Gary Finfrock on tue 11 apr 06
Hi all,
A couple of questions... Does anyone manufacture a sandpaper that will work
on ceramics. A belt for a belt sander would be great for cleaning up kiln
shelves.
Also, what's the best supplier for cobalt oxide and carb?
Gary Finfrock
Inverness, Florida
John Hesselberth on tue 11 apr 06
On Apr 11, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Gary Finfrock wrote:
> Also, what's the best supplier for cobalt oxide and carb?
Hi Gary,
The one you trust to have high quality material--probably your local
supplier. There has been some poor quality cobalt in the market the
last few years. Shopping by price is not necessarily the best route
for this material--unless the person who has the best price is also
the one you know (and who knows you) on a first-name basis.
Of course the same thing can be said about most ceramic materials,
supplies, and tools. Buy from those you know and want to stay in
business.
Regards,
John
Cynthia Bracker Sturm on tue 11 apr 06
I don't remember who manufacturers it, but you can get silicon carbide
belts for a belt sander. You might try simply googling silicon carbide
sanding belt.
On the cobalt, I would agree with John Hesselberth. You just want a
supplier who is consistent with their materials and doesn't change
sources for the sole purpose of getting a better price. Ask to speak
to the owner of a prospective source and ask where they get their
cobalt and how long they have been using that source. It is always a
good practice to support your local clay supplier, as John also said.
In Florida, you might try Highwater clay. They have a location in St.
Petersburg, 727-553-9344. I've always known them to be a reliable
source of raw materials in the east. You might also check with Axner.
Good Luck!
Cindy Bracker
Bracker's Good Earth Clays, Inc
888-822-1928
www.brackers.com
On Apr 11, 2006, at 8:31 AM, Gary Finfrock wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A couple of questions... Does anyone manufacture a sandpaper that
> will work
> on ceramics. A belt for a belt sander would be great for cleaning up
> kiln
> shelves.
>
> Also, what's the best supplier for cobalt oxide and carb?
>
> Gary Finfrock
> Inverness, Florida
>
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Larry Nakanishi on wed 12 apr 06
RE: Ceramic SandpaperA friend works in a ceramics mfg. factory and gave me a couple of retired diamond abrasive implements (disc that goes on a 2" buffing air tool - Velcro; sanding block) similar to items at this site.http://www.ind.nortonabrasives.com/Media/Documents/S0000000000000001035/Norton%20Stock%20Catalog%202005-2006%20Flexible%20Diamond%20Products.pdf I haven't tried to purchase new ones since both of these do a wonderful job on anything we have tried. The nice thing about the flexible disc is smoothing concave areas and around contact points. He also gave us a 10" X 10" pad that we applied to a plastic bat and works better than the lap wheel at the community college. We have no financial interest in the comany but I like the products (may change mind when I purchase a replacement). Larry & Yukie--- On Tue 04/11, Cynthia Bracker Sturm < claygirl@BRACKERS.COM > wrote:From: Cynthia Bracker Sturm [mailto: claygirl@BRACKERS.COM]To:
CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORGDate: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:45:50 -0500Subject: Re: Ceramic Sandpaper / Cobalt supplierI don't remember who manufacturers it, but you can get silicon carbidebelts for a belt sander. You might try simply googling silicon carbidesanding belt.On the cobalt, I would agree with John Hesselberth. You just want asupplier who is consistent with their materials and doesn't changesources for the sole purpose of getting a better price. Ask to speakto the owner of a prospective source and ask where they get theircobalt and how long they have been using that source. It is always agood practice to support your local clay supplier, as John also said.In Florida, you might try Highwater clay. They have a location in St.Petersburg, 727-553-9344. I've always known them to be a reliablesource of raw materials in the east. You might also check with Axner.Good Luck!Cindy BrackerBracker's Good Earth Clays, Inc888-822-1928www.brackers.comOn Apr 11, 2006, at 8:31 AM, Gary
Finfrock wrote:> Hi all,>> A couple of questions... Does anyone manufacture a sandpaper that> will work> on ceramics. A belt for a belt sander would be great for cleaning up> kiln> shelves.>> Also, what's the best supplier for cobalt oxide and carb?>> Gary Finfrock> Inverness, Florida>> _______________________________________________________________________> _______> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org>> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/>> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at> melpots@pclink.com.>______________________________________________________________________________Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.orgYou may look at the archives for the list or change your subscriptionsettings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
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