Frederich, Tim on wed 24 jan 01
Susan and others,
We make the cones in compacts so that they will ship easier(UPS is very hard
on cones). We cannot pack in sawdust or vermiculite like we did in the past
because of health concerns for our employees and customers.
There are suggestions for breaking the cones apart. One is scoring with an
exacto knife before breaking which you have tried. Another is breaking them
on the sharp edge of a table. Large cones can be broken by laying on a table
and placing a pencil in the groove and applying pressure. The best way is to
try to break with your thumb and finger grabbing the butt end of each cone
and snapping them apart. When doing this try not to twist in the other
direction at the same time.
If you need further help, please see me at NCECA or call me at 614-895-2663
ext.36.
Best regards,
Tim Frederich
Michael McDowell on thu 25 jan 01
These "twinned" cones were a problem for me when they first appeared. I have
never found any directions in the packages I've bought. But now I have
stumbled on a method that seems to work both quickly and dependably.
I lay the pair of cones down on a surface with a little bit of "give" to it. A
1/4" thick "tuffy pad" is my surface of choice at the moment. Then I take a
fettling knife and lay it down the seam between the two cones. This gives
contact all along the joint simultaneously. Then just apply downward pressure
to the whole blade at once. The cones will separate cleanly.
Michael McDowell
Whatcom County, WA USA
mmpots@memes.com
http://www2.memes.com/mmpots
Lee Love on sun 9 may 04
Was just making cone packs so I payed attention to how I break two
apart: grasp the fat bases securely and twist.
Someone said Orton reformulated their cones? Is this true of standard
cones? If so, anybody know if there is a link to the temps?
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Lee in Mashiko, Japan http://mashiko.org
http://potters.blogspot.com/ Commentary On Pottery
John Britt on sun 9 may 04
It has been some time since they reformulated. But they have a website.
John Britt
Lee Love on mon 10 may 04
John Britt wrote:
>It has been some time since they reformulated. But they have a website.
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here is the temp chart (can be printed out as PDF):
http://www.ortonceramic.com/Center/cone_ref.html
Segers come, individually, in a sort of egg crate, with each cone having
its own cradled space in the box. But they cost me 10 times as much as
Orton.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan http://mashiko.org
http://potters.blogspot.com/ Commentary On Pottery
Arnold Howard on mon 10 may 04
Orton reformulated some of the standard and self-supporting cones in 1996.
This is because they could not obtain some of the ingredients they had been
using. The temperature rating for several cones changed due to the new
formulation.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net
From: "Lee Love"
> Someone said Orton reformulated their cones? Is this true of standard
> cones? If so, anybody know if there is a link to the temps?
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