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as an avid trash picker i once found a BUNCH of dry cleaner bags in the trash
bin of a clothing store. apparently they got a shipment of new clothing and after removing the bags threw them out. once i run out of the bags (this was 7 years ago) i'll try going in the FRONT door and schedule a visit the next time they expect new material to come in. see ya steve Subject: handles From: Date: 8/24/2004 6:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: I use the plastic from drycleaned clothes. Also an old plastic drop sheet for painting cut up into different sized pieces. Simon "Steve Mills" wrote in message ... Cling film/wrap is a potters best friend! Steve Bath UK In article , Marmaj40 writes Thanks for the tips. I live in Oregon, and in the winter I don't need a "damp" box----Oregon IS a damp box, but in the summer when it is hot, I just need to be patient, and wrap. Thanks. -- Steve Mills Bath UK steve graber |
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I think I forgot to tell you a tip I just learned. Paint wax on the joints
of where you join one piece to another after you join them. That will slow down the drying. Donna "Marmaj40" wrote in message ... Thanks for the tips. I live in Oregon, and in the winter I don't need a "damp" box----Oregon IS a damp box, but in the summer when it is hot, I just need to be patient, and wrap. Thanks. |
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thanks, Donna, I learned to do that in my beginning class, and I have been doing that. When making the handle you you all make it at the same time you make the cup, etc. or do you wait until the piece is leather hard, and trimmed? Then attach it and put wax on / and then wrap all together?II I think I forgot to tell you a tip I just learned. Paint wax on the joints of where you join one piece to another after you join them. That will slow down the drying. Donna |
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I wait until my piece is hard enough to handle without warping it (somewhat
softer than leather and up to leather hard), and then pull the handles. I actually prefer my handles pulled on the pieces now. If you haven't done it or seen it - Basically take a partially pulled handle that is about 3" long and attach to the piece and then pull from there. I then let the handle sit up a but (dry while I work on others or do something else - not long), wax it and the wrap it up even if I put it in the damp closet. Donna "Marmaj40" wrote in message ... thanks, Donna, I learned to do that in my beginning class, and I have been doing that. When making the handle you you all make it at the same time you make the cup, etc. or do you wait until the piece is leather hard, and trimmed? Then attach it and put wax on / and then wrap all together?II I think I forgot to tell you a tip I just learned. Paint wax on the joints of where you join one piece to another after you join them. That will slow down the drying. Donna |
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When attaching handles I score both ends with a wire brush and then
apply vinegar. My Ceramics teacher recommended vinegar and it works great. I'm not sure why but it helps bind the pieces and the stick well. Any type of vinegar will do. After attaching the handle I place the whole piece into a plastic bag and forget about it for at least a week, then remove from the bag and let it dry. "D Kat" wrote in message ... I wait until my piece is hard enough to handle without warping it (somewhat softer than leather and up to leather hard), and then pull the handles. I actually prefer my handles pulled on the pieces now. If you haven't done it or seen it - Basically take a partially pulled handle that is about 3" long and attach to the piece and then pull from there. I then let the handle sit up a but (dry while I work on others or do something else - not long), wax it and the wrap it up even if I put it in the damp closet. Donna "Marmaj40" wrote in message ... thanks, Donna, I learned to do that in my beginning class, and I have been doing that. When making the handle you you all make it at the same time you make the cup, etc. or do you wait until the piece is leather hard, and trimmed? Then attach it and put wax on / and then wrap all together?II I think I forgot to tell you a tip I just learned. Paint wax on the joints of where you join one piece to another after you join them. That will slow down the drying. Donna |
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I must tell you all that I am about to bisque a piece with a handle. I'm happy
to say that there is not a single crack because I used vinegar, painted the handle with wax and put it in a wrap of drycleaner bag material for 3 days. Thank you all for all the advice. I just have to learn to be patient. Some things you just can't rush. Martha |
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