Paul Lewing on wed 5 jan 11
On Jan 5, 2011, at 7:26 PM, Paul Haigh wrote:
I have a stove shop (they usually spell it "shoppe") owner asking if I
can make teapots or steamers to put on wood stoves as humidifiers. I
told her that stoneware doesn't do well on a heat source and all the
caveats about cold ovens and full pots etc etc. She said that it could
be put on a trivet.
I've used two of them. When I had a stove with a broad top, I used an
extruded open baking dish that I'd made. It had a flat bottom so I
put it on a small square of cement-asbestos board (back when you could
still get that stuff). Now I have an insert that only sticks out into
the room about 4", so I commissioned a handbuilt one from my friend
Larry Halvorsen. It's also stoneware with a flat bottom. I put it up
on a couple of small porcelain tiles and it's fine. I think if either
of these had had small feet to raise them up off the metal a bit
they'd have been fine and not needed the trivet. But I do think you
don't want them flat on the metal because if there's even a hint of
moisture under them it will rust. But having it even 1/8" off the
metal it works just fine.
Paul Lewing
www.paullewingtile.com
www.paullewingart.com
Steve Mills on thu 6 jan 11
That looks like a runner, especially the way Herself has addressed the poss=
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ble issues.=3D20
My default solution would have been well grogged earthenware to cope with t=
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ermal shock. The small feet are an elegant solution.=3D20
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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On 6 Jan 2011, at 03:26, Paul Haigh wrote:
> I have a stove shop (they usually spell it "shoppe") owner asking if I ca=
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make teapots or steamers to put on wood stoves as humidifiers. I told her =
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hat stoneware doesn't do well on a heat source and all the caveats about co=
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> I did some searching and found one: http://tpotspottery.blogspot.com/sear=
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> Has anyone here made these? Of course I'd test, but if it's a flat out ba=
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idea- please let me know
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> Thanks
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> Paul Haigh
> Wiley Hill Mudworks
> Web: http://wileyhill.com
> Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/28ggv3w
> etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WileyHillMudworks
gary navarre on thu 6 jan 11
Paul,
From that description the pots can have simple balls for feet, cut notches=
in a trimmed foot, or more decorative bonsai feet to raise them off the ho=
t metal. Maybe add some talc, grog, or kyanite to that pieces clay just in =
case. The customer is aware of the risks of using cold water so have a go a=
t your design and make forty bucks. However, there might be a good reason f=
or using cast iron.
Gary Navarre
Navarre Pottery
Navarre Enterprises
Norway, Michigan, USA
http://www.NavarrePottery.etsy.com
http://www.youtube.com/GindaUP
http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/
--- On Wed, 1/5/11, Paul Haigh wrote:
> From: Paul Haigh
> Subject: [Clayart] woodstove steamer
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 9:26 PM
> I have a stove shop (they usually
> spell it "shoppe") owner asking if I can make teapots or
> steamers to put on wood stoves as humidifiers. I told her
> that stoneware doesn't do well on a heat source and all the
> caveats about cold ovens and full pots etc etc. She said
> that it could be put on a trivet.
>
> I did some searching and found one: http://tpotspottery.blogspot.com/sear=
ch/label/Wood%20Stove%20Steamer
>
> Has anyone here made these? Of course I'd test, but if it's
> a flat out bad idea- please let me know
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul Haigh
> Wiley Hill Mudworks
> Web: http://wileyhill.com
> Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/28ggv3w
> etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WileyHillMudworks
>
Snail Scott on thu 6 jan 11
On Jan 5, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Paul Haigh wrote:
> I have a stove shop (they usually spell it "shoppe") owner asking if I =
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can make teapots or steamers to put on wood stoves as humidifiers. I =3D
told her that stoneware doesn't do well on a heat source and all the =3D
caveats about cold ovens and full pots etc etc. She said that it could =3D
be put on a trivet...
True; even a tall footring can strain a vitrified pot to=3D20
the breaking point. in this application. How about feet?=3D20
(sort of a built-in trivet?)=3D20
-Snail
Paul Haigh on thu 6 jan 11
I have a stove shop (they usually spell it "shoppe") owner asking if I can =
make teapots or steamers to put on wood stoves as humidifiers. I told her t=
hat stoneware doesn't do well on a heat source and all the caveats about co=
ld ovens and full pots etc etc. She said that it could be put on a trivet.
I did some searching and found one: http://tpotspottery.blogspot.com/search=
/label/Wood%20Stove%20Steamer
Has anyone here made these? Of course I'd test, but if it's a flat out bad =
idea- please let me know
Thanks
Paul Haigh
Wiley Hill Mudworks
Web: http://wileyhill.com
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/28ggv3w
etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WileyHillMudworks
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