Lori Doty on wed 19 jul 06
Or how I got my kickwheel turning.
I bought a used Brent kickwheel 4 months ago and it had sat half put
together for the last 3. My hubby said get a power screwdriver/cordless
drill (I did and got a nice one too with 2 rechargeable batteries) but
forgot to make sure I had a bit to make the screws go in. Months went
by and I was notified that a niece and nephew want to try their hands
at clay while they are here end of this month. I went back to the tool
store today and got the bit. With a little more help from hubby got the
rest of the wheel together and tonight I threw with that wheel.
Well, I can tell you although I learned how to throw on a kickwheel in
college it has been over 10 years since I have used one. My current
wheel is a clayboss and I throw standing so I don't strain my back from
leaning forward for too long. Remembering that I did feel a bit awkward
but was able the throw 3 cylindrical pots. I hope to use the kickwheel
when doing laundry to keep the electric drain to a minimum and try and
improve my throwing skills which aren't that bad but much changes when
you aren't used to a wheel.
Just thought I would share my triumph with the group.
Lori Doty
Nurse/Potter
Starting to turn the tide.
Rolla Missouri
Elizabeth Priddy on thu 20 jul 06
Now that you are officially "handy" around the home, I
will offer you my one and only handy andrea tip.
Drywall screws are pointy and go into things really
well and are almost always better than nails. I screw
everything in, picture hangers, attaching thigs,
whatever with a big bucket of drywall screws of
varying lengths. They always use the phillips head
tip and my rechargable and reversible drill is the
only thing I need to put things together and take them
apart again without having to claw things out with a
hammer. That and a very small circular saw that works
on batteries as well is all I have ever needed. And a
hatchet...I guess I do have a few tools. But the
power drill gets used all the time and the others just
are stored most of the time.
That and my electric staple gun are my best studio non
clay tools. It works to knock together forms if the
wood is soft and particle board and even drywall are a
breeze to use when I just need a quick form to "hold
this for me" while I go do this.
Now you can get an honorary toolbelt and jangle around
like the contractors. Oh what a thrill...
Seriously, congratulations. I am a firm believer that
the ability to kill your own bugs and the use of power
tools is the only thing left seperating women from
men. So you are at least halfway there, and surely as
a nurse, all the way, at least for germy bugs !
Now that I have said my corny thing for the day, I'll
be on my way.
E.
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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Ed Huml on fri 21 jul 06
Elizabeth wrote:
well and are almost always better than nails. I screw
everything in, picture hangers, attaching thigs,
whatever with a big bucket of drywall screws of
varying lengths.>
Yes they are great to knock together anything but
if you want to hold together wood on a more
permanent basis you might try galvanized
deck screws. Big box depots and local hardware
stores should have them. They have a deeper thread
made to go into and hold in wood. Great for knocking
together studio furniture. Galvanized so they won't
rust so quickly. If you don't need galvanized try the
regular Coarse Thread drywall screws.
Be careful of common drywall screws if you want to hold
a lot of weight, they are brittle and can snap. Remember
you use a lot of them to hold up one sheet of drywall!
If you like your circular saw make friends with a
cabinet shop that has a sliding table saw. This will
take a full 4x8 sheet of ply and roll it on that
sliding table thru the saw blade. Way cool......
They could cut shelving for you in two minutes flat.
And one of the reasons I married my wife was
because she had her own Black & Decker Jig saw.
But my Bosch is so much better that I think that
may be why she married me!
Ed Huml
BRUCA
Brooklyn, NY
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