sieve screens

I want to make my own sieve. Does anyone have a good source for screens of
80mesh?

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:04 -0400, "DKat"
wrote:

I want to make my own sieve. Does anyone have a good source for screens of
80mesh?



McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com) is an industrial supplier that will
sell to individuals and (last time I checked, anyway) has no minimum
purchase requirement.

I got Type 304 Stainless Steel Woven Wire Cloth, 80x80 mesh,
0.0055" wire diameter, 12x12 inch sheet.
Their part number is 85385T869, which you can enter into
the search bar at the top left of their home page. It will bring up
the entire catalog page of all meshes and dimensions, including this
one which is $8.31. (They also have one with fatter wire that would
obviously let less stuff through for the same 80 mesh.) You can get
this product in sizes up to 48x48 inches ($103.01) and they have lots
of other meshes as well. (I got 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100, but 80 is
the only one I have ever used.)

I made a square wooden frame out of 2x2 lumber and attached the
wire mesh with a staple gun. I painted the lumber first with some old
interior latex semi-gloss house paint so it would resist water, and
after stapling on the mesh I added a few more coats of paint to the
mesh overlap area to seal everything.

So far it has worked just fine, but as it turns out I haven't used it
that much... mostly for when I was processing hand-dug garden clay, to
remove coarse sand from slip. (Bigger stuff was removed via window
screen, earlier in the process.) I had considered using this for
glaze, but instead I have settled on one of those cheap plastic-frame
nylon mesh coffee filters. It's 110 mesh (hand-counted under
microscope!) and the round frame is a good size to slip into a yogurt
tub. Perfect for small batches of glaze (100 -200g).

Best regards,





Bob Masta

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Because I am an habitual horder and never throw anything away I used
the screen from the door of an old microwave oven for a sieve. The
magnets from the dismatled magnetron in it are handy tool holders
stuck to my wheel. !!

Marcia

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:04 -0400, "DKat"
wrote:

I want to make my own sieve. Does anyone have a good source for screens of
80mesh?


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Thank you for going to that work for me. I had been to that site and gave
up on trying to find the right cloth.

I plan on taking one of my 5 gallon plastic buckets, cutting off the bottom
and then melting the plastic into the screen. Now I just need to figure out
how to make a large hot plate.

Donna

"Bob Masta" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:04 -0400, "DKat"
wrote:

I want to make my own sieve. Does anyone have a good source for screens
of
80mesh?



McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com) is an industrial supplier that will
sell to individuals and (last time I checked, anyway) has no minimum
purchase requirement.

I got Type 304 Stainless Steel Woven Wire Cloth, 80x80 mesh,
0.0055" wire diameter, 12x12 inch sheet.
Their part number is 85385T869, which you can enter into
the search bar at the top left of their home page. It will bring up
the entire catalog page of all meshes and dimensions, including this
one which is $8.31. (They also have one with fatter wire that would
obviously let less stuff through for the same 80 mesh.) You can get
this product in sizes up to 48x48 inches ($103.01) and they have lots
of other meshes as well. (I got 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100, but 80 is
the only one I have ever used.)

I made a square wooden frame out of 2x2 lumber and attached the
wire mesh with a staple gun. I painted the lumber first with some old
interior latex semi-gloss house paint so it would resist water, and
after stapling on the mesh I added a few more coats of paint to the
mesh overlap area to seal everything.

So far it has worked just fine, but as it turns out I haven't used it
that much... mostly for when I was processing hand-dug garden clay, to
remove coarse sand from slip. (Bigger stuff was removed via window
screen, earlier in the process.) I had considered using this for
glaze, but instead I have settled on one of those cheap plastic-frame
nylon mesh coffee filters. It's 110 mesh (hand-counted under
microscope!) and the round frame is a good size to slip into a yogurt
tub. Perfect for small batches of glaze (100 -200g).

Best regards,





Bob Masta

DAQARTA v3.50
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, FREE Signal Generator
Science with your sound card!

P.S. Bob - you do know how to have fun! - "It's 110 mesh (hand-counted
under microscope!) "

"Bob Masta" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:04 -0400, "DKat"
wrote:

I want to make my own sieve. Does anyone have a good source for screens
of
80mesh?



McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com) is an industrial supplier that will
sell to individuals and (last time I checked, anyway) has no minimum
purchase requirement.

I got Type 304 Stainless Steel Woven Wire Cloth, 80x80 mesh,
0.0055" wire diameter, 12x12 inch sheet.
Their part number is 85385T869, which you can enter into
the search bar at the top left of their home page. It will bring up
the entire catalog page of all meshes and dimensions, including this
one which is $8.31. (They also have one with fatter wire that would
obviously let less stuff through for the same 80 mesh.) You can get
this product in sizes up to 48x48 inches ($103.01) and they have lots
of other meshes as well. (I got 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100, but 80 is
the only one I have ever used.)

I made a square wooden frame out of 2x2 lumber and attached the
wire mesh with a staple gun. I painted the lumber first with some old
interior latex semi-gloss house paint so it would resist water, and
after stapling on the mesh I added a few more coats of paint to the
mesh overlap area to seal everything.

So far it has worked just fine, but as it turns out I haven't used it
that much... mostly for when I was processing hand-dug garden clay, to
remove coarse sand from slip. (Bigger stuff was removed via window
screen, earlier in the process.) I had considered using this for
glaze, but instead I have settled on one of those cheap plastic-frame
nylon mesh coffee filters. It's 110 mesh (hand-counted under
microscope!) and the round frame is a good size to slip into a yogurt
tub. Perfect for small batches of glaze (100 -200g).

Best regards,





Bob Masta

DAQARTA v3.50
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, FREE Signal Generator
Science with your sound card!

Donna:
You don't need a hotplate.
It's called a torch. Heat the plastic up that way, press the screen into it
(wearing gloves or using a metal scraper/spatula) while the plastic is still
"molten". OR
get the plastic molten all the way around, and put the screen flat on a
metal sheet, then invert the bucket and press down. That keeps it nice and
smooooooth.
Just don't make the bucket with too much of a wall. If you do, the
temptation to over fill it will always be there, and the plastic can only
hold so much.
A wall no more than 4-6 inches should suffice.

Makes a spiffy sieve.
Best,
Wayne Seidl

"DKat" wrote in message
...
I plan on taking one of my 5 gallon plastic buckets, cutting off the
bottom and then melting the plastic into the screen. Now I just need to
figure out how to make a large hot plate.

Donna

Thanks Wayne. I just bought a torch to play with smoking some pots (put a
pitfire type pot in a metal bowl with wood chips and torch the chips). I'm
not sure how I will get even heating and keep the screen tight with this
method - maybe I should do a training with screen and a bucket I don't care
about. It may be that the hardest part is going to be forcing myself to cut
up a bucket....

Donna


"WJS" wrote in message
...
Donna:
You don't need a hotplate.
It's called a torch. Heat the plastic up that way, press the screen into
it (wearing gloves or using a metal scraper/spatula) while the plastic is
still "molten". OR
get the plastic molten all the way around, and put the screen flat on a
metal sheet, then invert the bucket and press down. That keeps it nice
and smooooooth.
Just don't make the bucket with too much of a wall. If you do, the
temptation to over fill it will always be there, and the plastic can only
hold so much.
A wall no more than 4-6 inches should suffice.

Makes a spiffy sieve.
Best,
Wayne Seidl

"DKat" wrote in message
...
I plan on taking one of my 5 gallon plastic buckets, cutting off the
bottom and then melting the plastic into the screen. Now I just need to
figure out how to make a large hot plate.

Donna

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:53:13 -0500, agrunspan
wrote:

Bob Masta wrote:

I had considered using this for glaze, but instead I have settled on one of those cheap plastic-frame
nylon mesh coffee filters. It's 110 mesh (hand-counted under
microscope!) and the round frame is a good size to slip into a yogurt
tub. Perfect for small batches of glaze (100 -200g).

Can you give more information on exactly what this is and where one
might be able to purchase it? I'm looking for something smaller and
cheaper to use when I make slip in smaller quantities.

April G.
San Antonio, TX
http://agru.etsy.com


This is something you find in the supermarket. The one I have
is a dark brown plastic "basket" with white nylon mesh. It is
4.5 inches in diameter at the top, 3.5 at the bottom, and the
basket is about 2.5 inches deep. It might be near the regular
disposable coffee filters, but I think I have seen these in
other odd places in stores... might have to ask somebody.
I've had mine for several years now, but it was only a few
dollars when I bought it and probably isn't more than $5
or so by now.

Best regards,


Bob Masta

DAQARTA v3.50
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www.daqarta.com
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http://www.amazon.com/Krups-026-33-G.../dp/B00004SPCY

Is this the type you are referring to?


"Bob Masta" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:53:13 -0500, agrunspan
wrote:

Bob Masta wrote:

I had considered using this for glaze, but instead I have settled on one
of those cheap plastic-frame
nylon mesh coffee filters. It's 110 mesh (hand-counted under
microscope!) and the round frame is a good size to slip into a yogurt
tub. Perfect for small batches of glaze (100 -200g).

Can you give more information on exactly what this is and where one
might be able to purchase it? I'm looking for something smaller and
cheaper to use when I make slip in smaller quantities.

April G.
San Antonio, TX
http://agru.etsy.com


This is something you find in the supermarket. The one I have
is a dark brown plastic "basket" with white nylon mesh. It is
4.5 inches in diameter at the top, 3.5 at the bottom, and the
basket is about 2.5 inches deep. It might be near the regular
disposable coffee filters, but I think I have seen these in
other odd places in stores... might have to ask somebody.
I've had mine for several years now, but it was only a few
dollars when I bought it and probably isn't more than $5
or so by now.

Best regards,


Bob Masta

DAQARTA v3.50
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, FREE Signal Generator
Science with your sound card!

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:49:36 -0400, "DKat"
wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/Krups-026-33-G.../dp/B00004SPCY

Is this the type you are referring to?



Nope, mine is much squattier, with no handle.
Perfectly round, like the upper 2.5 inches of a yogurt tub.
(And since it isn't from Krups, probably a *lot* cheaper!)
I'm not sure, but I wonder if the "gold tone" of Krups product
refers to a metal mesh... mine is white nylon (or some
similar synthetic.)

I'll take a look the next time I'm in the supermarket and
get a brand name.

Best regards,


Bob Masta

DAQARTA v3.50
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, FREE Signal Generator
Science with your sound card!