http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/ Ceramic Arts Discussion List Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:54 GMT Lis Allison http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296882 ... I looked into them but thought they were too pricey. Then I bought 12, 14" x 14" kiln shelves and a pile of 2" posts. Works like a plate setter, any Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:54 GMT Maid O'Mud http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296881 I've been using them for years to save space. For me, they work :-) Sam Cuttell Maid O'Mud Pottery RR 1 Melbourne, Ontario N0L 1T0 CANADA "First, the clay told Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:53 GMT Lis Allison http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296880 ... Next time you get new shelves, sprinkle them with Alumina Hydrate. No fuss, no muss.... when you take the shelves out, stack them face to face to not move Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:50:47 GMT William & Susan Schran User http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296879 ... way to do this? Scraping also scarrs my shelves, it puts nicks in it. I have removed multiple layers of kiln wash from used shelves I bought using a hand Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:50:24 GMT Tom at Hutchtel.net http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296878 We've used them for some time. Way worth their cost. Be warned, the cordierite ones will warp in a relatively short time at cone 10. And a warped plate Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:37 GMT Bill Merrill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296877 Linda, I would suggest you buy a small disc grinder for your shelves with a silicon carbide disc. It is not a bad investment and having one at your disposal Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:37 GMT Loren JOnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296876 Get a 41/2" grinder and some masonry grinding wheels for it. Most of them come with metal grinding wheels only. If you have a Harbor Freight in your area you Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:12 GMT sean wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296875 Hi All, Does anyone use plate setters? Considering a set from Bailey to save kiln space..........but I know no one who actually uses such equipment. Your Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:12 GMT Des & Jan Howard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296874 Linda Betcha got excess kaolin in the kiln wash. We use 5% tops, just enough to keep the zircon flour mobile in the 95%/5% mix. What are you scraping with? A Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:13 GMT Maxine Krasnow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296873 Hi - I guess I am hoping to reconnect with old friends. I will be teaching at Supermud Pottery which I sold to my students 12 years ago. They have done an Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:12 GMT Mary Starosta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296872 I was testing glazes and I got this one, that is weird? Variegated blue (MC6G) all over bowl one dip, than water fall blue (Jamies' Ann Yocono's version ) on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:12 GMT Linda McCaleb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296871 Dear clay folk, How do you take off 9 layers of kiln wash that is rock hard on the shelf? With my kiln wash, it stays powdery when I use for low firing, but Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:38:31 GMT mel jacobson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296870 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296870 i was just in from the studio...my young apprentice just finished about twenty matched bowls. perfect. as she was finishing the last one...i said `when did you Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:13 GMT mel jacobson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296869 one of the most interesting demos is to take a foam cup, tip it upside down, and tap center it. now, that is a crowd pleaser. i should do that on utube. one Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:03 GMT Steve Irvine http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296868 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clayart/message/296868 Mel, It usually takes me by surprise when I'm presenting a workshop. One of the biggest reactions from the group isn't from my planned presentation, it's when