Jim Willett on thu 18 aug 05
One other suggestion on wrapping, especially with bubble wrap. Use the
stretchable non adhesive plastic wrap roll available through shipping
companies. The stretch holds it in place and it doesn't stick to the bubble
wrap. We have been doing this for a while now and our retailers are very
happy to receive a package that is not all taped together. Much less chance
of breaking the pot trying to unwrap it. We don't use bubble wrap at all but
that is another story. You can have a look at how we wrap pottery at:
http://howtomakepottery.com/How%20We%20Pack%20Pottery%20for%20Shipment.htm
We ship with virtually zero breakage, all over North America.
Jim Willett
Out of the Fire Studio
Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.outofthefirestudio.com
http://potblog.outofthefirestudio.com
Jennifer Boyer on thu 18 aug 05
Ah Stephani,
You SPEAK the truth..Yes! ;-)
Little Story:
At NCECA I bought a most beautiful Marcia Selsor Raku platter which
Marcia assured me came with a very sturdy cardboard shoulder strapped
box for carrying on the plane. She had carried it on a flight from
Hawaii to Baltimore after all! When I saw the box it was clear it
needed a little rehab before making a plane trip to Vermont with me and
the Posy Bacoupolos pot I'd also nabbed! So I wondered around the
Suppliers Exhibition Hall with the box until I found a booth sitter
willing to let me use his tape gun. I whipped that box into shape and
when I was done and handed the gun back to the guy he looked at me
contemplatively and said "looks like you've used one of those
before...."
If he only knew..... geez the stuff we need to be good at in this
business!
Jennifer, who has 1 3/4 inch tape AND 3 inch tape....so there.
On Aug 18, 2005, at 8:53 PM, Stephani Stephenson wrote:
> another trick , which also helps when the tape is on the roll, you
> know when you turn the roll over and over trying to
> find and scrape that little microscopic thread of tape that will lead
> you out of tape hell and back to tape functionality?
> especially if you don't have a tape gun
> (and I think a good, really tight tape gun is worth the $, not one of
> those floppy saggy tape guns, y'understand)
>
> is to simply fold over about 1/4" of the tape on the end...fold it back
> on itself so it makes it's own flag/ tag, albeit clear
>
> then you can find it easilly, even on bubble wrap, but also on the
> roll, and rip with abandon, rip with joy.....
>
> as goes the tape , so goes the day, i.e.
> a good tape day is a good day indeed
>
> Stephani Stephenson
> steph@revivaltileworks.com
> http://www.revivaltileworks.com
>
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Jennifer Boyer
Thistle Hill Pottery
Montpelier, VT
http://thistlehillpottery.com
Stephani Stephenson on thu 18 aug 05
another trick , which also helps when the tape is on the roll, you
know when you turn the roll over and over trying to
find and scrape that little microscopic thread of tape that will lead
you out of tape hell and back to tape functionality?
especially if you don't have a tape gun
(and I think a good, really tight tape gun is worth the $, not one of
those floppy saggy tape guns, y'understand)
is to simply fold over about 1/4" of the tape on the end...fold it back
on itself so it makes it's own flag/ tag, albeit clear
then you can find it easilly, even on bubble wrap, but also on the
roll, and rip with abandon, rip with joy.....
as goes the tape , so goes the day, i.e.
a good tape day is a good day indeed
Stephani Stephenson
steph@revivaltileworks.com
http://www.revivaltileworks.com
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