DirtRoads Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Any comments? http://kilnshelf.com/glazeeraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Yes I think running all your wares over a potters wheel after a glaze fire is to time consuming. I like and use the glaze hand eraser which is the same product in a hand form-I have two of them-great for rubbing pot bottoms and all trouble glaze areas like a stray pit. http://glazeeraser.publishpath.com/glazeeraser-hand-tool I feel its a must have in my tool box. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Charpentier Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've used both the wheel and hand versions, definitely prefer diamond hand pads, especially for feet and finished surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Colby, that is a brilliant idea. I never even considered that! *grabs guinea notebook* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 The wheel version seems way overpriced! Even the hand held one is more than I want to spend. I get the industrial hand held diamond pads for smoothing and they work great. It looks to me like the glaze-eraser pads are just an expensive version of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginny C Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 By " The wheel version seems way overpriced! Even the hand held one is more than I want to spend. I get the industrial hand held diamond pads for smoothing and they work great. It looks to me like the glaze-eraser pads are just an expensive version of those. Do you mean the circular pads for use with a hand-held drill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 No, they are hand held sanding pads, like the old style black board erasers. Just google diamond sanding pad, many different companies sell them for various purposes like sanding granite, concrete, etc. I have the impression that anything that is manufactured and sold specifically for potters is much higher priced, probably because of the narrow customer base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 We use both the diamond pads for the final clean-up to make the bottom nice and smooth and the Glaze Eraser for the big drips. My reaction was at first not very good because it really does not do any cleanup on porcelain (too hard) but I must say it actually makes very quick work on large glaze drips. Since any needed cleanup on the porcelain should have been already done on the bisque piece prior to glazing it really isn't fair to blame the disk for that and sand paper is just fine on the bisque pieces. Seemed worth it to me as it last for a long time and being on the wheel head makes it easier to control than a hand grinder is and if you mess it up at that point the piece is pretty much trashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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