Debby Grant on sat 8 feb 97
In reply to Lili Krakowski: The slip trailers you describe are probably ear
syringes and can be purchasd in any pharmacy.
Hope this helps, Debby Grant
Patrick McCormick on sun 9 feb 97
Better Yet.....and much more interesting to submit for petty cash
reimbursement.......An Enema Syringe.... If you think I am joking please
check them out at your local discount drug chain.....They are a large
rubber bulb with a removable (screw in) plastic tip that is very easy to
clean and the bulp holds approx. 3/4 cup of glaze or slip..... I get
these at Payless Drug Stores and the cost is around $7....I have used
them with classes for twenty years........They are as good as it gets !!!
Happy Trails !!
Patrick
On Sat, 8 Feb 1997, Debby Grant wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> In reply to Lili Krakowski: The slip trailers you describe are probably ear
> syringes and can be purchasd in any pharmacy.
> Hope this helps, Debby Grant
>
Joyce Lee, Jim Lee on mon 10 feb 97
Besides the ear syringes sold at drugstores, I often use the empty bottles
from contact lens cleaners for trailing slip. The nozzle can be widened,
there is an attached cap for convenience (I'm always losing my caps),
and they hold 8 oz or more of slip. In addition, I have used disposable
insulin syringes for very narrow lines. This hasn't met my expectations
yet but I think is worth continuing to try.
Joyce
Loading for a bisque fire
Meg Schell on tue 11 feb 97
Try hair dye bottles, you can get clean ones from any beauty supply shop,
then fill with slip. You can cut the tip to any size you want, the bottle
itself is a very soft plastic, just the right size for one handed
application of slip. I store colored slips right in the bottles.
Meg in Orlando
Margaret Arial on wed 12 feb 97
Clairol bottles are best.The cap recloses and they have fine long taper that
when cut Beveled is most useful)it gives more choices for oriface size.
Julia Kennedy on wed 12 feb 97
try the beautician's supply shops. The have squezable plastic bottles with
screw-on nozzles--also plastic so they can be trimmed. They are used for
hair dyes and permanent setting liquids. They are cheaper than ear syringes,
etc.
julia kennedy
Gregory D. Lamont on thu 13 feb 97
At 09:18 AM 2/12/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Clairol bottles are best.The cap recloses and they have fine long taper that
>when cut Beveled is most useful)it gives more choices for oriface size.
>
Pete Pinnell showed me how to make slip trailers like he uses at a
workshop last summer. They are made out of rubber pipette bulbs
available from Baxter Mfg. (800-964-5227) or any other scientific
supply house. They come in 2,3, and 4 oz. Make sure they have a 1/4" hole.
Into this hile is inserted an ordinary basketball inflating needle with the tip
ground off to create a single opening at the tip. A straightened-out jumbo
size paper clip makes a dandy stopper. The precision of such a trailer
is incredible! Just look at one of Pete's slip-trailed pots!
Greg
Jaine & George on fri 14 feb 97
Similarly, though not requiring the same precision, and using (probably)
more readily available materials, Jeff Cox used to insert a coffee
stirrer into an ear syringe. It works just fine.
Jaine
Gregory D. Lamont wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> At 09:18 AM 2/12/97 EST, you wrote:
> >----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >Clairol bottles are best.The cap recloses and they have fine long taper that
> >when cut Beveled is most useful)it gives more choices for oriface size.
> >
> Pete Pinnell showed me how to make slip trailers like he uses at a
> workshop last summer. They are made out of rubber pipette bulbs
> available from Baxter Mfg. (800-964-5227) or any other scientific
> supply house. They come in 2,3, and 4 oz. Make sure they have a 1/4" hole.
> Into this hile is inserted an ordinary basketball inflating needle with the t
> ground off to create a single opening at the tip. A straightened-out jumbo
> size paper clip makes a dandy stopper. The precision of such a trailer
> is incredible! Just look at one of Pete's slip-trailed pots!
>
> Greg
Joyce Lee on wed 26 jun 02
I have one of claybud Chris Hendley's slip trailers, which is making my =
attempts to work with slips much simpler. The main part looks like a =
pipe with a small cylindrical bowl, which holds the slip. The stem is =
the trailer. There is a second stem which fits into the outlet end of =
the first one, thus offering the means of creating a smaller/ thinner =
slip line, as well as the wider/thicker line ... using the same supply =
of slip. I've tried most of the methods described on Clayart and have =
never produced an effect I liked until using Chris's trailer.
I hope this is clear. Chris could make it more visually viable, I'm =
sure.
Joyce
In the Mojave
annabelle on mon 26 aug 02
I buy mine from http://www.gauntindustries.com/. They have many sizes, and
will also sell you a cap for the bottle if you ask. The yellow one works
best for my slips and underglazes, the blue one is too small. Don't let
the slip dry in the needle, you'll never get it out. I've found that the
canned air used for cleaning computers works well for drying out the needle.
Annabelle in Naples
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