ron, thanks for the explanation. When I do some more tests I will try recalculating for the ball clay instead of using epk. I suppose one could add a pinch...
jonathan byler
jebyler2@...
Oct 10, 2008 6:41 pm
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... Awww. that would be too easy... Vince's (and other's) suggestions and help have been most helpful. I just finished laying up the two bottom layers of...
jonathan byler
jebyler2@...
Oct 10, 2008 6:42 pm
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Steve: I used a "dangerous" WALKER pug mill in the 60's as a student. I'm in total agreement with your view-it is POTENTIALLY dangerous if you're stupid, ...
Doric T. Jemison-Ball...
zwergwerke@...
Oct 10, 2008 6:43 pm
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Wayne, was your brain hit by a "blueberry storm" Gis la revido Edouard Bastarache Spertesperantisto Sorel-Tracy Quebec Canada ...
Edouard Bastarache
edouardb@...
Oct 10, 2008 6:43 pm
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of course, the best kiln is the one you own. we have been hoodwinked over the years by macho folks...that high fire is the end all. it is not. there are...
mel jacobson
melpots2@...
Oct 10, 2008 6:47 pm
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John, ... For a white grogless body I use Cone 10 B-Mix. I tried the Cone 5 B-Mix but it was a very poor throwing body (soft & airy), and some testing showed...
The Fuzzy Chef
fuzzy@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:24 pm
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Helmer Kaolin (not Helmar... never was Helmar) I named it that because it is mined at Helmer,Idaho. Not just for wood fire anymore... Helmer is a huge deposit....
Michael Wendt
wendtpot@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:25 pm
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"So do power lawn mowers" A very good friend was killed by a reel type lawnmower last year. Table saws have claimed many a finger and hand out here, too. Jim ...
Sherron & Jim Bowen
jbowen43@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:25 pm
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... Eek! Don't let it go down the drain to your septic system! All those tiny particles will clog your leach field - and eventually require that it be re-dug,...
Snail Scott
claywork@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:26 pm
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Ron, Ron, Where did you find the fact Gertsley Borate has slate it's composition. I am interested as the original Colemanite (2CaO.2B2O3.5H2O) One reason true...
Bill Merrill
BILLM@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:26 pm
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Nancy wrote: "I know that too much free time can lead to chaos." Nils wrote: Nancy Jonnum's tale of the mural made me think. "What's wrong with this?" She...
Weiland, Jeff
JWeiland@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:27 pm
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The only Thai joke (in Thai) I ever got while living there follows: Some Buddhists monks while out begging for their meals were given some live crabs. Of...
Luke Nealey
lukenealey@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:28 pm
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Have them draw a picture of the flower they just glazed so that they can take it home to show mom, Mike Gordon...
Mike Gordon
clayart@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:28 pm
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Hello Everyone Some more info on the topic of bisque slips. See attachment of Rudy Autio Super Slip using David Hewitt's CeramDat. This slip works quite well...
Donald Burroughs
clay.arts@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:28 pm
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Doug wrote: My impression was that, while most rural communities that look to the arts seem to choose performing arts, visual arts have a greater economic...
tony clennell
tony.clennell@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:28 pm
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Inspiring story John. I guess clay is like riding a bicycle, once learned you never really forget. I have a wonderful DVD of Randy Brodnax throwing huge very...
Angela Davis
bonaria@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:29 pm
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memorize his post...read it three times. print it out. believe it. i cannot tell you all the chaos that was in my room at hopkins high. 185 kids a day, making...
mel jacobson
melpots2@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:38 pm
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Hi Jim, How did this person manage to kill themselves with a 'Reel Mower'? This is difficult to imagine... Details? Phil l v ... From: "Sherron & Jim Bowen"...
pdp1@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:38 pm
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some have read this before...so. this is how i graded. end of the semester...each kid did a solo exhibit. they got 2 sq. feet of the clay room. they taped off...
mel jacobson
melpots2@...
Oct 10, 2008 9:47 pm
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Ugh. I've got a personal story which involves me, a possum, a dull hatchet, one of my laying hens, and Marsha if you're interested. ...unless I've told the...
Taylor Hendrix
wirerabbit2@...
12:21 am
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From: "Sherron & Jim Bowen" <jbowen43@...> Subject: Re: meat grinders for clay ... I've been watching the thread. My husband and I are building...
Square Peg Arts
cathi@...
12:21 am
286701
Hank Ya' mean like guy's who fire to ^12/13 and have a " If more is better then too much must be great, fire 'em hot fire 'em flat." attitude? From my...
DRB Seattle
dbuofg54@...
12:22 am
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What's your point, my friend? At various times in my life, I have had: oysters (filter feeders) fresh water mussels (filter feeders from a lake surrounded by...
W J Seidl
wjsme@...
12:22 am
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Like my friend, the choir teacher in a college would say: "How do you grade choir? They have to show up and sing. They show up, they sing; they get an A." -- ...
Jeanette Harris
monkeymind@...
1:07 am
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I really wanted to give a shout out for Studio Potter. This is one of the best publications around and worth every cent. If you cancel all your others and...
Lois Ruben Aronow
misslo@...
1:07 am
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The itty-bitty 'Pfiesteria' is an interesting one... ...which has also gotten into ore bodys of Water as time goes on... ...
pdp1@...
2:09 am
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Tee hee. Most educational. I apologize for my misspelling and general ignorance. Just out of curiosity, what would it cost to by a couple hundred pounds if I...
Caleb smith
lajhanata@...
2:09 am
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Thankyou Lilly, for your knowledgeable explanation of some of the reasons why earthenware has been marginalized in modern studio practice. No particular...
Jeanie Silver
jeaniesilver@...
2:10 am
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James Freeman wrote "A young wood-fire potter friend of mine is currently in grad school. His clay body requires a large proportion of Helmer Kaolin (most of...
Vince Pitelka
vpitelka@...
2:10 am
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I have to admit that I have not tried to access the archives for some time - I haven't needed to look for anything for a while. But I now need to find a ...
