Lili Krakowski on thu 21 sep 06
I dread disagreeing with Ms P, but tapping a pot to center wants a=20
dry-rimmed pot. If the rim sits on slip/slurry/wet bat, it will be damag=
ed.
The only place I differ from Steve is that I fill the coffee can partly w=
ith=20
sand or grog, and put the lid on, because if the wheel is too fast, and t=
he=20
tap too hard and empty can goes flying.
I wrote the other day that my wheel turns at 40 revs per minute. Wonder=
ing=20
how well I remembered, I went out and timed it. Wrong, wrong, wrong. I=
t=20
goes 25 revs at most. Ok? So when one says turn the wheel slowly that =
is=20
about it.
I may be losing a T shirt or some money here! Quelle horreur! But:
Take the lid of a 55 gallon drum. Clean it if necessary. Drill holes for=
=20
your bat pins. (Center lid on wheel, then mark the place--or tell the=20
lovely man at the garage what you need and he will do it for you) Now ge=
t a=20
piece of 1" foam rubber about 2 inches less in diameter than the inside o=
f=20
your lid.
Ok? Got it? You now have a large "bat" with a rim, firmly sitting on yo=
ur=20
wheel. You place the foam rubber piece on it. You have achieved a metal=
=20
"saucer" with a foam rubber doily! AHA!
If you invert your pot on this, and you tap to center, the whole foam rub=
ber=20
bit moves. The nice part is that nothing goes a'flying, and you do not=20
damage the rim....So you develop the kinda courage tapping needs. NB. I=20
expect that for little pots a thinner foam rubber insert should be better=
.=20
After a few weeks of this method you will know how to do it, and reserve =
the=20
foam bat business for problem cases--or, as in my situation--slip decorat=
ed=20
pots.
If you cannot get a drum lid (DID you REALLY try?) make a large disk out =
of=20
1/2" outdoor plywood, and make a 1/2" -1" rim for it out of some sort of=20
plastic. People have used garden hose slit open. Attach with round head=
ed=20
brass wood screws! Staples rust and either get into your hand or into yo=
ur=20
clay; steel screws rust etc; flat headed screws are harder to deal with i=
f=20
you need to remove later.
BEV/BAMBI and others. I thank Steve for his recommendation. I wrote The=
=20
Basic Internet Glaze Course which ClayArt posted the 3rd Week of April 20=
05,=20
and About Recipes (Brad, you might want to read) which appeared the secon=
d=20
week of May 2006, is because we get questions from beginners SO often, an=
d,=20
for those who have been around a while, the repetition of the basics gets=
a=20
bit dull. This is not being snippy at you-- far from it--you are most=20
welcome and all that--but beginners questions are a bit like someone=20
attending a grand Chinese/Japanese/Thai dinner without having mastered=20
chopsticks first. These two "courses" are chopstick lessons.
To both of you! There are more recipes out there than there are little=20
apples on a huge tree. "About recipes" will explain why, and why recipe=20
collection is pretty useless. Read the books! Each one will teach you=20
something more about the INGREDIENTS!
CONE 6 MAJOLICA. I 'm the one argues that the name Majolica should be=20
reserved for low-fired lead/tin glazes, which we no longer use in the US.=
=20
In common usage today (beat the drum slowly....) opaque white, shiny glaz=
es=20
called Majolica or Majolica- like abound. Most contain some boron, and =
you=20
might want to begin by opacifying your current transparent.
THE JOURNEY: Recently Sally McLeod wrote/asked about clay and its role i=
n=20
our life's journey to the always-surprising end.
Although I got a hair-cut, which should improve my thinking, I find I can=
not=20
separate life and clay. After all this time I find that even on days I a=
m=20
not working, even on days when I skip Clay-Art, (NO! NO!) I am involved =
in=20
clay. It just is "family". I expect it is a bit like having kids. Even=20
when they are asleep, even after they have moved to the other end of the=
=20
world , you are as much their parent as when they are home tying up the=20
phone!
And I think the way we weigh out, or slop-together, or whatever way we mi=
x=20
our glazes, is as much part of us as the way we take showers. (By which I=
=20
mean that a dear friend and I used to have a running-gag argument about =
the=20
Correct Way to Take a Shower. (What you soap first, when you shampoo, etc=
.)
As the year ends, may I add:
To Mel and Joyce who make the list possible; to the computer wizards who=20
unschnurgle ClayArt when it gets schnurgled; to all the Gurus; to all=20
those who generously share immense knowledge of OT matters; to all the=20
scrappers and fighters who keep our blood streams perking; to those who=
=20
are fun, and those who are wise=85.many thanks. And to ALL of you good=20
wishes for a happy, healthy new year. If clay is the pancake, ClayArt is =
the=20
syrup.
Lili Krakowski
Elizabeth Priddy on fri 22 sep 06
I dread disagreeing with Ms P, but tapping a pot to
center wants a
dry-rimmed pot. If the rim sits on slip/slurry/wet
bat, it will be
damaged.
__________________________
I love it when you disagree with me...especially when
you are wrong.
I tried to tap center for three years off and on.
I went to a conference and saw mel do it.
I saw the water.
I sat down and the deed was done.
I can only offer bits of my experience
as if they were fact, as do we all.
I can't get it to hold still to my
liking without the water.
But you may be right. I will stick with the grip.
Happy New Year to you as well.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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