ronfire

Finally got the mold slump mold made and a platter from it finished. It worked well and I can finally get to make more of these platters.
 

I am just forming a slab rolled from M340 and placing it inside a plastic tray/platter coated in Pam.  As the clay starts to dry the cracks form on the rim, even if I cover the clay with plastic I still get cracks. The clay is still moist enough that I can remove it and wedge it.
Just made a couple of slump molds with #1 Pottery Plaster and will try with this in a few day to see if it will dry more even.
 

Finally got the mold slump mold made and a platter from it finished. It worked well and I can finally get to make more of these platters.
 

Finally got the mold slump mold made and a platter from it finished. It worked well and I can finally get to make more of these platters.
 

Finally got the mold slump mold made and a platter from it finished. It worked well and I can finally get to make more of these platters.
 

Finally got the mold slump mold made and a platter from it finished. It worked well and I can finally get to make more of these platters.
 

Needed a change of pace and had lots of pieces ready for my wife to paint so I made this, to bad the board cracked but it adds character.

Needed a change of pace and had lots of pieces ready for my wife to paint so I made this, to bad the board cracked but it adds character.

Needed a change of pace and had lots of pieces ready for my wife to paint so I made this, to bad the board cracked but it adds character.

I thought the crack added to it, here is another pic that shows the board better.

 

I thought the crack added to it, here is another pic that shows the board better.

 

Needed a change of pace and had lots of pieces ready for my wife to paint so I made this, to bad the board cracked but it adds character.

Needed a change of pace and had lots of pieces ready for my wife to paint so I made this, to bad the board cracked but it adds character.

After 4 years of trimming I purchased a Griffin Gripp and love it. There are things I do not use it for but to me it is worth it. The tabs on the bottom can be finicky to get in the right place but it should  be tight on the wheel head and not on a bat. Look closely at the tab settings they are small to read and might need a magnifying glass. Make sure they are all set exactly  the same, don't give up on it yet and make it fit the wheel head correctly.
Only issue I have had is sometimes when I run the holders all the way in one of the holder jam or get out of line.

I'm a sloppy enough thrower that occasionally I'll have a pot in a trimming session like this.  I use a couple of little pieces of the rubber grippy shelf liner stuff to get the foot part centered and never mind the rim.
I know it works fine for everybody else (again), but griping the pot by the rim with wads of clay does not appeal to me like the riser arms on the GG.  It just stands to reason that securing the pot closer to the force applied by the trimming tool makes more sense.  Plus the fact that the rim will be much more fragile that the foot at this point.  There are 5 working heights of the arms, plus reversing the sliders to give the best position on the pot.  I just can't get over the idea that anyone would argue against the GG.  Unless you just make so few pots that it doesn't matter or you like the tradition of doing things the old way.  I guess that's why the kick wheel doesn't go away. 

After 4 years of trimming I purchased a Griffin Gripp and love it. There are things I do not use it for but to me it is worth it. The tabs on the bottom can be finicky to get in the right place but it should  be tight on the wheel head and not on a bat. Look closely at the tab settings they are small to read and might need a magnifying glass. Make sure they are all set exactly  the same, don't give up on it yet and make it fit the wheel head correctly.
Only issue I have had is sometimes when I run the holders all the way in one of the holder jam or get out of line.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Watched a video by Mathew Kelly so I thought I would try one as well. First time at anything with a face.

Oooh, I like all those too, even Simon, haha, "Oh Hi there, how are you, potters, friends, utubers?"
Ton a day Isaac Button, classic; first of four segments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmG5NOmQy_4
Michael Casson, here's one of his - there are a few others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19YjNGEtUYo (I like his book too)
Still watching this one 'bout once a month,
Genji Shimizu (artist name Hokujoh) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybb-HhSrtxA&t=8s   NHK Ceramic Treasures series - some great stuff here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUCSFSJSz477hmqwO98PWp940W_voWW7W  Clinton Pottery clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs2tUxKQIic&t=70s
Tim See - not seeing many potters anchoring hand on the away side to center - works for him https://www.youtube.com/user/timseepots
...where's the German lady, and the Swedish lady, hrrrm… (still looking)
Add Bill Van Gilder https://www.youtube.com/user/vangilderpottery/videos
 

We give pottery to friends in Arizona when we winter there as well as donate for prizes to the Canada high school rodeo finals and some other horse related events.