Forum: Pottery
November 17th 06, 02:01 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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rubber sealing rings
In article , redpiperbob redpiperbo
writes
Hi We are in Inverness and she has tried the local stores without any
luck.
Thanks for...
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Forum: Pottery
November 15th 06, 08:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Views: 650
rubber sealing rings
In article , redpiperbob redpiperbo
writes
Hi Steve and Steve
my friend wants to make the seal between the lid of a jar and the...
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Forum: Pottery
November 14th 06, 12:10 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
November 14th 06, 12:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
November 13th 06, 09:14 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
November 13th 06, 12:22 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
November 12th 06, 10:42 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
November 12th 06, 12:30 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
November 11th 06, 05:57 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Views: 650
rubber sealing rings
I agree with Steve, Look for *O* rings in the UK.
Steve
Bath
UK
In article , redpiperbob redpiperbo
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Forum: Pottery
November 11th 06, 05:54 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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craft or fine art or what?
I believe there is some contention, though I feel it is generally from
those with a posterior(!) view. NOT Potters, they have a more balanced
approach in my experience.
There is another fairly...
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Forum: Pottery
November 10th 06, 10:46 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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craft or fine art or what?
For me there is no better definition than the quote below,
And I'll passively resist anyone who disagrees with me!
:-)
Whoever works with their hands is a labourer.
Whoever works with their hands,...
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Forum: Pottery
November 7th 06, 10:31 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Single Fire Cone 6 Oxidation
I found this a little while ago, and as I'm mathematically challenged I
kept it.
I quote:
For the mathematically challenged, here's another way to find the weight
of dry ingredients in a 1 litre...
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Forum: Pottery
November 7th 06, 12:26 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Single Fire Cone 6 Oxidation
One piece of advice that may help you (it's helping me), was made by the
late Andrew Holden, a British Potter who wrote on single fire in the
'80s. This was that up to 3 percent Bentonite can help...
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Forum: Pottery
November 5th 06, 11:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Views: 1,234
donut method
Ah! but you knew where to find the sound bite.........awesome!
In article , Elderberry
Blossom writes
Steve Mills wrote:
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Forum: Pottery
November 4th 06, 10:29 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,234
donut method
Ohmygod someone with my awful sense of humour!
Seriously; I throw a disc on the wheel, about 1/2 inch thick, put a
series of deep rings in it, cut a scoop out of one side (for removing
the Batt),...
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Forum: Pottery
November 1st 06, 11:57 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,702
porcelain firing
Well done Susie.
Steve
In article , Keith Thompson
writes
Apologies for follow up posting straightaway, but need to...
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Forum: Pottery
October 30th 06, 10:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Forum: Pottery
October 30th 06, 10:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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porcelain firing
Dear Susie,
It's been fun, educational for us all, and good exercise for the grey
matter!!
Have a good firing and let us all know how it goes....maybe pictures on
one of the available sites like...
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Forum: Pottery
October 29th 06, 11:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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porcelain firing
Steve,
Your post has jogged a memory; Doll makers both here and on your side of
the pond fire the heads embedded in Silica Sand. Maybe this would work
with Susie's Piece.
In addition I ran Susie's...
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Forum: Pottery
October 25th 06, 12:07 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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porcelain firing
In article , Susie
writes
Dear Steve and Donna and Ed
Thanks for all your suggestions and ideas.
Dear Susie,
Out of interest;...
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Forum: Pottery
October 25th 06, 01:03 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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porcelain firing
In article , Susie Thompson
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I've built something which is very, very fragile. It will finally need
firing to 1250C to mature...
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Forum: Pottery
October 22nd 06, 11:48 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Kiln cement and kiln repair
This sounds like a patching material, it also sound like you'll need to
pre-wet the brick where you are going to apply it or it won't stick.
With the brick cements we get over her in the UK there is...
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Forum: Pottery
October 17th 06, 12:21 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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on glaze colours and lustres
I'd go for it; I've done it in the past with my stuff, so it should be
OK. That refers to both options.
Steve
Bath
UK
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Forum: Pottery
October 9th 06, 10:40 AM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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tea pot handles of other than clay
Sheila Clennell does a very good video on handle making.
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com/ link no. 4 Videos.
Steve
Bath
UK
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Forum: Pottery
October 4th 06, 02:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.pottery
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,079
glaze gone bad
That's quite interesting from my point of view;
I have a blue Raku Glaze which exhibits some interesting behaviour, it
contains a mixture of Copper Carbonate and Cobalt Oxide along with a
High...
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