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I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so they are
glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I can
seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue

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You can try using a dremel tool with a carbide cutting blade on it - be sure
to wear a mask. Donna

"Sue Roessel Dura" wrote in message
...
I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so they
are
glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I
can
seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue

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In article , Sue Roessel
Dura
says...
I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so they are
glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I can
seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue

I'd nibble the vase away, carefully grind the remains of it off the
horse's leg with my bench grinder then fire the horse again. But
grinding the leg without breaking it is probably going to be a tricky
job.

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The gods were with me on this one! When I glanced into the kiln and saw the
horse had slumped, I assumed it was stuck to the vase. After things cooled off
enough to actually open the kiln, there was a hair's breadth between the 2
pieces. So the horse could stand on its own and wasn't damaged! Thanks for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that under
advisement ;-) Best, Sue

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:32:04 -0500, "D Kat" wrote:

You can try using a dremel tool with a carbide cutting blade on it - be sure
to wear a mask. Donna

"Sue Roessel Dura" wrote in message
.. .
I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so they
are
glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I
can
seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue

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In article , Sue Roessel
Dura
says...
Thanks for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that under
advisement ;-)

The Dremel is a nerdy little thing for people who are afraid of real
power tools. :-)
I'm glad your horse was OK.

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On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:19:23 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

In article , Sue Roessel
Dura
says...
Thanks for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that under
advisement ;-)

The Dremel is a nerdy little thing for people who are afraid of real
power tools. :-)
I'm glad your horse was OK.

In defense of "little" power tools, let me say that I have both a
Dremel and a die grinder (like a router stuffed into a
Dremel-on-steroids housing). The die grinder is fantastic
for when you really need to remove material (wood, etc), but
it takes 2 hands to use it. The Dremel is much better for
the sort of fine detail work that the OP (might have) needed.
(Regardless, wear eye protection and a respirator.)

Best regards,


Bob Masta

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It is always nice to hear lucky endings! Thanks for sharing. Donna

"Sue Roessel Dura" wrote in message
...
The gods were with me on this one! When I glanced into the kiln and saw
the
horse had slumped, I assumed it was stuck to the vase. After things cooled
off
enough to actually open the kiln, there was a hair's breadth between the 2
pieces. So the horse could stand on its own and wasn't damaged! Thanks
for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that under
advisement ;-) Best, Sue

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:32:04 -0500, "D Kat" wrote:

You can try using a dremel tool with a carbide cutting blade on it - be
sure
to wear a mask. Donna

"Sue Roessel Dura" wrote in message
. ..
I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so
they
are
glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I
can
seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue

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Ok Rob - those are fighting words! (fine I'm a nerd wantabe but...). I like
my miter and recipical saw (in my dreams I have a table and a band saw) but
really I think the even dremel on second thought is too big and powerful for
this job. If it had actually melted on the other pot, I am now thinking
that what you would want is a carbide wire (like a flexible cutting wire
covered in carbide grit) that you would work slowly through the glaze. The
question is - do they make anything like that?

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article , Sue Roessel
Dura
says...
Thanks for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that under
advisement ;-)

The Dremel is a nerdy little thing for people who are afraid of real
power tools. :-)
I'm glad your horse was OK.

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"D Kat" wrote in message
...
Ok Rob - those are fighting words! (fine I'm a nerd wantabe but...). I
like my miter and recipical saw (in my dreams I have a table and a band
saw) but really I think the even dremel on second thought is too big and
powerful for this job. If it had actually melted on the other pot, I am
now thinking that what you would want is a carbide wire (like a flexible
cutting wire covered in carbide grit) that you would work slowly through
the glaze. The question is - do they make anything like that?

yes. you can find them in the tile department of home depot.

you can also get a diamond wire saw. looks like a scroll saw, but uses a
diamond coated very thin wire blade instead, with a water pan for lube &
cooling.

http://www.gryphoncorp.com/omniroadtest.html
http://www.gryphoncorp.com/omni2.html

regards,
charlie
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article , Sue Roessel
Dura
says...
Thanks for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that
under
advisement ;-)

The Dremel is a nerdy little thing for people who are afraid of real
power tools. :-)
I'm glad your horse was OK.

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Cool! Thanks. Donna
"charlie" wrote in message
...

"D Kat" wrote in message
...
Ok Rob - those are fighting words! (fine I'm a nerd wantabe but...). I
like my miter and recipical saw (in my dreams I have a table and a band
saw) but really I think the even dremel on second thought is too big and
powerful for this job. If it had actually melted on the other pot, I am
now thinking that what you would want is a carbide wire (like a flexible
cutting wire covered in carbide grit) that you would work slowly through
the glaze. The question is - do they make anything like that?

yes. you can find them in the tile department of home depot.

you can also get a diamond wire saw. looks like a scroll saw, but uses a
diamond coated very thin wire blade instead, with a water pan for lube &
cooling.

http://www.gryphoncorp.com/omniroadtest.html
http://www.gryphoncorp.com/omni2.html

regards,
charlie
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article , Sue Roessel
Dura
says...
Thanks for
your input - my husband also recommended a dremel so I'll keep that
under
advisement ;-)

The Dremel is a nerdy little thing for people who are afraid of real
power tools. :-)
I'm glad your horse was OK.