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glaze mixer, sieve-small batches

updated tue 27 feb 01

 

jeff campana on fri 23 feb 01


There is availible from Talisman, small test seives, in all the standard mesh
sizes, for about 10 bucks US. Here's a link:

http://www.clayartcenter.com/equipglaze_seives.htm

I seive all my small batches with an 80 mesh, works great.
Jeff

> I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
>
> Sometimes I make up 500 grams of a glaze base and add different colorants.
> Those 100-126 gram batches get lost in a standard size sieve.
>
> I have a lightweight plastic sieve that sits inside an 8-12 ounce disposable
> cup, and it's quick and easy to sieve each batch individually. Yes, it's not
> as fine a mesh as my 60 mesh ceramic sieve, but it works well enough in my
> test batches.
>
> I can use a teaspoon (picked up several heavy ones that don't bend at a
> garage sale-- cheap) to press my wet glaze through the kitchen sieve. I then
> rinse any remaining particles off the spoon and use the spoon to stir the
> test glaze.
>
> Bonnie
>
> Bonnie Hellman (up to my ears in income taxes in Pittsburgh, PA)
>
> > From: mel jacobson
> > Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> > Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:22:29 -0600
> > To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> > Subject: glaze mixer, sieve
> >
> > bob fritz has given me a great idea.
> > mount a kitchen sieve/strainer on the end of a stout stick. (of course i
> > use duct tape.)
> > when you want to mix your glazes, use it. it catches
> > all the junk that has gotten in your bucket, and it mixes
> > like a gem. soft and easy. very low tech.
> > mel
> > not prehistory lily, just old enough to know some things.
> > one of my pet peeves in teaching...young teachers that did not
> > know how to blow their nose, calling old teachers dinosaurs.
> > and many using the `rat system` instead of working together.
> >
> > i have not heard from the sigilata sisters yet....don't know if they
> > will be at nceca to help with the clayart room. teri is such a kick.
> > ( and watching her dance with russell, god, to die for.)
> >
> >
> >
> > From:
> > Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman on fri 23 feb 01


I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.

Sometimes I make up 500 grams of a glaze base and add different colorants.
Those 100-126 gram batches get lost in a standard size sieve.

I have a lightweight plastic sieve that sits inside an 8-12 ounce disposable
cup, and it's quick and easy to sieve each batch individually. Yes, it's not
as fine a mesh as my 60 mesh ceramic sieve, but it works well enough in my
test batches.

I can use a teaspoon (picked up several heavy ones that don't bend at a
garage sale-- cheap) to press my wet glaze through the kitchen sieve. I then
rinse any remaining particles off the spoon and use the spoon to stir the
test glaze.

Bonnie

Bonnie Hellman (up to my ears in income taxes in Pittsburgh, PA)




> From: mel jacobson
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:22:29 -0600
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: glaze mixer, sieve
>
> bob fritz has given me a great idea.
> mount a kitchen sieve/strainer on the end of a stout stick. (of course i
> use duct tape.)
> when you want to mix your glazes, use it. it catches
> all the junk that has gotten in your bucket, and it mixes
> like a gem. soft and easy. very low tech.
> mel
> not prehistory lily, just old enough to know some things.
> one of my pet peeves in teaching...young teachers that did not
> know how to blow their nose, calling old teachers dinosaurs.
> and many using the `rat system` instead of working together.
>
> i have not heard from the sigilata sisters yet....don't know if they
> will be at nceca to help with the clayart room. teri is such a kick.
> ( and watching her dance with russell, god, to die for.)
>
>
>
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
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> melpots@pclink.com.
>

Frank Gaydos on sun 25 feb 01


Joyce,
I also use these for small batches of glaze. You can get them real cheap at
'Lecters' (sp?) as they are going out of business.
They are a nationwide chain of home products stores usually found in your
local mall.
Frank Gaydos
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: glaze mixer, sieve-small batches


> Joyce,
> To sieve small batches of glaze I use the strainers made by Ecko.
>

Steve Mills on sun 25 feb 01


Unlike the days when I was in production, I now mix all my Glazes/slips
in a 1 litre domestic blender. I don't sieve them, I blend all the
ingredients until it is running smoothly, and then to quote the recipe
books, "dilute to taste". It is quick, simple, and means I don't sieve
out all the interesting bits (I fire only to stoneware). I use this
technique even when I have to make up a 4 or 5 gal mix.

Steve
Bath
UK

In message , Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman writes
>I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK

Joyce Lee on sun 25 feb 01


Three posts today... gotta hush ... right after this one......

In a local thrift shop I found an aluminum bowl-shaped sieve... size of
a modified upsidedown cone-shaped serving bowl... with flared sides and
a foot. The bottom of the "bowl" is a sieve ... perfect for small
batches of glaze tests.

Sylvia in her Budget Potter column in PMI also gives a great description
of how to make a bowl/sieve.

Joyce
In the Mojave shuttin' up now.....

Wade Blocker on sun 25 feb 01


Joyce,
To sieve small batches of glaze I use the strainers made by Ecko. I have
half a dozen of them, so I do not need to wash them after sieving each
glaze. They are available at any supermarket. They are made of stainless
steel and cost anywhere from $2 to $2.50. I buy those with the densest
mesh.After stirring the glaze mix with a spoon, I sieve a glaze three times
and have never had a problem. Of course if I mix a 500 gram or larger
amount I use a sieve from a ceramic supplier.Mia in ABQ

Ababi on mon 26 feb 01


When I mix two components, in a test, like raku glaze, I do it sometimes
with a Jiffy mixer in a small narrow jar. Once for testing this idea, that
Steve wrote earlier, with some tests of barium glaze, four or five
components, I did it with Jiffy mixer and the glazes mixed good. Still,
I prefer the shivering but sometimes, after the 20th test I want to through
all the next tests to one bucket and finish with it!
Ababi Sharon
ababisha@shoval.ardom.co.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Mills"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: glaze mixer, sieve-small batches


> Unlike the days when I was in production, I now mix all my Glazes/slips
> in a 1 litre domestic blender. I don't sieve them, I blend all the
> ingredients until it is running smoothly, and then to quote the recipe
> books, "dilute to taste". It is quick, simple, and means I don't sieve
> out all the interesting bits (I fire only to stoneware). I use this
> technique even when I have to make up a 4 or 5 gal mix.
>
> Steve
> Bath
> UK
>
> In message , Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman writes
> >I use a small kitchen sieve to sieve small batches of test glaze.
> --
> Steve Mills
> Bath
> UK
>
>
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