Throwing questions - Electric Mid&Hi Fired Ceramics2024-03-29T12:56:57Zhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/forum/topics/throwing-questions-1?commentId=2103784%3AComment%3A108368&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere are a lot of factors to…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-07-07:2103784:Comment:1083682014-07-07T00:48:13.810ZLeo Villaromanhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/LeoVillaroman
<p>There are a lot of factors to consider,one is how soft is your clay to start with,second do you use so much water to throw or utilize the slip that gathers in your hands. How much work can your clay withstand?</p>
<p>There are a lot of factors to consider,one is how soft is your clay to start with,second do you use so much water to throw or utilize the slip that gathers in your hands. How much work can your clay withstand?</p> The plaster bats I use have…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-25:2103784:Comment:1076372014-06-25T23:48:10.065ZKabe Burlesonhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/KabeBurleson
<p><br></br> The plaster bats I use have a plastic piece that attaches to the wheel head and the bats are formed to mate with it. real easy to change. If your wheel head does not have holes for pins they could be drilled when you get bats. mine are just Allen Head screws with a nut and washer to hold them on. We used Masonite bats when I was in college. The holes wallow out in time and that sucks. I haven't tried the HYDRO-BATS but they sound like a step up from plaster. The company that makes the…</p>
<p><br/> The plaster bats I use have a plastic piece that attaches to the wheel head and the bats are formed to mate with it. real easy to change. If your wheel head does not have holes for pins they could be drilled when you get bats. mine are just Allen Head screws with a nut and washer to hold them on. We used Masonite bats when I was in college. The holes wallow out in time and that sucks. I haven't tried the HYDRO-BATS but they sound like a step up from plaster. The company that makes the plaster system is Pure and Simple Pottery Products. Bates make it so you can just keep throwing, till you run out of bats. I think it helps you form a rhythm. You can measure out ten balls or so and just work your way through them. happy firing</p>
<p><cite>Tom Humphries said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://cone6pots.ning.com/forum/topics/throwing-questions-1?xg_source=activity#2103784Comment107629"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Are you guys using a clay pad to sit your bats on, or bat pin system? My wheel doesn't currently have any holes drilled, but seems a bit of a faff to make clay pads</div>
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</blockquote> My wheel has bat pins so I ne…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-25:2103784:Comment:1079592014-06-25T19:29:22.242ZNadine Mercaderhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/NadineMercader
My wheel has bat pins so I never used clay pieces. Our suppliers here sell the bat pins to add to any wheel and they are cheap.
My wheel has bat pins so I never used clay pieces. Our suppliers here sell the bat pins to add to any wheel and they are cheap. Are you guys using a clay pad…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-25:2103784:Comment:1076292014-06-25T16:39:12.178ZTom Humphrieshttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/TomHumphries
Are you guys using a clay pad to sit your bats on, or bat pin system? My wheel doesn't currently have any holes drilled, but seems a bit of a faff to make clay pads
Are you guys using a clay pad to sit your bats on, or bat pin system? My wheel doesn't currently have any holes drilled, but seems a bit of a faff to make clay pads Throwing on a bat is much eas…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-25:2103784:Comment:1079552014-06-25T12:58:33.421ZNadine Mercaderhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/NadineMercader
Throwing on a bat is much easier for the potter because one lifts the bat off the wheel and sets it aside. The plaster bats offer the advantage that one doesn't have to cut (wire-off) the pot, it will release from the plaster on its' own. I prefer the HYDRO-BATS which are stronger than all plaster bats as they are made of concrete and plaster. I don't know if they are distributed in Europe. The hydro-bats don't allow plaster to flake off into the clay. I have a set of pot lifters and I hate…
Throwing on a bat is much easier for the potter because one lifts the bat off the wheel and sets it aside. The plaster bats offer the advantage that one doesn't have to cut (wire-off) the pot, it will release from the plaster on its' own. I prefer the HYDRO-BATS which are stronger than all plaster bats as they are made of concrete and plaster. I don't know if they are distributed in Europe. The hydro-bats don't allow plaster to flake off into the clay. I have a set of pot lifters and I hate them! I would be happy to send them if you reimburse the postage only. Let me know via message. There are a lot of different…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-25:2103784:Comment:1078192014-06-25T01:15:20.096ZKabe Burlesonhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/KabeBurleson
<p>There are a lot of different bate systems out there. Might be a good discussion question. What do some of the other members like or dislike about different systems. I use plaster bates, they have good points and bad. You don't have to cut your pot loose from the bate and when it is perfect to trim it pops loose on it's own. If I need to replace them I just pour more. The system I use makes a bate that is convex so you don't have to trim a foot on your pots. be good for a production potter.…</p>
<p>There are a lot of different bate systems out there. Might be a good discussion question. What do some of the other members like or dislike about different systems. I use plaster bates, they have good points and bad. You don't have to cut your pot loose from the bate and when it is perfect to trim it pops loose on it's own. If I need to replace them I just pour more. The system I use makes a bate that is convex so you don't have to trim a foot on your pots. be good for a production potter. I have the flat ones so I still have to trim a foot. bad side they take a lot of room to store and you have to be very careful not to get plaster in your clay. My interest is more in the line of tile making but I still enjoy throwing. Throwers would know more about bate systems than I.<br/> <br/> <cite>Tom Humphries said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://cone6pots.ning.com/forum/topics/throwing-questions-1?xg_source=activity#2103784Comment107738"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Thanks for the suggestion Kabe. It's actually working ok the way I'm doing it, just a bit concerned about the speed I'm drying the outside. I may try the pot lifters if I encounter any problems down the line. I'm also thinking of getting some bats, especially as I'd like to make some plates and lifting those off really wouldn't be easy.</div>
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</blockquote> Thanks for the suggestion Kab…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-24:2103784:Comment:1077382014-06-24T18:24:06.514ZTom Humphrieshttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/TomHumphries
Thanks for the suggestion Kabe. It's actually working ok the way I'm doing it, just a bit concerned about the speed I'm drying the outside. I may try the pot lifters if I encounter any problems down the line. I'm also thinking of getting some bats, especially as I'd like to make some plates and lifting those off really wouldn't be easy.
Thanks for the suggestion Kabe. It's actually working ok the way I'm doing it, just a bit concerned about the speed I'm drying the outside. I may try the pot lifters if I encounter any problems down the line. I'm also thinking of getting some bats, especially as I'd like to make some plates and lifting those off really wouldn't be easy. Morning Tom I looked in an ol…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-22:2103784:Comment:1077262014-06-22T15:19:04.304ZKabe Burlesonhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/KabeBurleson
<p>Morning Tom I looked in an old Bailey catalog 2004-06 and they are called Pot Lifts, imagine that, they were $8.39 back then. Happy firing Kabe</p>
<p>Morning Tom I looked in an old Bailey catalog 2004-06 and they are called Pot Lifts, imagine that, they were $8.39 back then. Happy firing Kabe</p> They make a device, I do not…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-22:2103784:Comment:1077232014-06-22T04:33:33.539ZKabe Burlesonhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/KabeBurleson
<p>They make a device, I do not know what they are called, that one can use to lift a pot after it is cut off the wheel. They are two metal, for lack of a better word, dust pans. They have the center cut out like a horseshoe and you slide them under the pot, one from each side and lift it off. You can then put it on a board and slip them back out. I remember them from school, never fiddled with them much. I bet if you get looking for them on line somebody will have them. For small pots you can…</p>
<p>They make a device, I do not know what they are called, that one can use to lift a pot after it is cut off the wheel. They are two metal, for lack of a better word, dust pans. They have the center cut out like a horseshoe and you slide them under the pot, one from each side and lift it off. You can then put it on a board and slip them back out. I remember them from school, never fiddled with them much. I bet if you get looking for them on line somebody will have them. For small pots you can take two strips of basket reed, the kind that is about an inch thick. You place one on each side of the pot at the base and pinch them together as close as you can to the bottom of the pot. Then you can lift it from the wheel and set it on a board. It will leave marks at the base of the pot but I think it looks kind of neat on tea cups. I saw a video of an Japanese potter lifting tea cups and bowls that way. He was throwing them off the hump, cutting them loose and lifting them with the strips. Happy firing Kabe</p> Simon is an amazing potter! P…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2014-06-15:2103784:Comment:1077562014-06-15T01:04:01.800ZNadine Mercaderhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/NadineMercader
Simon is an amazing potter! Practice makes perfect, your pots are very nice and with practice you will see a huge improvement.
Simon is an amazing potter! Practice makes perfect, your pots are very nice and with practice you will see a huge improvement.