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Half a veg omelet - local broccoli, kale, green and white onion, cilantro, mushroom quick in olive and sesame oils - with a bit o' cheese; pint o' IPA and toast slice onna side thar (spouse ate t'other half!) The egg floats in a bit of butter, gotta butter! Try a spash of beer in the eggs, whip it good just before pouring in hot pan - the bubbles make it fluff up like

"1st rhubarb crop this year." Pavlovian! ...what are the round brown bread bits?

Hi Mihai! I started out with a used electric two years ago. Its capacity is about seven cubic feet; it came with a brand new shelf set, fairly new elements (~15 firings) some old shelves, an assortment of posts, and glaze material. There's no controller - three switches for low, medium, high only - so takes some attention and care, for sure. I spent almost twice as much on a wheel, and another basket of money on clay, glaze materials, tools, and equipment. I am having fun! If I were to build a kiln, for sure it would be gas fired, no question there. Have you considered gas? The other question that comes to mind - are you considering going larger than ~2 cubic feet? That seems rather small for big pots! Several active members here have cobbled together controllers, relays, etc. as upgrade to a manual kiln; you might find some of the threads...

Hey Babs, deep dish is fairly standard pizza dough, search "Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza Recipe From King Arthur Flour" …aha! https://food52.com/recipes/82857-crispy-cheese-pan-pizza-recipe Next time will roll the bottom in some corn meal, let the dough age a full day, and use a bigger dish - so the dough part isn't quite that thick. That plate is a second (bit overfired) from Heath (Bay Area); my best friend (spouse) bought a set over thirty five years ago...

For a break in stream of turkey and related left overs, pizza of the deepdish

Hope your foot improves soon Mark! ...have had a few pf rounds on right foot, in remission now almost a year. Ladder work seems to be a factor for me. Really missing swimming (and socializing at the gym), however, still getting out on the bike between rain clouds. It's just eerie though, so little traffic, so quiet; lots of bikers though. Be careful out there! Traffic being spread thin, many more one on one encounters, all kinds, got it?

Rolled or "steel cut" oats, some chia and roasted sunflower seeds, a few almonds and toasted coconut flakes - toss handful inna bowl while kettle's working; walk out to garage to grind coffee beans (e'body's asleep) and check on pots; start pour over into cup; warm two small thermoses with boily hot water, then pour same into the oatmeal mixture bowl; switch coffee filter thingy to thermos when mug is full, add some whitener to coffee, aaah; put oatmeal bowl in microwave, set for a minute; watch oatmeal, for when it starts to foamy boil, that's enough - almost always less than 60 seconds; meanwhile tend the thermoses (for later on). Sit down when the thermoses are done. By the time the oatmeal has cooled some, it's ready! By then, time to warm up the coffee mug. No hurry, it's a.m. (did the same before retirement, 'cept then, at work, 1st break o' th' day, an hour or so in, ...and still nobody around, for early starter was I). I add a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter, because I am Hulk.

Hi Lesley! Yeah (runnin' out to studio to check firing notebook ...person I bought antique kiln from advocates keeping a log, aye that), about 30 mins. Manual kiln is fitted with a decent pyrometer; as temp reaches next critical temp, I'm twiddling the switches to keep it near there for half hour to forty minutes, yep! Excepting foot ring - which isn't glazed anyway - most walls are 4-6 mm (dry) or so; I'd go a bit longer for thicker stuff. Oh, sufficient oxygen during bisque firing likely also important; if you're not fitted with a fan, perhaps leave out a peep or two? Perhaps my bisque fire is a bit slow, haha! I've shortened the run some by coming up to 200F the night before, leaving the kiln fan on all night, then cranking right through and past 212F the next day, as I'm assuming all wet water has been driven off ("bound" water still present, of course). The source post, hrmm ...aha, copied from another thread: Detailed article: https://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/17903-critical-firing-temperatures/ Compilation of links: https://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/20132-slow-bisque-kiln-help/ Tony Hansen's article: https://digitalfire.com/4sight/glossary/glossary_glaze_bubbles.html

fwiw, have one set of test tiles and a few small test pieces in Cassius Basaltic; the same clear glaze that's working for red clay lays down smooth on the Basaltic as well, "Wollastonite Clear" (Bethany Krull) ...some of the coloured glazes look good as well, some froth up and come out crusty. Next glaze fire will include a few more pieces... I'm firing a modestly paced bisque - wouldn't call it slow - however, significant pauses at the three temps (per GlazeNerd) 752, 1063, 1500F

Aforementioned brother, pulling our friend Gwen (rip); myself and big brother; the bunny hill in Italian Alps, Jan '64, a somewhat dry winter, if me recall ...my brother showed me how much faster lying down on the sled is, aero an' all that, hence, took a running start and bellied it, however, having not yet learned how to effectively brake and/or bail, hurtled through the snow fence (off to the left in the panorama pic) and was tackled by a friendly Italian man and ground to a halt some twenty feet from the precipice. He walked me over so I could see the thousand plus drop to rocks below, then instructed me in sled braking and kindly pointed out how much heavier than my brother I am, "...ti piace la pizza" (you like the pizza, eh)? You gd right I do I said - oh, we laughed! How I blushed, din' expect that he spoke the English, which he did, perfectly.

"...thick bats, hulk, what are they made of?" 5/8" powder board of some kind, finished with oil stain, then spar varnish, made up three square ones, three big circles, and three more circles of 3/8 material, these are my fav bats for just a few no hurry pieces; when feeling more "productive," will roll with plaster bats. Excepting six years in Sierra Nevada foothill town - a few snow events almost every year - over fifty years removed from real snow, not missing it much, however, fond memories of my brother catching my eye as he initiated a furious snowball war (half hour drive uphill from Paradise, alla snow one could wish for), culminating in perfectly timed duck as he sprinted across the field, hence my fastball caught the b in law flush against the side of his ******* head, priceless, ahem. I prefer my snow brewed into IPA, heated for shower water, circulating in the lap pool, bubbling in the hot tub, a left on Left Spot...

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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

OEM, third party, (may I add) used/repurposed, or (also adding) fabricated part(s) - depends; I have and will weigh the factors and try to make the best decision. Hi Ken! Your question probably belongs in its own thread under Equipment Use and Repair topic. Replacing a switch, my guess would be that the replacement switch should match up in terms of amperage rating. Could you supply the model number, voltage and amperage of your kiln, and perhaps some pics as well.

Using commercial clays (Aardvark and Clay Planet), underglazes (Speedball), and commercial ceramic materials for glazes. The underglazes seem to behave well. Having been frustrated with mystery ingredient glazes from the (very) start, jumped right in - still swimming, no regrets there. Not completely sold on any of the clays I've tried so far; each has at least one drawback (as well as some great features). For foreseeable future, working with the problems and trying different clays will have to do, as I'm not ready (nor willing) to invest in clay mixing tools and ingredients, let alone storage space. That said, just Nerd's reclaim admix is enough to pique interest... Other stuff, hmm, went with non-commercial sponges, pointer tools, bats, and trimming tools (repurposed saw blades) right away, wood knife and ribs next - looking to pick up an inexpensive belt sander... I really like the thin and flexy metal ribs, should I find thin stainless sheeting, might snip out my own metal ribs as well.

The (beefy casting, very heavy, smooth, impressive!) pedal on my late model Skutt has a small potentiometer in it; the actual electric part is rather tiny, especially in contrast to the housing. No idea how your antique-ish motor is controlled, hence, no idea if this could help at all ...Skutt's current line up has the standard or "SSX" control board (both by Minarik), big motor, heavy foot pedal, tiny potentiometer within. Shout if you're not finding source of this pic, are interested in Minarik documentation, would like spec on that potentiometer (it's just a few screws to get to it - I hadn't noted any specs on that part...).

Handy folks up thar ^! Tinkerin', design, fabrication, repair, maintenance, building, allat runs in the family, somewhat. Our folks provided examples and supported our curiosity as well. Pop should have known not to bother assembling our new bikes for xmas (oh dear, that was 'bout '65 or so); first, err, second thing I did was tear it down to to axles and crank, clean all, then re-assemble with proper (pasty white lithium may be ok for you pal) lubrications, tensions, torque, and all, ahem. The cables and their housings were all wrong, the wheels weren't true, and the brake blocks were backward. When breakdowns occur, typically looking to effect repairs - even if "it ain' worth it" - mostly ...at least determine causation. Where an improvement can be made, so much the better. Still, there are those cases where we don't have proper tools and/or inclination (e.g. our new "hot tub" ...err, septic tank and leach field). Some work gets farmed out, likely that's true for just about everyone.

Aye that! All symptoms disappear when you center up some clay on the bare wheel head - no bats (careful the pins don't catch your hands there...)?

Hot and cold, large laundry/utility sink is next door to the studio, hence water in the studio is by bucket. Settled throwing water is separated - slop to slop bucket, clear water back to throwing bucket. Settled cleanup water is separated - slop to landscape watering, clear water back to cleanup. When either get all nasty, when a fresh load of water is in order - to the landscape! Since installing 133 gallon tank to capture RO "waste" water and whole house gac backwash, I'm getting throwing and cleanup water from there (using RO water for glazes). Full five gallon buckets are heavier these days - about half full is enough.

Hope you feel better soon Denice!

Yep! Two family members have birthdays, one xmas eve, t'other xmas - they get ceramics, again! ...and my entry to the family gift exchange is ceramics, again! Donations to local charity fundraiser, local developmentally disabled workcenter, ceramics this year. Bike shop that supports our bike team got some mugs.

Aye that! ...thinking short and stout ear/handle that faces up and a bit in, cylinder four inches or so tall, small enough around to fit in 300g cups, will experiment with drainhole sizes and patterns

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Unloaded glaze load #4 yesterday; overall, pleased I am. Only two crazed, over a new clay - everything else, clays and glazes (except new green, Rutile Green, from Bill Van Gilder's book), had been done afore, hence better chance - four pieces got bits of clay stuck on from blown up cone pack (ah was in a hurry there, oops). Speaking of oops, forgot to put in alla test tiles, hence first report on lower expansion clear will be next time; it does look very good on the one red clay piece, (thanks Min!), nice gloss, lays flat, and cleared bubbles well. Aforementioned Wollastonite Clear liner on all (but one) red clay pieces; some of the buff clay pieces have Kitten's Clear, which behaves well on the buff, but not the red - microbubble-icious. The colors are Lakeside Clear Blue (Lakeside Pottery); Variagated, Rutile Green and Teal Blue (Bill Van Gilder's book); and matte white (Aardvark Clay). Have a nice holiday e'body!