Michael Wendt on thu 29 mar 07
Paul,
You don't need to keep the slurry from
drying.
Let it dry with fans and heat to cakes.
Now place those cakes in buckets
and submerge in slurry. Result?
they rewet and if you add the correct
weight of slurry, you get very nice clay.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
USA
208-746-3724
http://www.wendtpottery.com
wendtpot@lewiston.com
Paul wrote:
Hi Wayne,
I think you could use a Soldner mixer for blunging
slip, but if you
want to dry it in the tub by evaporation it will tie up
the mixer for
a while.
I wish filter presses were more readily available to
studio potters
(read cheap).
Harry Davis' book "The Potter's Companion" has plans
for a vacuum
operated filter dewaterer that you can build at home.
It looks like a
lot of work to put together. Has anyone on the list
ever built one of
these?
You can always dry slurry in trays or old levi pant
legs, but you've
got to be there at the right time to bag up the clay.
When I want to
dry a batch of slip, I use a wooden tray with a
hardware cloth
bottom, lined with an old sheet. It takes from a few
days to a week
to get to then right consistency, depending on the
weather.
Matt and Bill, welcome to clayart. I think the
discussion you guys
have started here is great. After reading your posts on
thorough
wetting of clay particles, I have to agree with you.
Thanks for the
discussion.
Paul Herman
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