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handles
I am having the worst time attaching handles. If they don't crack at the
junction, there is a crack at the bend of the handle. What should I do? I can't believe that the people who make lots of mugs, etc. have this problem. Help. |
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"Marmaj40" wrote in message ... I am having the worst time attaching handles. If they don't crack at the junction, there is a crack at the bend of the handle. What should I do? I can't believe that the people who make lots of mugs, etc. have this problem. Help. You probably need to slow down the drying process. If you are leaving them uncovered to dry in the open air this is exactly what happens. Cover the pots with plastic bags so that they dry slowly and it should fix the problem. A |
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"Marmaj40" wrote in message ... I am having the worst time attaching handles. If they don't crack at the junction, there is a crack at the bend of the handle. What should I do? I can't believe that the people who make lots of mugs, etc. have this problem. Help. We used to 'age' our clay for handle making. Basically wedge it up very nicely. Wrap it REALLY well and set it aside for a good bit. This is expecially important I think if you are getting clay mixed up from dry ingredients or doing so yourself. We would only use this 'stash' for handles. Also make sure your pieces are well covered after attaching the handle so that the water content equalizes between the pieces and then loosely cover it so that they entire piece dries out equally and slowly. People doing lots of handle work have 'damp' closets - basically any closet type space where the humidity is going to stay high while the pieces dry out. You can use an old metal or plastic supply closet, line it with plastic if it needs it. |
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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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Marmaj40 wrote:
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. I dry things with handles upside down, if that is possible, so the rim with the handle does not dry first. Cover with plastic for the first couple of days. This way the piece dries evenly. Monika -- Monika Schleidt www.schleidt.org/mskeramik (If you wish to send me a mail, please leave out the number after my name!) |
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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 |
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Now that is a good idea too. What else do you use the cling wrap for?
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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 |
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Slowing down drying on bottle necks while the rest of the body catches
up, ditto teapot spouts. Joint edges on large, to be assembled pieces. You name it! Because I have a day job (still clay related) I can't always be there to keep an eye on the previous evening's throwing, so wrap allows me to stay in control. Steve Bath UK In article , Marmaj40 writes Now that is a good idea too. What else do you use the cling wrap for? Thanks -- Steve Mills Bath UK |
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wrote in message .. . I use the plastic from drycleaned clothes. Also an old plastic drop sheet for painting cut up into different sized pieces. Simon At our local hardware store, I found drop-sheets in really thin plastic on a roll and perforated every meter. Really great stuff, and because it is so thin, it doesn't make big crease-marks in the soft clay. Marianne |
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