dazzlepottery
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dazzlepottery got a reaction from Rae Reich in reconstituting bone dry clay the RIGHT way
In my experience it depends on what you're trying to reclaim. It's tricky to reclaim a whole bag of clay that has dried too much to use. There is a whole process of adding a little water to the bag, poking holes in the block of clay, then submerging the sealed bag in a bucket of water. Mine always comes out too wet on the edges and still firm in the center and is tricky to homogenize.
However with trimming scraps and failed pieces, I just add them to a bucket in any form (dry, leather hard, intact, crumbled) and add CLEAN water (not slip) until they are all submerged. A couple days later I use a sponge to remove the excess water (why dry a bunch of extra water when processing) and toss the slop onto plaster. The plaster really helps to keep the clay at an even moisture level, more so than starting from a perfectly smooth slip.
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dazzlepottery got a reaction from s6x in reconstituting bone dry clay the RIGHT way
In my experience it depends on what you're trying to reclaim. It's tricky to reclaim a whole bag of clay that has dried too much to use. There is a whole process of adding a little water to the bag, poking holes in the block of clay, then submerging the sealed bag in a bucket of water. Mine always comes out too wet on the edges and still firm in the center and is tricky to homogenize.
However with trimming scraps and failed pieces, I just add them to a bucket in any form (dry, leather hard, intact, crumbled) and add CLEAN water (not slip) until they are all submerged. A couple days later I use a sponge to remove the excess water (why dry a bunch of extra water when processing) and toss the slop onto plaster. The plaster really helps to keep the clay at an even moisture level, more so than starting from a perfectly smooth slip.
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dazzlepottery got a reaction from Hulk in reconstituting bone dry clay the RIGHT way
In my experience it depends on what you're trying to reclaim. It's tricky to reclaim a whole bag of clay that has dried too much to use. There is a whole process of adding a little water to the bag, poking holes in the block of clay, then submerging the sealed bag in a bucket of water. Mine always comes out too wet on the edges and still firm in the center and is tricky to homogenize.
However with trimming scraps and failed pieces, I just add them to a bucket in any form (dry, leather hard, intact, crumbled) and add CLEAN water (not slip) until they are all submerged. A couple days later I use a sponge to remove the excess water (why dry a bunch of extra water when processing) and toss the slop onto plaster. The plaster really helps to keep the clay at an even moisture level, more so than starting from a perfectly smooth slip.
