joe shaw on tue 19 apr 05
Hi all,
Yes, I do know this subject has probably been covered so many times
you are all sick of reading the topic. Unfortunately, because of
major problems involving health, family, and moving, we haven't been
able to read the list for some time.
We are moving into a modular home park for seniors, it has a small
two car garage where Joe will be setting up his studio. Needless to
say, we will be fighting for every inch of space. The right side
(facing from the driveway) has built-in cabinets the full length. The
left a set of stairs going up into the home. Back left has a door to
the back yard, but we plan to move it to the middle of the back wall
to accommodate a deck in back. If we can, we hope to move or build a
100 sq. ft. "shed" immediately behind the back wall to hold the 16
cu. ft. kiln to free up room inside.
He has a wheel, large spray booth, slab roller (6 ft?), work table (4
X 5), the 16 cu. ft. kiln, and all the assorted other items... damp
cabinets, dry cabinets, rolling kiln rack (big chrome rack from
Costco), cart, etc.
Both of us are disabled, Joe uses a crutch and a scooter and power
chair to get around due to a stroke when he was 20, I'm pretty messed
up too. (yeh, we're getting old... no big deal) So we will have to
get other folks to do the work! Anyone fancy a working vacation to
the central California coast? LOL!
Anyway, with showing every week in Santa Barbara, moving from this
5+bedroom house here in Santa Maria to the 2 bedroom modular one in
nearby Orcutt, it's pretty much a stress situation. Joe ordered
Steven Branfman's book today.
Any other suggestions, ideas, thoughts, or commiseration more than
welcome... you can send back-channel to avoid repeating past posts to
the list if desired.
Thanks,
Rita
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shaw pottery
805-922-5507 or 805-720-2146 (cell)
http://home.earthlink.net/~shawpottery/shaw_pottery.html
http://www.sbartwalk.com/joe
joe shaw on tue 19 apr 05
Hi all,
Oh, he ordered Vince Pitelka's book as well... sorry about forgetting that one.
--
shaw pottery
805-922-5507 or 805-720-2146 (cell)
http://home.earthlink.net/~shawpottery/shaw_pottery.html
http://www.sbartwalk.com/joe
Taylor from Rockport on wed 20 apr 05
Howdy Mudbuddy,
Here are some thoughts from a PIT. I too will have a garage studio and
here is how I am approaching it. I have been thinking of work flow and
trying to set things up to minimize having to retrace steps during the
various potting tasks. I have a longish space to work with and one of the
long walls as work bench space almost the entire length. I can generally
work from one end of the work bench to the other through the different
steps of production. Wheels set up in the middle of the space. What I
have found out, however, is that the placement of my electric kiln is
driving all other set ups. I need to keep it as close to the circut box as
possible, and all other frequent tasks far from the kiln!
Just some ideas from a not-yet-potter person dude
Taylor in Rockport, TX
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:20:10 -0700, joe shaw
wrote:
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>Any other suggestions, ideas, thoughts, or commiseration more than
>welcome... you can send back-channel to avoid repeating past posts to
>the list if desired.
Snail Scott on thu 21 apr 05
At 04:15 PM 4/20/2005 -0400, Taylor wrote:
>...What I
>have found out, however, is that the placement of my electric kiln is
>driving all other set ups. I need to keep it as close to the circut box as
>possible, and all other frequent tasks far from the kiln!
When working in a small space, putting the kiln outside
in a shed or lean-to will free up space, and make it
possible to work while firing without concern for fumes
or waste heat. Outdoor kilns will suffer faster corrosion
and such, but even a minimal shed will do a great deal
to protect it. (I built one out of salvaged siding from
a destroyed mobile home, but there are lots of more
attractive options, too.) It only needs to be big enough
to cover the kiln, if it can open up or lift off. I have
seen 'lawnmower sheds' at the hardware store - low, with
a slide-back roof. Haven't actually tried these, but they
struck me as a potential 'stealth' kiln shed for ceramists
in restrictive suburban areas.
-Snail
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