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Well, first I would go to Michaels and buy some round frames used to mount cross stitch fabric.

Then it would go to Ace and buy a couple feet of several different meshes of screens,40,60,80 mesh.

Or go to a window replacement type store and see if they will sell scraps of screens from their jobs. They have to buy large bolts of screen fabric and might sell off some ends.

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I made one using brass mesh and the lid to a 5 gallon bucket. I cut the center out of the lid and removed the rubber gasket. Then stretched the mesh over the under side of the lid and forced the rubber gasket back into the groove. Then epoxied the groove.I did this about 1972. I have some screens I built with a nice hard wood frame and window screen. I use it for screening paper pulp or ashes. wood or volcanic. I still have some Mt. St. Helen's ash.

 

In 2002 I got a set of stackable  brass standard sieves at Golden recycling in Billings for $3-5 dollars depending on the rate for brass the day I was buying some.

 

Marcia

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I made one using brass mesh and the lid to a 5 gallon bucket. I cut the center out of the lid and removed the rubber gasket. Then stretched the mesh over the under side of the lid and forced the rubber gasket back into the groove. Then epoxied the groove.I did this about 1972. I have some screens I built with a nice hard wood frame and window screen. I use it for screening paper pulp or ashes. wood or volcanic. I still have some Mt. St. Helen's ash.

 

In 2002 I got a set of stackable  brass standard sieves at Golden recycling in Billings for $3-5 dollars depending on the rate for brass the day I was buying some.

 

Marcia

We lived in Richland, WA when Mt. St. Helen's blew.  Potters in Moses Lake said they put a sheet our in their yard to collect some ash - when they went out they couldn't find the sheet.  It was buried under about a foot of ash.  

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http://www.bigceramicstore.com/llc-lab-sieve-30-mesh.html

 

For wet sieving, I have never seen a home made sieve that works as well as the one above. It sits on the top of the bucket better than any home made one ever could, and it lasts forever. I've used my 80 mesh for every bucket of glaze I've mixed for the last 15 years, and I mix a lot of glaze what with 20-30 students using the studio every week. Sometimes it's worth spending a little money. For dry sieving they work well, too, but you may want a larger screen area depending on what you're doing. Ideally you want something with sides that will keep the material from spilling over the edge. I would use quilting hoops, as the are generally taller and thicker than embroidery hoops. I would use one to hold the screen, then wood glue another one or two on top of it to make it taller. If you clamp them well when gluing you won't have any gaps. You can get them at JoAnn fabrics.

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I have made a few of my own-wooden with tight screen over it-I own the old galvinized style with 4 inch lips as well as the ones Neils link is to-when I was in New Zealand I went to Talisman factory and bought a few of thier tiny test screens-but the one I use every week is the larger one at below link

for a hobbist this is to much but for me its a must have-I have an old one made from aluminum not plastic-it can have any size mesh screen added and it does large volumes well-if I have a smaller amount I use one like Neils suggestion which would be hard to improve on.

One note is you need a good way to clean a large screen like the Talisman-I use a rubber tubing on my sink faucet which I can squeeze to get a blast/ stream of water.For me this large screen is like a power wheel-a real time saver.It takes about 1/3 less time to process 10 gallons of glaze.

 

 

http://www.bigceramicstore.com/talisman-rotary-sieve-40-20243.html

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any one make diy sieve?

 

i want to start with making one for dry ingredients   approx 40 mesh

 

welcome any ideas

Just last week I was thinking about making my own sieves after looking at the prices of off the shelf units. The problem with the source I found is that I would have to buy 15 square feet (3'x5') which is definitely more expensive than store bought, particularly since I would like to get 60,80, and 100 mesh screen. I have an idea on making the individual sieves using PVC fittings, but that might wind up costing as much as store bought sieves.

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I made a sieve from brass mesh and a plastic bowl with flared sides. Because the sides are flared, it sits into the top of any bucket. The area of sieve is larger than that of the Talisman. I would love another. but our pottery suppliers no longer stock the squares of 100# stainless mesh,

I sharpened up one of my turning tools to a point. Using the widest sliders, I put the bowl in my Giffen grip and peeled a groove where the side of the bowl curved around to the base. When it got thin enough, it was easy to cut with an exacto knife. I used a soldering iron to join the mesh to the plastic. Just spots on opposite sides at first, then all the way around. The soldering iron softens the plastic and the wires of the mesh get embedded in it. This needs to be done outdoors, because the fumes are noxious.

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easy for a 4". go to the hardware store and get some 4" abs pipe and then a 4" coupler. cut the pipe to about 3" long and jam the coupler on with the mesh in between. I  found some 10" sewer pipe and did the same works great and is cheap and easy to do.

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