ronfire Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 A great way to get an exact fit for your lid to pot. When the pieces are dry before bisque fire put the pot back on the wheel. Center and secure by your favorite method and spin the pot,now hold the lid gently on the pot. With the pot spinning and the lid not they will sand each other to a perfect fit, move the lid slightly in a circular motion to get a loser fit to allow for the space that the glaze will use if your design requires it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 If there is any grog in there, you could get a rough surface doing that. I think it is easier to just put them together when they are leather hard and rub them a little to remove any subtle warping.If anything gets roughed up, it should be damp enough to rub smooth. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 I get what you're saying, but- lids should dry on the pot, so if the lid is so tight that you need to grind them together to get a perfect fit, then there's a chance of cracking the rim of the pot as they dry or the lid getting stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 I have tried your technique years ago, and had problems with hairline cracks that only showed after the bisque, and in a few cases only after the glaze. I find it much easier to do similar in the leather hard stage, gently. I have had issues with lids not fitting after bisque and used a dremel to work the lid or the pot rim to fit. Best bet anymore is to make certain they fit after trimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcelainbyAntoinette Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Leather hard is better to make sure lid and pot fits tight. If it is a teapot, that little bit of wiggle room will help to prevent pressure build up inside when hot liquid is inside. Best thing to do is to throw lid and body from the same batch of clay and right there at the same time.......unless you do production line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcelainbyAntoinette Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 BTW, you can see hairline cracks on bone dry clay if you paint it with lamp oil.....it will pop up. Maybe thin vegetable oil may work too......... It may safe you time and clay and space in the kiln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Leather hard is the best time to work lids. The next best time is when they are bisque .Then its sand or grind-not the best things to be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Leather hard is better to make sure lid and pot fits tight. If it is a teapot, that little bit of wiggle room will help to prevent pressure build up inside when hot liquid is inside. Best thing to do is to throw lid and body from the same batch of clay and right there at the same time.......unless you do production line. Babs here, Teapot lids are made with small hole in them so can be of tight fit or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Teapot lids made with hole in them, so can be tight fit, release pressure without being slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcelainbyAntoinette Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Once again Babs: I agree. Make many teapots with well fitting lids in my lifetime as a potter...................... too tight........especially if you do not make a hole like so many potters not do..............cause a problem. Maybe you saw my teapot review in CM October 2011 about teapots and all its features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Nope I didn't but have had to educate many young, well my daughter and son on the necessity to heat the pot before putting the tea and water in because that makes for better tea, and a lot of teapots made by non tea drinkers do not have holes on lids. Also use unboiled water in the kettle for tea! Although from habit most of us put a finger on the lid when pouring, still think the hole and snug fitting lid, or a lid with a nick in the phalange, my word there, is the way to go for "real" teapots Not a huge task for the maker and makes for a more functional pot IMO. I've noted some teapots now come with 2 lids........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyGee Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Everyone keeps telling me to make multiple lids and have them dry on the pot.... but three lids do not easily fit on my pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcelainbyAntoinette Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Sydney, that is in case the right lid breaks. LOL. Make your measurements well and remake if necessary, but it is best to keep your teapot under covers untill everything works out well to go into the bisque. Babs, you will not need to hold the lid if you make sure the flange goes in deep enough. The rule of thumb is that the flange measurement ( in lenght) must be a little over half the width of the teapot opening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 And remember to put holes in the belly so tea can get into the spout😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyGee Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 And remember to put holes in the belly so tea can get into the spout😊 Directions not clear. My teapot does not hold water very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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