boutique@island.net on tue 30 apr 96
Clayarters:
We are looking for help for production dryfooting. We are
slipcasting a series of products, some of which require dryfooting.
We have heard of others using products that contain a dissolved wax,
which quickly dries (ie. in less than a minute), leaving the wax
residue in place.
A couple of the names that we have heard of are:
Sonite Seal Release
Aftosa Wax Release
A chemical called Toluene (contained in a liquid solution)
We would sure appreciate if anyone has had any experience or
recomendations for products that they have used and/or that could be
used in a production format.
TIA
Dave Quist
dannon@ns1.koyote.com on wed 1 may 96
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Clayarters:
>
>We are looking for help for production dryfooting. We are
>slipcasting a series of products, some of which require dryfooting.
>We have heard of others using products that contain a dissolved wax,
>which quickly dries (ie. in less than a minute), leaving the wax
>residue in place.
>
>A couple of the names that we have heard of are:
> Sonite Seal Release
> Aftosa Wax Release
> A chemical called Toluene (contained in a liquid solution)
>
>We would sure appreciate if anyone has had any experience or
>recomendations for products that they have used and/or that could be
>used in a production format.
>
>TIA
>
>Dave Quist
>
>Don't use the Toluene. The fumes are really bad news, do significant
damage when inhaled.
Dave Eitel on wed 1 may 96
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Clayarters:
>>
>>We are looking for help for production dryfooting. We are
>>slipcasting a series of products, some of which require dryfooting.
>>We have heard of others using products that contain a dissolved wax,
>>which quickly dries (ie. in less than a minute), leaving the wax
>>residue in place.
>>
>>A couple of the names that we have heard of are:
>> Sonite Seal Release
>> Aftosa Wax Release
>> A chemical called Toluene (contained in a liquid solution)
>>
>>We would sure appreciate if anyone has had any experience or
>>recomendations for products that they have used and/or that could be
>>used in a production format.
Dave--
The best liquid wax resist I've used is Ceramul A,which is available from
Trinity Ceramic Supply in Texas. It also by far the most reasonably
priced. When you get it, dilute it 1/3 to 1/2 with water. I think you
could get their address in Ceramics Monthly. Don't order it if the weather
is freezing--it looses it if it freezes!
Later...Dave
Dave Eitel
Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedarburg, WI
daveitel@execpc.com
PJLewing@aol.com on wed 1 may 96
Many production factories do not use any kind of compound at all to dryfoot
ware. They use a piece of short-nap indoor-outdoor carpeting glued to a
pirce of plywood. Tou wet the carpet and rub the bottoms of glazed pieces
vigorously on it. This removes virtually all the glaze and leaves an
unglazed area that is almost invisible from the side of the pot. It also
bevels the edge of the glaze coat right at the foot. Needless to say, your
glaze must not move at all during firing. When the carpet gets too much
glaze on it, you spray it with water or run it under the faucet, and wring it
out on the edge of the sink. Much faster, cheaper, and more precise than
waxing with anything, and you don't have fumes.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Dawne Fowkes on thu 2 may 96
Here at the Hackman Arabia factory in Helsinki, they use something that
resembles the green brand scrubby pads (the large ones except they
are orange) on a conveyor system. The ware comes from the glaze booth
onto this pad and it goes over the pad which takes the glaze off. I have
been using this method on my ware and it does work really well.... no
waxy mess!
Dawne Jenelle Fowkes
Univ. of Art and Design Helsinki & Hackman Designor Oy Ab
On Wed, 1 May 1996 PJLewing@aol.com wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Many production factories do not use any kind of compound at all to dryfoot
> ware. They use a piece of short-nap indoor-outdoor carpeting glued to a
> pirce of plywood. Tou wet the carpet and rub the bottoms of glazed pieces
> vigorously on it. This removes virtually all the glaze and leaves an
> unglazed area that is almost invisible from the side of the pot. It also
> bevels the edge of the glaze coat right at the foot. Needless to say, your
> glaze must not move at all during firing. When the carpet gets too much
> glaze on it, you spray it with water or run it under the faucet, and wring it
> out on the edge of the sink. Much faster, cheaper, and more precise than
> waxing with anything, and you don't have fumes.
> Paul Lewing, Seattle
>
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