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  1. Thank you for the input! I’ll look into the brushing medium issue and also consider designs that could do well with scraping. Really appreciate it
  2. Hi! I’m experimenting with inlay/Mishima for the first time and running into a problem I don’t understand. When I add the slip or underglaze to the carved area, I am careful to fill it up a little over the carving to allow for evaporation as it dries, but most of the time it dries dramatically—leaving huge gaps behind within the carved area. I have tried carving through wax (preferred) vs carving directly into the clay, making deep cuts vs shallow cuts, using thick slips/UG vs thinner slips/UG, larger vs smaller tips on the slip trailer, filling it exactly to the surface vs exceeding the surface, slow dry vs quick dry—every variation I can think of so far, and I have about a 10% success rate of getting the slip to surface level on the first try. I’ve come back two, three, four + times and it does the same thing. Some eventually start fill to the surface, but where on earth is it going? I generally have a good understanding of how clay and glazes and UG fit and shrink and interact, but I simply do not understand the mechanics and technique here. I’ve looked at tutorials and the slip/UG seems to go on easily, none of this shrinking and cracking. The finished pieces come out with a smooth surface, not contracted under the surface. I’m so excited about the possibilities here but need insight on what I might be doing wrong. Attached pic is waxed ochre ^6 from NM Clay carved with Diamond core FP tools and filled with amaco underglazes, at least 4 attempts to complete the inlay (meaning I repeatedly used a slip trailer to fill it to or just above the surface). The only one that has finally reached the surface is the blue, which was the thickest going on, but it still took 4+ tries. The purple line is so thin and shallow I thought for sure it would fill by now, but no. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? thank you!
  3. I am replacing the wheel head on an old Clay Boss and the set screws that hold the pulley to the shaft have vanished. Does anyone know if those are proprietary in some way, or can I just go to the hardware store for something that fits the holes on the pulley? Anything special that I should look for aside from a flat tip? thanks!
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