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Lorna Meaden demos wax resist with layered glaze. Clearly shows the peeling advantage it has over w… Tags: resist, wax George Lewter Dec 15, 2014 120 views
this was Keith's first video, be sure and watch his second one, "Clap along with Keith" juli long Dec 14, 2014 201 views
Contemporary British Porcelain Such a clever way to promote the art of pottery!!! juli long Dec 12, 2014 106 views
This video explores the use of a flame torch to throw exaggerated shapes on the potters wheel. Flam… juli long Oct 9, 2014 110 views
In this video Master Potter Bill Powell demonstrates his techniques for wheel throwing an 80 centim… juli long Oct 9, 2014 100 views
nice handle video juli long Oct 9, 2014 106 views
Dan throws a set of bowls to illustrate how to achieve the necessary symmetry of graduated pieces.… juli long Oct 9, 2014 243 views
Dan is a great teacher! Dan throws a set of bowls to illustrate how to achieve the necessary symmet… juli long Oct 9, 2014 83 views
one hour, 50 minutes of Fun and informative workshop covering techniques for creating different typ… Tags: Dymesich, workshop juli long Oct 9, 2014 120 views
Embedding a favorite YouTube or other hosted video to the cone6pots network, using a PC computer. T… George Lewter Oct 7, 2014 47 views
This clip was excerpted from Creating Curves with Clay, with Martha Grover, which is available in t… George Lewter Sep 26, 2014 261 views
Hsin-Chuen Lin demonstrates a method for rolling texture patterns onto thrown cylinders. This works… Tags: cylinder, thrown George Lewter Sep 23, 2014 392 views
The making of the Blueclay bowl. Blueclay is part of the New Danish Modern collection. Note that th… Tags: marbled, multicolored George Lewter Sep 1, 2014 704 views
Visit http://www.stanzas-of-light.com. This film was made possible by Natalie Blake, and was filmed… Tags: tile, carving George Lewter Sep 1, 2014 110 views
Use the link to view the video directly on Youtube as the owner disabled it on third party websites… Tags: device, centering George Lewter Sep 1, 2014 564 views
In this http://ceramicartsdaily.org video, Deborah Schwartzkopf demonstrates how to make interestin… Tags: assembled, thrown George Lewter Aug 23, 2014 158 views
Bill van Gilder Clay Clips: You can make small changes to a plain, simple bowl for a big impact. He… Tags: remove, lift George Lewter Aug 23, 2014 106 views
From Ceramics Arts Daily. Nice demo on subtractive and additive techniques to achieve high relief.… Tags: subtractive, tile George Lewter Aug 20, 2014 99 views
John Britt demos a systematic way to recyle clay, throwing slip and trimmings without a pug mill. H… Tags: slip, stick blender George Lewter Aug 12, 2014 108 views
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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