i know many did not realize that you can buy them
new. brand new. with new covers..not all torn and ripped
and full of pickle juice or paint.
i just walked in, home depot, saw them all lined up, bright orange. i
impulse purchased them. i really feel powerful.
i did a cost analysis. they cost the same as one drink in a bar. two
beers. they cost the same as a big mac, loaded with grease. they cost
the same as a six pack of bottled water, or a double latte, with extra
cream.
man, did i get a deal. and, i can deduct the cost on my income tax.
phew. what a day. mel.
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Laurie Kneppel on wed 10 nov 04
On Nov 10, 2004, at 5:27 AM, Nancy Udell wrote:
> If you think
> the rows of buckets in home depo are moving, check out US Plastics
> company. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
Oh no!! Not a good site to show to a container-addict!
I've graduated from cardboard to plastic recently (after noting that
cardboard tends to turn to mush if you are at a show and it rains and
water seeps under the edge of your booth) and I am still seeking the
perfect sized storage/tote container. I got a couple Rubbermaid 35 gal.
RoughTotes, but found that when I had them packed with pots i couldn't
lift them. So I tried 25 gallon size and they are still pretty heavy
for little old me to lift into the car.
Just out of idle curiosity. What is everyone else's favorite sized
"tote"? Especially the women out there who have to tote their own? My
former favorite boxes were Tidy Cats 40 lb. cardboard boxes - perfect
size, couldn't overload them, had good handles that didn't bite into
your hands. Main drawback - not particularly decorative and even hidden
under the edge of a table tended to stick out with their bright yellow
color. Plus now I am not using tables, so even more difficult to hide
them!
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
Rhonda Kale on wed 10 nov 04
Laurie-
If you are seriously plastic-containered addictive go to www.rubbermaid.com and there you will OD. They have links to Rubbermaid Commerical sites and if you don't go into overdrive there......it's not for lack of trying! All sorts of goodies for serious uses.
My catlitter buckets are all white, thank G-d. Some weeks they are green topped, sometimes blue topped and sometimes red-topped which turns out to be handy in organizing stuff by categories/uses. They also have nice plastic handles on them. Also by buckets being white, they don't bleed or turn funny colors-did have a dark blue bucket react with something one time(was using vinegar in something)-leached out the color in the bucket-horrible mess.
On the rest of the journey......
Rhonda Kale
31.23595 N, 85.40529 W
Potters Council Member
qndivauniv@earthlink.net
claybair on wed 10 nov 04
Sore subject.......
Rubbermaid used to make 10 gallon tubs.
They were perfect and apparently now have
discontinued them. The closest size is the 18 gal.
Fortunately I bought a bunch of them but will not
be able to replace them.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Laurie Kneppel
On Nov 10, 2004, at 5:27 AM, Nancy Udell wrote:
> If you think
> the rows of buckets in home depo are moving, check out US Plastics
> company. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
Oh no!! Not a good site to show to a container-addict!
I've graduated from cardboard to plastic recently (after noting that
cardboard tends to turn to mush if you are at a show and it rains and
water seeps under the edge of your booth) and I am still seeking the
perfect sized storage/tote container. I got a couple Rubbermaid 35 gal.
RoughTotes, but found that when I had them packed with pots i couldn't
lift them. So I tried 25 gallon size and they are still pretty heavy
for little old me to lift into the car.
Just out of idle curiosity. What is everyone else's favorite sized
"tote"? Especially the women out there who have to tote their own? My
former favorite boxes were Tidy Cats 40 lb. cardboard boxes - perfect
size, couldn't overload them, had good handles that didn't bite into
your hands. Main drawback - not particularly decorative and even hidden
under the edge of a table tended to stick out with their bright yellow
color. Plus now I am not using tables, so even more difficult to hide
them!
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
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