cpm53 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Some of the handles on my teapots are torquing. I've lined them up with the spout when assembling but a few have come out of the glaze fire torqued. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 This is where a photo would help us . More info on how you are making and attaching handles will help as well extruded or pulled or pulled off pot? Thick to thin handles? clay has memory and remembers where it has been and can try to go back there. what temp are these fired to? are they slumping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpm53 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Handles are pulled, set up for a bit and then attached. Sometimes I pull a bit more after attaching if they're too thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Iin the second photo the handle is attached just off center line to the right looking down. Thats what the top attachment looks like to me. My 1st guess is that it starting off center. The attachment angle could be off off as well-that is the cut has an slight angle and even if the handle is pushed straight when wet it may return to original spot. These English style teapots are a classic form. I'm right handed and tend to favor this side with more pressure and have to think about this when doing attachments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 are you sure it isn't the spout torquing? Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 I read somewhere that torquing can happen if the body of the pot is thin in the area where the handle is attached. I don't know if this is true, maybe someone on the forum is familiar with this. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mug Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 It looks like your handle was off center to the right ( about half the handle width) and not in line with the spout to begin with. This may be adding visually to the torquing that you are describing. It's not hard to get things off center and not parallel on a round object. There are numerous reasons why a teapot is very hard to build correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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