Kevin Hansen on tue 22 jul 97
What I do is to take any clay that gets too hard to be easily
wedged and let it dry completely. Once I accumulate 40 or 50
pounds I put the dry stuff in a bucket and cover it completely
with water but don't stir and let it sit for a couple of days.
The excess water is then siphoned off and the clay is mixed
into a thick slip using a hand drill and a stirring attachment.
The slip is then poured into a large plastic tray to dry. Some
people use bisqued bowls or even plaster trays to speed up drying.
I just wait 'till the stuff is wedge-able but very soft and wedge up
maybe six pounds at a time, let it dry a little, wedge again etc.
until it gets to throwing consistency. Then I use it to make small
bowls and things. If you want, it can be wrapped in plastic and put away
to age, that may make it work better for larger/taller things.
This is fairly time consuming but right now my production level is not
very high. However I just bought a house. Actually I bought a property
with a huge heated garage that happens to have a house on it ;^) so
as my studio gets set up and my production increases I'll probably
be wishing I had a better method. (I've heard some people just throw
the stuff away) but since I go to such lengths to recycle all my household
stuff I can't imagine doing that.
Kevin Hansen
Boulder, CO
hansen@aztek-eng.com
>------------------------Edited Original Message----------------------------
>how do you get the lumps out of your recycled clay?
>Jennifer in Alpine
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