02-21-2009, 11:40 PM
Wood is a good choice, I agree. Seems to me there would be no easy way to keep the clay out of what you're grinding. Clay against clay...
A passable release has been discovered. I heated the copper form and rubbed candle wax over it. Touched it a little soon, and put it right back on the stover burner. :roll:
When it was cool, I buffed it up a little with a dry cloth, dusted it with talc, and the slab of clay with talc. Came out pretty easily. But, the talc sucked up a lot of water from the surface, and it was harder to work on the upside of it. That's ok, it came out of there without a lot of fuss.
So far, three off the form, and two sent back to the clay bucket. Nothing much new to report but that so far. The proof will be in the firing. Yikes. :|
After the event this next weekend, I plan to do some remodeling on the groove. It needs to be smoother, and sharper at the bottom. This will make it easier to remove, and perhaps require less fixing up. Slightly encouraged, I am now determined to get two pretty nice ones before moving on to something else, unless I run out of clay first.
A passable release has been discovered. I heated the copper form and rubbed candle wax over it. Touched it a little soon, and put it right back on the stover burner. :roll:
When it was cool, I buffed it up a little with a dry cloth, dusted it with talc, and the slab of clay with talc. Came out pretty easily. But, the talc sucked up a lot of water from the surface, and it was harder to work on the upside of it. That's ok, it came out of there without a lot of fuss.
So far, three off the form, and two sent back to the clay bucket. Nothing much new to report but that so far. The proof will be in the firing. Yikes. :|
After the event this next weekend, I plan to do some remodeling on the groove. It needs to be smoother, and sharper at the bottom. This will make it easier to remove, and perhaps require less fixing up. Slightly encouraged, I am now determined to get two pretty nice ones before moving on to something else, unless I run out of clay first.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
