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Armature Question
It's been years since I've done any work with a kiln and I've never
had my own but I recently purchased one (and am I the only freak who actually names their kiln?) and I'm wondering if I'm recalling correctly that aluminum soda cans can be used as an armature for large-ish hollow pieces? Can anyone clarify for me? I know aluminum is toxic when it burns, but I seem to remember that it does just burn away in the firing process. Completely unrelated but I'm also wondering the best way to apply mica powders to bisque. Can someone point me in the direction a website or something similar? Thanks loads |
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(www.hussydesigns.com) wrote in
om: It's been years since I've done any work with a kiln and I've never had my own but I recently purchased one (and am I the only freak who I have a small question. If you are going to use a solid object as an amature how are you going to stop your sculpture from cracking as it shrinks 1 as green ware 2 as bisque 3 in the glaze or decorative firing? Regards John W |
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(I'm having newsreader issues so I'm having to post via the
archives...again.) Well, in the firing process its assumed that the aluminum would just burn away and cease to be an issue, however in the greenware stage you do have a point. What if I were to 'cushion' the can (or whatever) with cotton or paper which would have some give when the piece began drying? That might cause problems during the sculpting process though. Jeeze, back when I was doing this before I was all about the wheel, I really didn't do any sculpting. Now that's all I ever do in any medium and I can't remember how I was shown to do hollow sculpture in earth clay, but I do know it involved the burning away of the armature. Uncle John wrote in message ... (www.hussydesigns.com) wrote in om: It's been years since I've done any work with a kiln and I've never had my own but I recently purchased one (and am I the only freak who I have a small question. If you are going to use a solid object as an amature how are you going to stop your sculpture from cracking as it shrinks 1 as green ware 2 as bisque 3 in the glaze or decorative firing? Regards John W |
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I would really not want to play with aluminum in the kiln and why would you
want to? The clay will shrink but the aluminum rims will not - meaning your piece is going to crack. Why aren't you using something such as heavy paper (trash bag type paper that when crush will hold its form but still compress when the clay shrinks)? DKat "www.hussydesigns.com" wrote in message om... It's been years since I've done any work with a kiln and I've never had my own but I recently purchased one (and am I the only freak who actually names their kiln?) and I'm wondering if I'm recalling correctly that aluminum soda cans can be used as an armature for large-ish hollow pieces? Can anyone clarify for me? I know aluminum is toxic when it burns, but I seem to remember that it does just burn away in the firing process. Completely unrelated but I'm also wondering the best way to apply mica powders to bisque. Can someone point me in the direction a website or something similar? Thanks loads |
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(www.hussydesigns.com) wrote in
om: (I'm having newsreader issues so I'm having to post via the archives...again.) Well, in the firing process its assumed that the aluminum would just burn away and cease to be an issue, however in the greenware stage you do have a point. What if I were to 'cushion' the can (or whatever) with cotton or paper which would have some give when the piece began drying? That might cause problems during the sculpting process though. Jeeze, back when I was doing this before I was all about the wheel, I really didn't do any sculpting. Now that's all I ever do in any medium and I can't remember how I was shown to do hollow sculpture in earth clay, but I do know it involved the burning away of the armature. Uncle John wrote in message ... (www.hussydesigns.com) wrote in om: It's been years since I've done any work with a kiln and I've never I would also suggest you check out the newsgroup alt.sculpture John |
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Well, in the firing process its assumed that the aluminum would just burn
away and cease to be an issue, however in the greenware stage you do have a point. What if I were to 'cushion' the can (or whatever) with cotton or paper which would have some give when the piece began drying? That might cause problems during the sculpting process though. Jeeze, back when I was doing this before I was all about the wheel, I really didn't do any sculpting. Now that's all I ever do and I can't remember how I was shown to do hollow sculpture, but I do know it involved the burning away of the armature. "Uncle John" wrote in message ... (www.hussydesigns.com) wrote in om: It's been years since I've done any work with a kiln and I've never had my own but I recently purchased one (and am I the only freak who I have a small question. If you are going to use a solid object as an amature how are you going to stop your sculpture from cracking as it shrinks 1 as green ware 2 as bisque 3 in the glaze or decorative firing? Regards John W |
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I am in a class for ceramic sculpture,and we use newspaper inside. Also use a
very large drill bit to hollow out pieces that will "sit" on the carved out area that is not seen. Even a paper towel roll would not give enough to not to crack the piece as it is drying. Martha |
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