glazenerd Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I have had my wheel for six months now, and trying to figure out what products I would like to make/sell? I have always liked sinks, made a master mold of one with a drain assembly; but cracked it. Crystalline sinks are a high profit margin type of item; even more appealing. I also have a porcelain body that I can slab roll down to an 1/8th of inch. I do believe it would make great pendant lights; it is very translucent- also perfect for crystalline glaze. Trying to produce a crystalline glaze line of products other than my tiles. Insights on these products anyone? My throwing skills still need developed, but sinks are high up on my "to sell" list. Nerd You can see how translucent the porcelain body is here; even though it is a much thicker wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I make sinks a lot thicker than I would a normal bowl of that size, so it's less likely to warp in the firing and less likely to break if someone drops a cup in it. So for a standard 16" sink, which has to be thrown to almost 19", I use 17 pounds of clay. I make them as a vessel (sit on top of the counter), or as a drop-in with a flared rim. I leave a thick ring, like a second foot ring, around the drain hole so there's a good solid area to tighten up the drain assembly. I also trim a recess around the drain hole on the inside so the drain flange sits low so all the water drains out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 neil how many sinks do you have to make to get one successful sink? from throwing to firing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I really like the idea of translucent porcelain pendant lamp shades, with or without crystalline glazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I have had my wheel for six months now, and trying to figure out what products I would like to make/sell? I have always liked sinks, made a master mold of one with a drain assembly; but cracked it. Crystalline sinks are a high profit margin type of item; even more appealing. I also have a porcelain body that I can slab roll down to an 1/8th of inch. I do believe it would make great pendant lights; it is very translucent- also perfect for crystalline glaze. Trying to produce a crystalline glaze line of products other than my tiles. Insights on these products anyone? My throwing skills still need developed, but sinks are high up on my "to sell" list. Nerd You can see how translucent the porcelain body is here; even though it is a much thicker wall. Hey, Nerd, I would think it might be easier to make the sinks using a slab over a hump mold and throwing the pendant shades, instead of the other way around. JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 does anyone remember the name of the australian potter whose translucent pendant work was shown in the speight, toki book? i don't have a copy of it but remember seeing lovely things that made me want to make some, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 neil how many sinks do you have to make to get one successful sink? from throwing to firing? I would say that at least 3 out of 4 are successful. If anything goes wrong, it's usually a glaze issue, not a clay problem like cracking. And it depends on the glazing technique. If I'm layering glazes there's rarely a problem. If I need a perfect single glaze, the loss rate is higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Johnny: Been thinking about the process: I can see a combination of both forming methods. Throwing it to a certain point, and then finish the forming in a mold. Still sorta of working this out in my mind. GEP: Pendant lights have been on my mind for awhile now. Shades for regular ceiling lights as well. Thought about small table lamps: lots to weigh and consider. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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