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Realized my PDF file above didnt read well. Heres a list. Item Qty Retail Price with tax & shipping Retail Value Ask Price Ask Price % Difference From Retail Advancer 19x24.5 45 $510.00 $22,950.00 $375.00 $16,875.00 -26% Advancer 21x24.5 14 $565.00 $7,910.00 $430.00 $6,020.00 -24% Advancer Post Tree, 65" 15 $1,000.00 $15,000.00 $575.00 $8,625.00 -43% Advancer Post Tree, 54.5" 20 $1,000.00 $20,000.00 $500.00 $10,000.00 -50% advancer post tree, integrated pedestal, 67.5" 9 $1,000.00 $9,000.00 $450.00 $4,050.00 -55% SiC Shelves with slits 14x28x5/8" 25 $120.00 $3,000.00 $70.00 $1,750.00 -42% SiC Shelves with slits14 x 28x5/8" , damaged 12 $120.00 $1,440.00 $45.00 $540.00 -63% Binks 10 Gallon Pressure Pot, Stainless, Agitation, regulator 6 $4,044.00 $24,264.00 $3,200.00 $19,200.00 -21% Binks 2100 Series Spray gun with hoses 5 $438.00 $2,190.00 $250.00 $1,250.00 -43% Alpine Ware Cart, 35.5"x24x75, 10 ware boards each 18 $1,300.00 $23,400.00 $620.00 $11,160.00 -52% Core Cut CC800M Block/Tile Saw, single phase 230V 1 $8,620.00 $8,620.00 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 -30% Stainless 3 sided box trucks, 24x31.5", custom made 4 $1,400.00 $5,600.00 $900.00 $3,600.00 -36% Diamond Flat Lap Discs, 18" New, 60 grit 5 $285.00 $1,425.00 $245.00 $1,225.00 -14% Diamond Flat Lap Discs, 18" used, various grits 13 $285.00 $3,705.00 $90.00 $1,170.00 -68% Diamond Sanding Belts New 4" x 106", grits unknown 5 $967.00 $4,835.00 $825.00 $4,125.00 -15% Diamond Sanding Belts Used 4" x106", grits unknown 8 $967.00 $7,736.00 $250.00 $2,000.00 -74% Vertical Wet Belt Sander, Sommer & Maca 4" x 106" 110 V 1 $6,500.00 $6,500.00 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 -80% Horizontal Flat Lap Machine 1 $3,997.00 $3,997.00 $1,950.00 $1,950.00 -51% Metal Drum Dollies, 4 wheel 8 $85.00 $680.00 $50.00 $400.00 -41% Talisman Sieve, new 1 $192.00 $192.00 $170.00 $170.00 -11% Talisman Sieves, used 2 $192.00 $384.00 $155.00 $310.00 -19% Talisman replacement sieve, used 1 $36.00 $36.00 $20.00 $20.00 -44% talisman replacement sieve, new 1 $36.00 $36.00 $25.00 $25.00 -31% talisman brushes 1 $27.00 $27.00 $15.00 $15.00 -44% Wall Mounted Variable Speed Ram Mixer, 3 HP 1 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 $4,100.00 $4,100.00 -45% Wall Mounted Variable Speed Lehmen Mixer 1 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 -55% Furniture Dollies Small 14 $15.00 $210.00 $8.00 $112.00 -47% BeA Carton Stapler 1 $240.00 $240.00 $120.00 $120.00 -50% BeA Carton Staples, Box 8 $18.00 $144.00 $15.00 $120.00 -17% Anti Slip & fatigue Floor Mat,Notrax brand 3x5 1 $107.00 $107.00 $75.00 $75.00 -30% Anti Slip & fatigue Floor Mat, Notrax brand 40x64 1 $143.00 $143.00 $100.00 $100.00 -30% Anti Slip & fatigue Floor Mat, Notrax brand 40x120 1 $275.00 $275.00 $200.00 $200.00 -27% Wet Sponge wiping machine, 90" belt 1 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $3,500.00 $3,500.00 -36% G200HP 138 $60.00 $8,280.00 $50.00 $6,900.00 -17% Honeywell Ultraviolet Sensors new, c7027a 1049 2 $208.00 $416.00 $80.00 $160.00 -62% honeywell Ultraviolet Sensors used, c7027a 1049 2 $208.00 $416.00 $40.00 $80.00 -81% honeywell burner control 7890 A 1015, used 2 $440.00 $880.00 $275.00 $550.00 -38% honeywell ultraviolet amp- r7849A 1015, new 2 $250.00 $500.00 $190.00 $380.00 -24% asco red hat valve, model 8210G054, new 1 $420.00 $420.00 $350.00 $350.00 -17%

Please see spreadsheet below for all the equipment I have for sale. Will update as stuff sells. Asking prices are just that: reasonable offers will be considered, especially those looking to buy in bulk. Ive provided current retail values in my spreadsheet. Most of my asking prices are 40% or more from retail. Equipment overall is in good and operable condition: some items need refurbishment which is on my list to do. The advancer & SiC shelves need a serious grinding, and if youd like to do that, take 12% off the price listed. Not on the list is an Olympic 3031 manual kiln, 240V single phase in good condition with like new elements-$1300. As well, a 100amp plug & outlet for those wanting a moveable kiln with quick connections, brand new- asking $750. A heavy duty steel cart with large pneumatic tires is what the kiln is currently sitting on, and would make a great setup for the kiln & plug. Asking $1,000 for the cart (like new condition). Also not on the list, is a 90 ton ram press with 100 die rings, a few thousand gallons of slip mixing/storage/transfer tanks(poly and stainless) and slip casting equipment, as well as two waterfall spray booths. Have some reclaimed standard 259 (700#'s worth); ready to be used (deaired & pugged), asking .40 cents per pound. Probably have more Im not thinking of. Not selling my entire studio, just clearing out unused equipment and a recent closed pottery factory acquisition. Can send you photos via text. Please email me at hitchmss@gmail.com (include something in the subject line so it doesnt go to spam)first so I can establish you're not a bot, and we'll go from there. Located in Felicity OH, outside of Cincinnati. Can arrange trucking for you. Equipment for sale.pdf

Thanks for answering that Peter! I had always heard to cast using a defloc slip as the particles would evenly disperse (as well as lower water content), but wondered if being cast solid would provide different results. It seems based on a lot of good advice that slip casting these handles wont work, so Im going to pursue press molding these instead. Thankfully, Ive got enough experience with making/using press molds that this should be a relatively painless journey.

i assume this was using a defloc slip? I wonder if a non defloc slip, being higher in water content, would take longer to gel/set, and thus might give fill solid? When you let your castings dry after filling the molds, were they vertical, or on a slight angle? I wonder if an angle might increase the chances of casting solid? Maybe setting the molds onto a vibrating table as they set? Not sure if any of these have merit, just brainstorming. Would love to find a way to make this work, but again, time/money invested only to fail....

I worked in a tile studio and we press molded a lot of tiles. I hadnt thought about press molds to be honest.... This might be a better alternative to slip casting. I enjoy pulling a few handles, but I make about 500 mugs a year which I pull handles for, and it takes me about 5-6 mins per handle to pull which equates to about 42-50 hours a year just in pulling handles.

I extrude a boatload of handles for other pots. They look "ok", and are quick, but for some things I just want that pulled handle look. I was wondering about the particles/strength of the cast handles. Not having any experience, I wasnt sure. Similarly, wasnt sure if a defloc vs non defloc slip would be stronger/weaker in this regard.

Hey Gang, long time no talk....too busy making pots to get on here and throw my $.2 around even though Id like to! I searched in the back pages to see if this was covered somewhere else, but couldnt find the answer to my question, but if it already has, please advise and/or delete. I make about 1,000-1500 pots a year for which I also make (aside from extruding) handles for these said pots. I pull handles for mugs, and throw knobs/handles for some bakers. While Im efficient at the process, it still adds up to a bunch of time just in making the handles, and Id like to find a more consistent/expedient process for doing this, so I thought Id research into slip casting them. Making the molds is not my issue; plenty of experience making molds and using numerous different materials (silicones/urethanes/gypsums/etc). My question mainly lies in the casting slip. Having very little (all intensive purposes, consider it zero) experience with slip casting, my knowledge of said materials makes me think that a deflocculated slip cast handle is going to shrink a lot less than my throwing clay body (Bmix ^10), and this will obviously be an issue. Can I cast with a non deflocculated slip? Ideally Id love to just add some suspension agents to my slip and pour away. Will I have issues doing this with my castings? Obviously, the higher water content will lead to saturated molds much faster, which Id just offset with more gang molds-no biggie. Im also hoping that this will benefit me some; my pulled handles are thicker at the top, thinner at the bottom. If I pour these molds with the thick/top up, and thin/down, I would think there would be a higher concentration of water in the bottom portion of the mold (gravity), and thus, hopefully my handle bottoms wont be much drier than the tops upon removal from the mold. Id need the handles to come out of the molds soft enough to still bend into shape to attach (Not sure that I want to make molds of handles in a "pre-bent" shape), so Im thinking I will have some challenges with timing the extraction of these castings, but with experience....If they do need to come out too firm to bend, I could always rehydrate, which is time, but not a huge amount of effort. Anyone have experience with this? Anything Im missing? Dont want to spend a lot of time/money on this to find out that its a complete waste. Thanks in advance!