Don Goodrich on sun 3 dec 06
Neat idea, Nancy. If the shower bag is too big, how about those
canteens with the long tubes attached for bikers or paddlers to
sip as they go? Another similar gadget is a watering bottle for
hanging plants, that has a long J-shaped tube for watering things
that are overhead.
Cheaper than putting hose fittings on a bagpipe.
Cheers,
Don Goodrich
On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 21:52:44 -0500, Nancy
wrote:
>Kim
>
>Okay now I may be thinking too big...but how about a camping outdoor
>shower bag? If you use the same glaze a lot, it would work very very
>well. I was thinking about this when I glazed a 17" across the rim bowl
>the other night.
>
>Nancy
Kim Overall on sun 3 dec 06
Okay, at 5:30 in the morning I'm thinking of ways to glaze upside down
without having to buy pumps and configure pvc plumbing parts. I love the
concept. My mind tries to envisualize cleaning the darn thing for other
glazes. Too much trouble.
At first I thought of (okay guys, you may want to scroll to the next message
NOW!) a douche bag seeing that they would hold enough for small (warning
MEL) flower vases (they are hand made pinch pots and not thrown if that's
any consolation).
Getting into bigger pots not wanting to pour in pour out, I've mentally
advanced to a new enema bag....ewwwwwwwwwwww... What I like about this one
is it's gravity fed and all I have to do is lift the hose or whatever. I'm
liking this idea already. Clean up easy, too.
So thinking even bigger, I'm considering perhaps a plastic gallon milk jug
with a cut off water hose but it's already 6:30 am and I can't picture how
to hook the hose to the screw top lid.
That's where some of you may help me figure it out.
I really don't want to go and BUY the first two concepts as we've got plenty
of milk and oj containers we throw away regularly. And I've got a water
hose around that's been needing the fittings replaced which would suffice
nicely. Hose clamps are cheap enough. Suggestions?
Kim in Houston
http://www.kimoverall.com
Michael Wendt on sun 3 dec 06
Kim,
Little Giant brand evaporative cooler
pumps are very cheap ( $30.00).
see: http://www.lgpc.com/
Paste in the search name:
evaporative cooler pump
to see them. I have model
537204. Pumpbiz.com is where
I found it. Visit the link below
http://www.pumpbiz.com/
Type in the stock number.
I have used them in conjunction
with a sewing machine foot pedal
to glaze the inside of things in large
runs and they are easy to clean
since the bottom comes off.
They also work for rod and restand
plate throwing pumps.
Also, you only need a few inches of
glaze since the runoff goes back
into the same bucket and the constant
circulation keeps the glaze suspended.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Kim asked for suggestions:
I really don't want to go and BUY the first two
concepts as we've got plenty
of milk and oj containers we throw away regularly. And
I've got a water
hose around that's been needing the fittings replaced
which would suffice
nicely. Hose clamps are cheap enough. Suggestions?
Kim in Houston
http://www.kimoverall.com
Linda - Pacifica on sun 3 dec 06
Michael Wendt,
I have to say that if I were younger and wanting to learn the most I could about production pottery, I would offer my services free of charge for a year or two just to tap into that incredible store of practical knowledge you so generously share.
I never skip one of your posts.
Blessings on your house,
Linda Ferzoco
On Sunday, December 03, 2006, at 08:05AM, "Michael Wendt" wrote:
>Kim,
>Little Giant brand evaporative cooler
>pumps are very cheap ( $30.00).
>see: http://www.lgpc.com/
>Paste in the search name:
>evaporative cooler pump
>to see them. I have model
>537204. Pumpbiz.com is where
>I found it. Visit the link below
>http://www.pumpbiz.com/
>Type in the stock number.
>I have used them in conjunction
>with a sewing machine foot pedal
>to glaze the inside of things in large
>runs and they are easy to clean
>since the bottom comes off.
>They also work for rod and restand
>plate throwing pumps.
>Also, you only need a few inches of
>glaze since the runoff goes back
>into the same bucket and the constant
>circulation keeps the glaze suspended.
>Regards,
>Michael Wendt
>Wendt Pottery
>2729 Clearwater Ave
>Lewiston, Idaho 83501
>USA
>wendtpot@lewiston.com
>www.wendtpottery.com
>
>Kim asked for suggestions:
>I really don't want to go and BUY the first two
>concepts as we've got plenty
>of milk and oj containers we throw away regularly. And
>I've got a water
>hose around that's been needing the fittings replaced
>which would suffice
>nicely. Hose clamps are cheap enough. Suggestions?
>
>Kim in Houston
>http://www.kimoverall.com
>
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Catherine on sun 3 dec 06
A friend gave me a small-pond capacity submersible =0D
pump that's way too strong for an indoor fountain. =0D
Could it be used?=0D
=0D
Catherine in Yuma where winter has arrived. =0D
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=0D
From: Michael Wendt=0D
Date: 12/03/06 11:31:18=0D
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=0D
Subject: Re: glazing apparatus idea=0D
=0D
Kim,=0D
Little Giant brand evaporative cooler=0D
pumps are very cheap ( $30.00).=0D
see: http://www.lgpc.com/=0D
Paste in the search name:=0D
evaporative cooler pump=0D
to see them. I have model=0D
537204. Pumpbiz.com is where=0D
I found it. Visit the link below=0D
http://www.pumpbiz.com/=0D
Type in the stock number.=0D
I have used them in conjunction=0D
with a sewing machine foot pedal=0D
to glaze the inside of things in large=0D
runs and they are easy to clean=0D
since the bottom comes off.=0D
They also work for rod and restand=0D
plate throwing pumps.=0D
Also, you only need a few inches of=0D
glaze since the runoff goes back=0D
into the same bucket and the constant=0D
circulation keeps the glaze suspended.=0D
Regards,=0D
Michael Wendt=0D
Wendt Pottery=0D
2729 Clearwater Ave=0D
Lewiston, Idaho 83501=0D
USA=0D
wendtpot@lewiston.com=0D
www.wendtpottery.com=0D
=0D
Kim asked for suggestions:=0D
I really don't want to go and BUY the first two=0D
concepts as we've got plenty=0D
of milk and oj containers we throw away regularly. And=0D
I've got a water=0D
hose around that's been needing the fittings replaced=0D
which would suffice=0D
nicely. Hose clamps are cheap enough. Suggestions?=0D
=0D
Kim in Houston=0D
http://www.kimoverall.com=0D
=0D
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Nancy on sun 3 dec 06
Kim
Okay now I may be thinking too big...but how about a camping outdoor
shower bag? If you use the same glaze a lot, it would work very very
well. I was thinking about this when I glazed a 17" across the rim bowl
the other night.
Nancy
Kim Overall wrote:
> Okay, at 5:30 in the morning I'm thinking of ways to glaze upside down
> without having to buy pumps and configure pvc plumbing parts. I love the
> concept. My mind tries to envisualize cleaning the darn thing for other
> glazes. Too much trouble.
>
> At first I thought of (okay guys, you may want to scroll to the next message
> NOW!) a douche bag seeing that they would hold enough for small (warning
> MEL) flower vases (they are hand made pinch pots and not thrown if that's
> any consolation).
>
> Getting into bigger pots not wanting to pour in pour out, I've mentally
> advanced to a new enema bag....ewwwwwwwwwwww... What I like about this one
> is it's gravity fed and all I have to do is lift the hose or whatever. I'm
> liking this idea already. Clean up easy, too.
>
> So thinking even bigger, I'm considering perhaps a plastic gallon milk jug
> with a cut off water hose but it's already 6:30 am and I can't picture how
> to hook the hose to the screw top lid.
>
> That's where some of you may help me figure it out.
>
> I really don't want to go and BUY the first two concepts as we've got plenty
> of milk and oj containers we throw away regularly. And I've got a water
> hose around that's been needing the fittings replaced which would suffice
> nicely. Hose clamps are cheap enough. Suggestions?
>
> Kim in Houston
> http://www.kimoverall.com
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> 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/
>
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>
>
Michael Wendt on mon 4 dec 06
Catherine,
The main reason I like the evaporative
cooler pump is the ease of cleaning.
Side benefits include the fact that
you can use speed controllers and
the capacity is low enough for glazing
fountains.
If you want to try a submersible,
go ahead and then report the results,
please.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Kim Overall on tue 5 dec 06
Michael,
Thank you for the suggestion and recommendation. I'll save the info for
when I get into big time production like you! Can you send images or post
them in your site for the rest of us of your set up and disassembly for
cleaning?
I'm a bit of Chicken Little when it comes to things I don't understand;
especially in seeing how they will need to be connected, maintained and
cleaned. I guess I need more visuals to learn the nuts and bolts of how it
operates. To you guys who are used to mechanical things this might seem
ridiculous. But, when I first looked at an old Warner & Swasey Turret lathe
from the 40's years ago, I thought the same thing. Someone had to show me
how to operate it. After a while I was just handed the blueprint and was
left to my own in setting it up and running the job myself, including
grinding some of the tools. Once you learn it's all gravy. (Nowadays
lathes cut with lasers and electricity and are computerized. Pretty
revolutionary)
A spigot to insert into a milk jug lid could not be had yesterday for love
nor money. Seems their demand is too few here. I should've went to the
hardware store; but instead I went to Academy Sports & Outdoors store
yesterday to check out possibilities. The solar shower bag just wouldn't
hold up long under my use.
I did buy heavy duty collapsable plastic containers that had built in
spigots. One 1 gallon and one 5 gallon. About $6 total. Hose tubing will
be cheap and Home Depot is just around the corner. They should be large
enough to hold glaze for gravitational pressure I'm thinking so I don't have
to squeeze anything. Ivor would be able to explain whether or not this is
workable; but I've got to glaze and load the little buggers today so this'll
be a working/learning science project.
I do want to get into larger production runs without having to pour in, pour
out and clean dribbles on smaller items. I'm convinced the pump and pedal
would be the best solution for that and want to learn more about it.
Kim in Houston
We're all oogling and fondling teapots as they arrive.
Customers are gaining interest:>
True Confessions: Yes, I too have held a pot in my lap while watching tv.
http://www.kimoverall.com
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