Elizabeth Priddy on tue 20 dec 05
If you put a disc, maybe a kiln shelf, across the
hole in the tire, and proceeded, you could make
excellent giant platter forms.
EP
Bonnie Staffel wrote:
John Cross wrote:
"Re: slump/hump -- but then ... ?
"Sorry, I don't remember how this thread started out but I did have a
good idea (a borrowed one) for slump molds. At a Don Reitz workshop I
saw 'The Don' making some very large slab wall pieces and to get a
curved disc shape he just used an old car tire on it's side with a piece
of canvas over it. The tread edge of the tire provides plenty of support
while the side walls give evenly under the weight of the clay. Since
there is an infinite size range of tires I'm sure that one would meet
your needs and you could probably get them for free at any tire store.
I would think radials would work the best."
John, I think there was an addition of thumb tacks around the perimeter
of the cloth stuck into the tire to keep the cloth in place. I also
attended one of Don Reitz workshops when he was in Atlanta a number of
years ago. Never forgot the suggestion, but have not used it. This
workshop was given after he recovered from a serious illness which may
have been caused by the use of the Manganese clay he was famous for
creating.
Warm regards,
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Patrick Cross on wed 21 dec 05
Bonnie, we may have been at the same workshop. I went to one in La Grange,
GA right after the Minnesota NCECA....1994?, 1995? I took a lot of photos
and always thought Brent should use shots of Reitz building one of his
pieces on the wheelhead to demonstrate the durability of their product. By
the time he's finished there must be three to four hundred pounds of clay
bearing down. I went back today and found those photos and one of them has
him kneeling down at his tire set-up. You're right...I think I see thumb
tacks.
Patrick Cross
On 12/20/05, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
>
> If you put a disc, maybe a kiln shelf, across the
> hole in the tire, and proceeded, you could make
> excellent giant platter forms.
>
> EP
>
> Bonnie Staffel wrote:
> John Cross wrote:
>
> "Re: slump/hump -- but then ... ?
>
> "Sorry, I don't remember how this thread started out but I did have a
> good idea (a borrowed one) for slump molds. At a Don Reitz workshop I
> saw 'The Don' making some very large slab wall pieces and to get a
> curved disc shape he just used an old car tire on it's side with a piece
> of canvas over it. The tread edge of the tire provides plenty of support
> while the side walls give evenly under the weight of the clay. Since
> there is an infinite size range of tires I'm sure that one would meet
> your needs and you could probably get them for free at any tire store.
> I would think radials would work the best."
>
> John, I think there was an addition of thumb tacks around the perimeter
> of the cloth stuck into the tire to keep the cloth in place. I also
> attended one of Don Reitz workshops when he was in Atlanta a number of
> years ago. Never forgot the suggestion, but have not used it. This
> workshop was given after he recovered from a serious illness which may
> have been caused by the use of the Manganese clay he was famous for
> creating.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Bonnie Staffel
>
>
>
> http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
> DVD Throwing with Coils and Slabs
> DVD Beginning Processes
> Charter Member Potters Council
>
>
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