Paul Lewing on thu 9 dec 04
on 12/9/04 3:10 PM, Geoffrey Barst at Texukdoc@CHARTER.NET wrote:
> I love making teapots and searched for a suitable tool to clean the dried
> glaze from strainer holes prior to firing. I am a doctor and do Pap smears
> and the small disposable brush used for taking cells from the inside of
> the cervix is just perfect for this task! The plastic stem is flexible
> enough to be bent at an angle and the nylon brisles are radially arranged
> and about 1/8" across.
China paint suppliers sell a similar tool, called a whirley brush. The
handle isn't flexible, but the tip is set at an angle to the handle, offset
about 10 degrees right from the end of the ferrule. It has stiff bristles
about that size. We use it to drag a patch of wet china paint out to make a
texture like hair.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Geoffrey Barst on thu 9 dec 04
I love making teapots and searched for a suitable tool to clean the dried
glaze from strainer holes prior to firing. I am a doctor and do Pap smears
and the small disposable brush used for taking cells from the inside of
the cervix is just perfect for this task! The plastic stem is flexible
enough to be bent at an angle and the nylon brisles are radially arranged
and about 1/8" across. Ask your doctor for a few. They don't pay for them-
the lab supplies them for free.
Geoff Barst
Lou Roess on fri 10 dec 04
On Dec 9, 2004, at 10:33 PM, Paul Lewing wrote:
> on 12/9/04 3:10 PM, Geoffrey Barst at Texukdoc@CHARTER.NET wrote:
>> small disposable brush used for taking cells from the inside of
>> the cervix is just perfect for this task! The plastic stem is flexible
>> enough to be bent at an angle and the nylon brisles are radially
>> arranged
>> and about 1/8" across.
>
> China paint suppliers sell a similar tool, called a whirley brush. The
> handle isn't flexible, but the tip is set at an angle to the handle,
> offset
> about 10 degrees right from the end of the ferrule. It has stiff
> bristles
> about that size.
These sound a lot like the proxy brush i use to get gunk out from
between my teeth.
It comes in either a cylinder or a little Christmas tree shape.
Probably cheap compared to the others (although you can't beat free if
you know an OB-GYN) and the brush is replaceable once you buy the
handle.
Regards,
Lou in Colorado where the slopes are open
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Lois Ruben Aronow on sat 11 dec 04
I use those little inter-dental cleaning brushes that are used to clean
between bridges. Work great. The bend, and you can get them at any
drugstore (or a generous dentist).
>
> > I love making teapots and searched for a suitable tool to clean the
> > dried glaze from strainer holes prior to firing. I am a
> doctor and do
> > Pap smears and the small disposable brush used for taking
> cells from
> > the inside of the cervix is just perfect for this task! The plastic
> > stem is flexible enough to be bent at an angle and the
> nylon bristles
> > are radically arranged and about 1/8" across.
>
John Jensen on sat 11 dec 04
For my Victorian Toadhouse, I need a lot of little rolled balls of
clay...all the same size. To help in this task I made a tool for =
slicing a
round extrusion into a lot of similarly sized pieces. I took a piece of =
oak
one inch by one inch by about seven inches (actually a bit of stair
baluster) and sawed a dozen or so parallel equally spaced groves. Into =
each
grove I epoxy glued a replacement blade for utility knifes, sharp edge =
out.
Very lethal looking and dangerous, but it does the job. Then I made a =
comb
of finishing nails nailed in a row on a stick to clear the bits of clay =
out
of the cutter. I still have to roll them up into balls, of course.
If anyone has a better idea for making little 1/8 inch balls of clay, =
all
the same size, I'd love to hear it.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
John Jensen@mudbugpottery.com
http://www.toadhouse.com www://www.mudbugpottery.com
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