In article ,
psci_kw wrote:

Have you tried throwing the plate face side DOWN and forming the ring as you
work?
That way, when leather hard you can flip it over, secure it to another bat
as above, and only
have to use a stainless rib to smooth the surface of the plate. Some find
that easier.

Good Luck!
Wayne in Key West



Wayne,

Can you explain this a little further? It sounds interesting, but I
can't quite picture how it would work. How would you get the concave
inside of the plate, and the rim, if you throw it face side down? Do
you trim the face side intead of the underside? Do you throw the
plate in sections by attaching a ring to the top surface after doing
the underside and shaping it then? (I've done a large platter that
way.)

Deb R.