shawnhar
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Thanks Mark, it might be just psychological and not help with drying, but I do feel it adds something visually. I think I have seen the shark teeth as well, and a shark teeth toothbrush holder. I saw one pottery booth with sponges in all of them, came with a free sponge. I would have to put spoons in those rests or no one would know what they are, lol.
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Yeah there is no way I could do without a pedal, you could get a cheap pedal and wire it to the motor maybe, I would try it if I had no pedal, soldering's not hard to learn, you'd have to find one rated for the amp draw of your motor. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/d/Outlet-Switches/Variable-Speed-Pedal-Switch-Motor/B078TH6D84#feature-bullets-btf -
The foot control not jumping from zero to 88mph when you barely touch it, good bat pins and the rest I don't care about, although I'm spoiled by the quiet nature of my Bailey, it's really grown on me and now all the wheels at the studio suck, lol.
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Additional airflow, saw another potter did it and it seemed like a good idea.
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Thanks Gabby, I have notice the more time I spend making multiples the better I get at making them similar in size and shape. Between work and other current obligations I only get around 12 hours right now, hope to increase that to 20 in a few weeks, at least that's the goal.
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15 flat sponge holders, 11 vertical sponge holders, 19 vertical spoon rest experiments, 1 small planter and 1 large mixing bowl. 1st time making sponge holders and my spoon rest idea needs some refinement.
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This is what I want! Your studio looks awesome! -
We have a tile floor in that room and I decided against casters, instead I cut sections from a scrap piece of that interlocking dense foam flooring and attached to the bottom of the legs, slides easy, takes a little more effort with 300 lbs on the table, but no risk of damaging the grout and/or tile.
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It's not new but I did build it a few months back when I set up the studio. My wheel is behind it and the table is open on the back side so I can slide it over the wheel for space saving.
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty pots, they are both awesome and terrible at the same time, until the plastic is removed and the wave form collapses
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1st bisque of 2019, everything looks good so far!
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1st bisque of 2019 firing now
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Save so much money! Under 300 dollars for parts (closer to 250), permit and inspection under 100, versus 1250 for the same thing from an electrician. Can't believe it! I could even go cheaper if I don't use a GFCI breaker and skip the permit but I want to do it right
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results?
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Brilliant!
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I just cut holes in the side at the bottom. Going to pick up a hole tool tomorrow, I tried to use one of my drill bits and they came out terribly messy.
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1st pots of 2019! Tried to make some planters with built-in drip trays
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Dying inside a little every day, wishing I could make this happen faster...
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Thanks guys, it's just hard right now, external factors taking my time and mandatory OT at my job, I feel a terrible loss when I don't get to put the work in.
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At the risk of sounding like a mama, please get some help if you actually feel like you are dying a little every day. I hope you figure out a way of feeling ceramically engaged even when you don't for a little while have hours for the studio.
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Thank you Gabby, it's just the job, I don't know if you've ever seen the old TV show "The Prisoner", but I am number 616352 and that's all I am. The pay and benefits are too good to give up though, so I get on with what needs to be done. I'm solid, but sometimes it feels good to vent.
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Makin' pencil holders and utensil holders for the farmer's market, hope I can get them bisqued and glazed by Dec 1st... stupid "money" job interfering with my "dream" job, lol. - Mugs are ready to go
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Hey--don't knock it. Having a money job to fuel and support your dream job is smart--creativity put into practice throughout your endeavors. Add business card/letter holders--people love them as gifts for people who have a desk at work or for their retail store card at the cash register. Trust me on this!
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Not knockin it too bad, just wish I could throw a lot more and the job eats up a lot of my time. Thanks for the tip! I had not thought of card holders. I'll try to think of a design for that.
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First thing that came to mind for the letter holder...same as sponge holder (cup with slots); for the business card holder,,, smaller cup with most of the front half carved away. Thanks for the suggestion, Lee!
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Waiting for big bowls to dry so I can trim after work
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I'm in the same place with my Christmas order. Looking to trim them this afternoon. Rain tomorrow will slow the drying process...should be able to bisque this weekend. How did your 40 cup project wind up?
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All things considered the mugs went well, I think I lost 12, 2 handles popped, a few had tiny cracks and a few had glaze issues. Made more since then and I have a dozen more already bisqued and ready to glaze.
I have problems with my large bowls getting a tiny little crack in the bottom or warped rims, hoping this set of 6 will not have any issues
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They were originally used as a protective charm by one tribe, the webbing (spider's web) was supposed to catch bad spirits. They never had anything to do with dreams, but now every redneck within 200 miles of me claims they are 1/8 Cherokee and has one hanging from the rear view mirror, even worse, I have heard some of them say the other rednecks should't hang them from the rear view mirror because your'e supposed to have them near your bed to have good dreams. It's the twisted meaning, the use of the thing, that people don't care to know, that the native americans I have spoken with say it is offensive, it's like wearing a cross because you like Madonna's music. Ironically, the placebo effect is a real thing and they probably DO have better dreams....sigh...
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I agree with Callie, Dreamcatchers are a good example of why you should not create art with cultural items/images specific to another culture without 1st educating yourself thoroughly . They are a disgusting, mutated abomination born of ignorance and disrespect for native culture.
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About a thousand pounds in and I feel a lot better about it now.
Enjoy.
