Temple Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 So a very newbie and slightly obsessive question. What is the safe way to decant dry glaze materials from the bags they came in to my larger labeled containers? Do people use a funnel or just tap the bag (which always winds up shooting stuff off to the sides)? Naturally one wears the NIOSH mask. Are safety glasses also recommended? I've read around but haven't found this kind of direction in print. Thanks! Cheryl Herr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 i wrote about this years ago so here it is again. have a very large container in relation to the size of the bag. lower the whole bag into the container. use a razor knife at the very bottom of the bag and slit the paper as wide as the bag is. lift the paper bag slowly so the material is not shaken up, you are just sliding the paper away from the pile of dry material that is finding its way slowly into a pile in the bottom of the container. it will stabilize when you finish taking the bag totally out of the container and no dust should be seen. gather the EMPTY bag slowly and put it into some other bag and put in the trash. DO NOT SHAKE THE B AG TO GET THE LAST LITTLE BIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 i wrote about this years ago so here it is again. have a very large container in relation to the size of the bag. lower the whole bag into the container. use a razor knife at the very bottom of the bag and slit the paper as wide as the bag is. lift the paper bag slowly so the material is not shaken up, you are just sliding the paper away from the pile of dry material that is finding its way slowly into a pile in the bottom of the container. it will stabilize when you finish taking the bag totally out of the container and no dust should be seen. gather the EMPTY bag slowly and put it into some other bag and put in the trash. DO NOT SHAKE THE B AG TO GET THE LAST LITTLE BIT! Ah, thanks very much! Heading off to give this a try right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 I get 50 pound bags which is too large for some of my drawers. I store much of these in 5 gallon buckets. I use a similar method to Old Lady. However when I restock my chemical drawers I use a large scoop. Always wear a respirator when doing this. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 I do my emptying as described: but I do it outside in a cross breeze. Dust stays out there. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Most of my materials are in 50# bags and stay in 50# bags.I think transferring them makes for more dust.I try to avoid more dust. When I want to use them I turn on my studio hepa re- circulating air system and use a mask and scoop-for me its about every week this happens on glaze mixing day. Smaller bags mostly are still kept in the bag. I do have a few 1 gallon containers and transfer that like is described in above posts like colorants. Cheaper colorants are still kept in large bags like synthetic or regular iron or Manganese or rutile. I use my heap vacuum system for any spills and general dust control as well.Its never made much sense to me to transfer materials endlessly to other containers. Every time you move its creates more dust. my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 yes, mark, it is better to use 50 lbs at a time. and keeping it in wide top rubbermaid tubs is best to scoop from. you are the exception because of your production schedule and enormous amount of space. most of us do not have your situation with such great equipment as your hepa vacuum system. if you had ever visited a school or shared studio situation where things are left in heavy paper bags, you would see that the wrinkled bag is a dust storm just waiting for someone to stir it up. everyone who needs just a little of something causes more dust than you can imagine unwrapping and rewrapping that darn paper. or plastic. temple i wish your title could change from the term "pour" to "put", the vision suggested by the word "pour" is frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 In colleges I have seen and in my own classrooms, there has been drawers for storing 50 lbs of a chemical. Bag storage at my studio is outside on the porch. I prefer to have chemicals accessible in my glazing mixing station inside. Just habit after working in teaching studios for so long. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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