mel jacobson on wed 28 feb 07
i used a long tapered clay knife...sharpened
the inside edge, then with a touch of heat bent it
into a nice scraper.
often the best use of some of those kemper
tools is `retro` fitting them.
a small burnzomatic torch...a touch of heat and
a small bench vise....much better than anything
old phil could make...and, you never have to
attach a bungy cord to them for fear of dropping them.
(i love my phil tools)
or just the torch and a pair of pliers. heat and bend.
(i also have a B tank/prestolite...like jewelers use. and i
found a very small oxy/acetylene kit at `northern tool`.
about one fourth size. has a tiny cutting torch with it.
two tips...like 0 and 00 about a hundred bucks.) we keep all
the big welding stuff at the farm...and, all the big wood working
tools. that stuff just eats space in a clay studio.
and a two dollar bastard file is always needed on your
wheel table. just a few strokes and that inside edge is like
a razor.
a must for a potter.
small gas/air/torch
a belt sander...sears. (upright, one inch belt)
and a bench grinder. fine grit.
a small bench vise.
the tools that you can make are endless.
and, i love my tiny, 7 1/4 inch table saw. i got it
years ago at sears. it is a table top model. it fits under
a desk when not in use.
i make all sorts of wooden tools, bamboo tools and
assorted bent metal tools...all retro to me.
almost nothing you buy fits. you know, one size fits all,
but not me.
i scour yard sales for tools..find many...and, often a tiny
fix up makes them new.
my best find last year...a milwaukee angle grinder...one dollar.
then got the wrench for changing the wheels....12 bucks.
and, those farm auctions/yard sales are wonderful.. my truck
just pulls into the yard, all by itself. can't pass one.
mel
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
Clayart page link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on wed 28 feb 07
Hi Mel,
I used to just take the ( very ) 'thin' Stainless
Steel Ribs and use those...sometimes modifying
them a little, for various scraping tasks for
Thrown forms...
They have the advantage of being flexible, to
contour themselves to the immediate portion one is
working on, and I do mean for 'dry' tasks of
course and not usual 'wet' Ribbing.
And if a more perpendicular angle is needed, then
of course one does not bend them serendipitously
in use to suit the moment, but instead sands or
grinds them to have the radius one wants, or near
to it anyway...
Hard to beat...
..and easy to do...
Oh, by the way, I only advocate one use Bungee
Cords which are at least eight feet long and very,
v-e-r-y thin...such as a single Strand of the
finest Rubber filiment...this way the Cat has
something interesting to chase when one is walking
away from the Wheel to go do something else for a
while.
I hear some Potters have even made it all the way
to and through the Grocery Store that way. ( But
they did not have Cats...)
God Bless 'em...
Love,
Phil
el vuh-huh-huh-heeeeeee
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
> i used a long tapered clay knife...sharpened
> the inside edge, then with a touch of heat bent
it
> into a nice scraper.
>
> often the best use of some of those kemper
> tools is `retro` fitting them.
> a small burnzomatic torch...a touch of heat and
> a small bench vise....much better than anything
> old phil could make...and, you never have to
> attach a bungy cord to them for fear of dropping
them.
> (i love my phil tools)
>
> or just the torch and a pair of pliers. heat and
bend.
> (i also have a B tank/prestolite...like jewelers
use. and i
> found a very small oxy/acetylene kit at
`northern tool`.
> about one fourth size. has a tiny cutting torch
with it.
> two tips...like 0 and 00 about a hundred bucks.)
we keep all
> the big welding stuff at the farm...and, all the
big wood working
> tools. that stuff just eats space in a clay
studio.
>
> and a two dollar bastard file is always needed
on your
> wheel table. just a few strokes and that inside
edge is like
> a razor.
>
> a must for a potter.
> small gas/air/torch
> a belt sander...sears. (upright, one inch belt)
> and a bench grinder. fine grit.
> a small bench vise.
>
> the tools that you can make are endless.
> and, i love my tiny, 7 1/4 inch table saw. i
got it
> years ago at sears. it is a table top model.
it fits under
> a desk when not in use.
>
> i make all sorts of wooden tools, bamboo tools
and
> assorted bent metal tools...all retro to me.
> almost nothing you buy fits. you know, one size
fits all,
> but not me.
> i scour yard sales for tools..find many...and,
often a tiny
> fix up makes them new.
> my best find last year...a milwaukee angle
grinder...one dollar.
> then got the wrench for changing the
wheels....12 bucks.
> and, those farm auctions/yard sales are
wonderful.. my truck
> just pulls into the yard, all by itself. can't
pass one.
> mel
>
> from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
>
> Clayart page link:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Patrick Cross on thu 1 mar 07
I have a bat made of foam core with 400 grit wet/dry sand paper glued on it
(spray adhesive) that I put directly on my wheel head for that...sharpening
trimming tools. I'm thinking of making a new one up though because the foam
core doesn't hold up that well...it's just what I had laying around when the
thought struck. I think maybe next time I'll use a piece of smooth
Masonite.
Patrick Cross (cone10soda)
On 2/28/07, mel jacobson wrote:
>
>
>
> and a two dollar bastard file is always needed on your
> wheel table. just a few strokes and that inside edge is like
> a razor.
>
>
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