Leola Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Am wish to ask something. Today i bought a clay roller, which was quite expensive. But they told me that it is very strong and the clay will never stick to it, since it is made of Teflon. But the clay sticks to it. Am doing something wrong? Anyone experience with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Is your clay wet?-you could dust a little talc or corn starch on it before rolling. I have one of those rollers but its been many years since I used it. Clay will stick if its wet as just sprayed with water. Usually if it dry it will not stick. Is the clay staright from the bag? are you wetting it? Mak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leola Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Dear Mark, Thank you for your reply. The problem is with the clay am using, Witgert Mont Blanc porcelain, that the state between to wet and to dry is very small. So i need to use it a bit wet will it roll out. Otherwise it is to dry again and there will come cracks in the clay. Maybe i need to try it out with a different clay body. Am trying to get slabs of less then a millimeter thickness. It was possible with this clay only once it came right out of the new pack. Will try out the talc suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Mine sticks too. I prefer wooden rollers or my slab matts for the slab roller. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venicemud Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I have never owned one but I once took part in a hands on workshop by Vince Pitelka - slab built tableware - and we were asked to bring a roller as one of our tools. One of the participants brought one of those teflon rollers and we were all interested since they were pretty new then. However she had a lot of trouble with clay sticking and so we all lost a lot of that interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leola Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 So actually it s a lie. Because the ceramic store sold it to me, that for sure it won't stick to anything. That is was so special due to that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Still have the sales ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayjay Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I was in the market for a longer roller recently, I looked at various options including all the plasticky derivatives and armed with the knowledge that clay sticks to non-absorbent materials better than absorbent ones decided to wait for the right priced wooden one to come up on eBay. Apart from returning it for a refund, I can only suggest that if you use a cloth of some sort to roll your clay on, use another layer on top of the clay, I've not tried this, but it may work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I think the folks who say the teflon roller won't stick to clay are just assuming it won't since it doesn't stick to most foods, but they've never actually used one on clay. Nothing beats an old school wood roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Put a cheap-o knee-high nylon stocking over the rolling pin, tie it tight, and roll away. Use one for red/brown clays, one for white clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 or try rolling the slab between 2 sheets of thin plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I just bought a commercial wooden baker's roller and just love it...heavy, long, super smooth surface, great smooth roll, and I could clobber the mice if I had a mind to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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