Texture tools & ideas

i FINALLY designed & am producing my own texture tools! after many
years of using found items like pastry cutters, cement & saw blades,
toy truck tires, etc, i designed my own! while these were fun to use,
they would clog up quickly & leave less texture marks. so i made mine
with deep grooves.

i had access to those star trek type 3D printers (www.3dsystems.com)
and made really fun tools & pots, but they were not something that
could be manufactured traditionally. they certainly couldn't be sold
for under $20.

so i designed a basic texture disk that slips over a screw onto a
handle. if you stack these disks different ways you get different
results in your textured pot or slab.

i usually throw the cylinder, texture the walls, and stretch out the
pot. even if i screw up pot the walls can be used for slab work.

feel free to see the pictures on my webpage. www.graberspottery.com

see ya

steve

Steve that is brilliant and your site is very nicely done. You may have
just inspired me to do texturing. How easily does the wheel turn?

Donna

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i FINALLY designed & am producing my own texture tools! after many
years of using found items like pastry cutters, cement & saw blades,
toy truck tires, etc, i designed my own! while these were fun to use,
they would clog up quickly & leave less texture marks. so i made mine
with deep grooves.

i had access to those star trek type 3D printers (www.3dsystems.com)
and made really fun tools & pots, but they were not something that
could be manufactured traditionally. they certainly couldn't be sold
for under $20.

so i designed a basic texture disk that slips over a screw onto a
handle. if you stack these disks different ways you get different
results in your textured pot or slab.

i usually throw the cylinder, texture the walls, and stretch out the
pot. even if i screw up pot the walls can be used for slab work.

feel free to see the pictures on my webpage. www.graberspottery.com

see ya

steve

the wheels turn as easy as you like. you control it. there's some
typical nuts on the screw shaft & you tighten as much as you like.

see ya

steve



On Apr 15, 2:36�pm, "DKat" wrote:
Steve that is brilliant and your site is very nicely done. *You may have
just inspired me to do texturing. *How easily does the wheel turn?

Donna

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i FINALLY designed & am producing my own texture tools! *after many
years of using found items like pastry cutters, cement & saw blades,
toy truck tires, etc, i designed my own! *while these were fun to use,
they would clog up quickly & leave less texture marks. *so i made mine
with deep grooves.

i had access to those star trek type 3D printers (www.3dsystems.com)
and made really fun tools & pots, but they were not something that
could be manufactured traditionally. *they certainly couldn't be sold
for under $20.

so i designed a basic texture disk that slips over *a screw onto a
handle. *if you stack these disks different ways you get different
results in your textured pot or slab.

i usually throw the cylinder, texture the walls, and stretch out the
pot. *even if i screw up *pot the walls can be used for slab work.

feel free to see the pictures on my webpage. *www.graberspottery.com

see ya

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Got my new tool in the mail, immediately tried it out and really like it!
My first arrangement (3 wheels with washers in between and an offset of half
a spoke) made a perfect basket weave pattern. It is very easy to use, set
up and the possible patterns seem endless.

Donna

wrote in message
oups.com...
i FINALLY designed & am producing my own texture tools! after many
years of using found items like pastry cutters, cement & saw blades,
toy truck tires, etc, i designed my own! while these were fun to use,
they would clog up quickly & leave less texture marks. so i made mine
with deep grooves.

i had access to those star trek type 3D printers (www.3dsystems.com)
and made really fun tools & pots, but they were not something that
could be manufactured traditionally. they certainly couldn't be sold
for under $20.

so i designed a basic texture disk that slips over a screw onto a
handle. if you stack these disks different ways you get different
results in your textured pot or slab.

i usually throw the cylinder, texture the walls, and stretch out the
pot. even if i screw up pot the walls can be used for slab work.

feel free to see the pictures on my webpage. www.graberspottery.com

see ya

steve

~ that's one of the ways i make my "low budget indian pots". similar
style and much faster then hand building them.

i have plans to texture a pot that way & drill holes out for all the
gaps. teadious, but i want to see how it looks.

i'm glad you like the tool!

see ya

steve


On Apr 24, 8:22�pm, "DKat" wrote:
Got my new tool in the mail, immediately tried it out and really like it!
My first arrangement (3 wheels with washers in between and an offset of half
a spoke) made a perfect basket weave pattern. *It is very easy to use, set
up and the possible patterns seem endless.

Donna

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i FINALLY designed & am producing my own texture tools! *after many
years of using found items like pastry cutters, cement & saw blades,
toy truck tires, etc, i designed my own! *while these were fun to use,
they would clog up quickly & leave less texture marks. *so i made mine
with deep grooves.

i had access to those star trek type 3D printers (www.3dsystems.com)
and made really fun tools & pots, but they were not something that
could be manufactured traditionally. *they certainly couldn't be sold
for under $20.

so i designed a basic texture disk that slips over *a screw onto a
handle. *if you stack these disks different ways you get different
results in your textured pot or slab.

i usually throw the cylinder, texture the walls, and stretch out the
pot. *even if i screw up *pot the walls can be used for slab work.

feel free to see the pictures on my webpage. *www.graberspottery.com

see ya

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