Potters & Sculptors - Making Rock from Mud
~ Ceramic info, tips, and tidbits from our network and beyond ~
HERE ARE A FEW THINGS FROM THE NETWORK
WORTH SHARING THIS MONTH:
POWER UP
Have you ever electrocuted yourself repairing an electric kiln?
Yeah, don't do that.
Go behind the scenes as a new controller is installed on an old kiln.
Complete with high-voltage anecdotes.
SLOW DOWN
Controlled cooling a glaze fire often leads to more compelling results.
Learn from the experience of others.
See how it's done here.
THE STEVEN HILL PROJECT
Steven Hill has made a name for himself pushing the boundaries of electric oxidation firing.
The discussion group bearing his name at Cone 6 Pots is one of the most active on the network.
It's a great resource for obtaining such stunning results.
Check it out here.
WORLD WIDE
This is just a random selection of member profiles from around the world.
Go to just about anybody's profile, follow the links to their home page...
and just like that, you're experiencing clay around the world.
Pretty cool.
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/MarinaReijsmeijerKleierij – France
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/PatriciaVenturaParra– Mexico
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/DianaFerreira – South Africa
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/MargaretDavies – England
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/AcaciaAzevedo – Brazil
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/AngelaPude – Australia
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/FilipMargodt – Belgium
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/TumayErman – Turkey
https://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/SrirupaSen – India
THIS MONTH'S HEADER IMAGE
This month’s header image comes from member Sofia Donovan. She's from Chile.
Last month (July), the header image was not correctly linked to Troy Bungart on the network –
nor was his name spelled correctly.
My sincerest apologies to Troy and his beautiful work.
If you have comments or complaints about the newsletter,
or if you’d like to include something in an upcoming issue, please message Erik.
Feedback is always welcome.
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Thank you.
Low cost flat lapping disc can be used on you potters wheel if you, drill bat pin holes in it, and provide a trickle of water to cool it. At amazon.com, 120 grit for aggressive material removal. Click the image to purchase
Members have had great things to say about John Britt's new book, Mid-Range Glazes. Click the image to buy from Amazon.com
Purchase Glazes Cone 6 by Michael Bailey, The Potters Book of Glaze Recipes by Emmanuel Cooper, or Making Marks by Robin Hopper, all available at amazon.com. Mastering Cone 6 Glazes by John Hesselberth & Ron Roy is now out of print.
Harbor Freight is a great place to find unbeatable prices for better HVLP spray guns with stainless steel parts and serviceable economy models, as well as detail guns, all tested by our members for spraying glazes, as well as compressors to power the guns. As yet no one has tested and commented on the remarkably inexpensive air brushes at harbor freight.
The critter siphon gun is a spray alternative that is well liked by some of our members, and is available at amazon.
Amazon is also a competitive source for photo light tents for shooting professional quality pictures of your work. They also have the EZ Cube brand favored by several of our members. You might also want to purchase the book Photographing Arts, Crafts and Collectibles . . .
If you are up to creating videos of your work or techniques you might want to invest in a flip video camera
Following are a few scales useful for potters. Ohaus Triple Pro Mechanical Triple Beam Balance, 2610g x 0.1g, with Tare $169.00
And finally a low cost clone of the OHaus. The Adam Equipment TBB2610T Triple Beam Mechanical Balance With Tare Beam $99.62
ebay is a great alternative for many tools and the equipment used in the ceramics studio - kilns, wheels, extruders, slab rollers are often listed there both new and used.
If you just want to spout off, it is best accomplished as a blog posting. If you want to get more guidance and ideas from other members, ask a question as a new discussion topic. In the upper right corner of the lists for both types of posting, you will find an "+Add " button. Clicking it will open an editor where you create your posting. 4/16/2014
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