Wendy Kelsey on wed 2 aug 06
Thanks so much all for the release ideas. I am definitely
going to try the unbaked polymer clay idea and many of the
others as far as the release agents. I'll let you know
what works the best using the polymer clay. I don't think
undercuts are my problem. I am pretty careful about those.
I saw them use the compressed air idea used on the TV show
"How It's Made" so I do want to try that too!
Another topic - great thing I tried recently - don't know
whether I heard this hint from this forum or from one of my
little books and they are little! (Great Ideas for Potters
etc.) is I preheat the previously glazed tiles - it takes
additional glaze so much more easily.
I'll share with you a discovery I made for a little niche
market for all my pottery "mistakes" - I sell these to
mosaic artists - they love the different glazes they can't
get elsewhere. I don't get a lot of money for them but I
feel good about recycling these items. If I have some
glaze I don't particularly like and won't continue using I
also glaze over some tiles I get at our local recycling
store for about 5 cents each. Then just fire them when I
am firing some other items. I get lots of requests for
these. I also advertise them in our "free" ads paper.
--- Stephani Stephenson wrote:
> Wendy:
> 2 suggestions/questions:
>
> 1. think the reverse of suction,i.e. forced
> air...compressed air
> tease air nozzle around the line where the model meets
> the mold
> i.e. direct a stream of air in the crack between the two
> and it should
> pop out.
> Of course, any undercuts may
> prevent the model from releasing from the mold
>
> 2. not sure of the shape you are using , but have you
> thought of using
> the polymer clay without baking it?
> It holds its shape pretty well , releases from plaster
> and is flexible.
>
> 3. other release agents include vaseline , WD-40 , mold
> soap, cheap
> dish soap,and professioanl grade release agents...
> but if one of the first 2 suggestions work...shouldn't
> need a release
> agent
>
> cheers!
>
> Stephani Stephenson
> steph@revivaltileworks.com
> http://www.revivaltileworks.com
>
>
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Wendy Kelsey
Operations Manager
Martini Ceramics
Custom Tile and Ceramic Arts
1272 Paradise Cove
Ferndale, WA 98248-9469
Telephone: 360-392-8607
Fax: 832-550-4856
Jacqueline Miller on wed 2 aug 06
Another is a mix of canola oil and lecithin oil. the later comes from
a health food store. I learned this from Dick Shneider at Cleveland
State U. this summer. Jackie
On 8/2/06, Wendy Kelsey wrote:
> Thanks so much all for the release ideas. I am definitely
> going to try the unbaked polymer clay idea and many of the
> others as far as the release agents. I'll let you know
> what works the best using the polymer clay. I don't think
> undercuts are my problem. I am pretty careful about those.
> I saw them use the compressed air idea used on the TV show
> "How It's Made" so I do want to try that too!
>
> Another topic - great thing I tried recently - don't know
> whether I heard this hint from this forum or from one of my
> little books and they are little! (Great Ideas for Potters
> etc.) is I preheat the previously glazed tiles - it takes
> additional glaze so much more easily.
>
> I'll share with you a discovery I made for a little niche
> market for all my pottery "mistakes" - I sell these to
> mosaic artists - they love the different glazes they can't
> get elsewhere. I don't get a lot of money for them but I
> feel good about recycling these items. If I have some
> glaze I don't particularly like and won't continue using I
> also glaze over some tiles I get at our local recycling
> store for about 5 cents each. Then just fire them when I
> am firing some other items. I get lots of requests for
> these. I also advertise them in our "free" ads paper.
>
>
> --- Stephani Stephenson wrote:
>
> > Wendy:
> > 2 suggestions/questions:
> >
> > 1. think the reverse of suction,i.e. forced
> > air...compressed air
> > tease air nozzle around the line where the model meets
> > the mold
> > i.e. direct a stream of air in the crack between the two
> > and it should
> > pop out.
> > Of course, any undercuts may
> > prevent the model from releasing from the mold
> >
> > 2. not sure of the shape you are using , but have you
> > thought of using
> > the polymer clay without baking it?
> > It holds its shape pretty well , releases from plaster
> > and is flexible.
> >
> > 3. other release agents include vaseline , WD-40 , mold
> > soap, cheap
> > dish soap,and professioanl grade release agents...
> > but if one of the first 2 suggestions work...shouldn't
> > need a release
> > agent
> >
> > cheers!
> >
> > Stephani Stephenson
> > steph@revivaltileworks.com
> > http://www.revivaltileworks.com
> >
> >
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> > at melpots@pclink.com.
> >
>
>
> Wendy Kelsey
> Operations Manager
> Martini Ceramics
> Custom Tile and Ceramic Arts
> 1272 Paradise Cove
> Ferndale, WA 98248-9469
> Telephone: 360-392-8607
> Fax: 832-550-4856
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
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>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
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--
Jackie Miller
JackieAMiller@gmail.com
Randy McCall on wed 2 aug 06
Mold release.
Virginia Scotchie did a workshop at the Southern Fried Conference. She
worked recently on a tremendous ceramic art project in Taiwan. Her release
agent was liquid Murphies Soap.
Randy
South Carolina
Pottery Web site
http://members.tripod.com/~McCallJ/index.html
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