tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post5594085929818870175..comments2024-03-28T20:37:07.097-04:00Comments on North Carolina Clay Club: Fixing cracks in porcelain handlesAmy Wallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04965597757961207665noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-91082743470084800922011-08-30T12:10:05.683-04:002011-08-30T12:10:05.683-04:00Bill, they can be bone dry. (and those were.)
I ...Bill, they can be bone dry. (and those were.) <br /><br />I make the deflocculated slip by taking throwing slip and then adding dry trimming scraps until thick. Then a couple of drops of Darvan 811. That thins it, then more dry trimming scraps. Then a bit more 811. Then dry trimming scraps. Then it is done. <br /><br />I am tired now! Nap time for grandpa!John Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929341797146345976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-17552890798202379812011-08-30T11:44:33.212-04:002011-08-30T11:44:33.212-04:00John,
Two questions. How dry can your porcelain b...John,<br /><br />Two questions. How dry can your porcelain be, before this method no longer fixes the cracks? Also, what's your favorite method of making deflocculated slip.Bill Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153493881605992908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-35132349249790003312011-08-30T11:05:47.552-04:002011-08-30T11:05:47.552-04:00Try the deflocculated slip. Way better than vinega...Try the deflocculated slip. Way better than vinegar.<br /><br />Want to see my infected toe!?John Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929341797146345976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-60805654902420992572011-08-30T10:54:01.485-04:002011-08-30T10:54:01.485-04:00diaper, I wouln't put it past you ;)diaper, I wouln't put it past you ;)Emily Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882958455360994171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-50676941724214333432011-08-30T10:53:16.618-04:002011-08-30T10:53:16.618-04:00just kidding. good content, i'll have to try t...just kidding. good content, i'll have to try that. I smooth over small cracks with the edge of my needle tool at bone dry. it usually works. if the crack is significant, i use vinegar slip that is not too moist, similar to deflocculated slip I 'reckon?Emily Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882958455360994171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-31801778330393987292011-08-30T10:50:51.740-04:002011-08-30T10:50:51.740-04:00Funny, Guess the next video will be my new diapers...Funny, Guess the next video will be my new diapers.John Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929341797146345976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-77482289381277454392011-08-30T10:48:57.937-04:002011-08-30T10:48:57.937-04:00i thought you were demonstrating your new glassesi thought you were demonstrating your new glassesEmily Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882958455360994171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-29944553309110826602011-08-30T10:47:25.685-04:002011-08-30T10:47:25.685-04:00Patsi Minnes from British Columbia sent them to me...Patsi Minnes from British Columbia sent them to me in a merciful attempt to get me out of my AARP downward spiral. The one where you have food bits on your glasses that hang around your neck with a moldy old cord.<br /><br />My question is what about the content of the video? ....Guess I should just try dressing better ?John Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929341797146345976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-9612068184857862942011-08-30T10:38:57.705-04:002011-08-30T10:38:57.705-04:00those are the niftiest glasses i've ever seen....those are the niftiest glasses i've ever seen. Britt, you're the coolest!Emily Reasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882958455360994171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-69828214924550124162011-08-30T09:20:44.404-04:002011-08-30T09:20:44.404-04:00Porcelain is different from stoneware.
Stoneware...Porcelain is different from stoneware. <br /><br />Stoneware you have to just a stick to push the clay down. Like you say with a sponge, the grog come out. It takes out the fine particles and reveals the grog.John Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929341797146345976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-45349298799494056882011-08-30T04:43:52.832-04:002011-08-30T04:43:52.832-04:00Great video, love how your glasses click together ...Great video, love how your glasses click together in the middle. Some of my clay bodies if I rub them with a wet sponge it brings out the grog when they are dry.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638497050839732163.post-62298604651407213362011-08-29T18:43:47.416-04:002011-08-29T18:43:47.416-04:00My dentist gave me a curved syringe & I use th...My dentist gave me a curved syringe & I use that to force slip into hard to reach areas.Josh Brownnoreply@blogger.com