liambesaw

Oh frig yeah! Congrats!

I have three dogs and a cat and none of them seem too interested in coming out to the shed. That said, I have a resident squirrel, rat and a LOT of spiders. The squirrel and rat need to go and I'm working on it, but the spiders can all stay, they keep the skeeters down.

People trying to get away from the smoke in your area? Isn't that why they usually hit NorCal?

So I mentioned before that my buddy was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle and I was working on a new tibia for him. Well it's done and I'm giving it to him tonight after work. Thrown and altered, crackle slip, etched aluminum plate and bolts, oak stand.

Hmmm, I find if I'm using porcelain I end up trimming more. Which is a pain because porcelain really does a number on my trim tools. But with porcelain I am usually making plates and bowls where the foot actually serves a functional purpose so I don't mind throwing them a bit thicker. Mugs no. Vases, usually no. Pretty much anything but bowls and plates forms, no. It's not that I don't enjoy trimming, it's fun to make a big mess and see the spaghetti fly, but in a typical day it's maybe 20 hours between when I throw and am able to get out and trim, so I have adapted to not trimming as much. Nothing worse than trying to trim something that has dried a little too much.

Oh awesome, I use a piece of that sticky dotted shelf liner for that. Works very well but I may give the batmate a try if I see it at the store

Is that the one for under the bat or is that the trimming bat? I have their trimming bat and it's freaking cool too! Just trimmed 8 plates so fast.

Yes. As long as it still melts with the added alumina.

Yes better

It has very low alumina to silica ratio

A cutting machine. Paper stencils, vinyl stencils, screen print patterns, hand building patterns, the list goes on. Love my little cutting machine. It's the silhouette cameo 2 and I got it for 50 bucks on Craigslist.

There's been a coyote that hangs around outside my studio but he doesn't seem to like me very much. Other than that it's been just me and music... And LOTS and LOTS of spiders.

That's a good idea, the handles were a total after thought, I had pulled a load of mug handles and didn't want any go to waste so I plopped them on here. I can't think of any functional use of these, was just for fun. My wife has been using one as a bud vase. I made a few syrup bottles similar to this but with a spout, the handles on those look a little better attached

@Pres very cool, looks like a lot of work! Are these for covid friendly communion services? I have been working 60 hours a week at my real job, so haven't done a lot. I did just open a glaze firing this last weekend though with some great stuff inside. For some reason I've been throwing bottles and putting handles on them.

Probably my normal job. I am lucky enough to have a creative day job, I make teeth for people. A lot of the movements and smoothness is the same just exaggerated with clay. I'm also surrounded by old equipment and chemical containers and stuff like that, it really puts me into a weird container mindset. My wife and I also love going thrifting and I draw a lot of inspiration from old junk we find when we are out doing that.

I live in the most populous county and we get about 30 new cases a day, maybe a death every few

You're not required to wear masks here unless you're at work. And almost no one in my town wears a mask anymore. That's been the way for the last week or two. We've been having massive protests and riots daily and there's been no steep rise in cases so I think everyone's just assuming it's not as bad as we were led to believe.

Might need to change the name, since the leach family still sell them

I've just been messing around, which I find incredibly fun. I think of something and see if it looks good in real life.

Cute! And nice jig

Still no gatherings of 50 or more people here, kinda sounds like that's going to be the norm for a bit. We are phase 2 in most counties, but there's supposed to be a big spike soon because of all the big protests. Still have never met anyone who has had it, seems like it's still mostly taking hold in retirement/assisted care/nursing/hospice workers and residents.

Sounds like they could easily get 500 lol

I dont have a good saw for that and they were about the same price so ...

Yep, an electrician is your best bet. Find a reputable one, no unlicensed Craigslist ones!

I use a milk cap on the top and apply gentle pressure while trimming tall forms. More than one way to skin a cat my favorite way is to throw forms that don't need to be trimmed heh