mel jacobson on tue 10 may 05
i am with the clean water patrol.
i have built a drain in the middle of my studio that
goes to the outside. slope in the floor.
i take my garden hose into the studio and let fly.
mop the tables and wedging board, let it run to the
floor. spray it all to the middle with a garden hose.
in fact, i think i will do that today.
waterWATERwater.
air flow in a kiln room, water on the
floor of the studio.
oiled saw dust after it all dries.
i just re finished a piece of furniture.
plastic gloves...12 pair.
windows wide open. big garbage can
with a heavy plastic bag liner.
tons of newpaper. and i scrub the stripper
with saw dust. throw it into the can.
roll up the paper, into the can. nothing touches
me. i did not do it this way 40 years ago.
i do now...and it makes the job so easy.
and safe. just makes sense.
we know a great deal more, and common sense tells
us to be careful...but, like using a chain saw...it does
not mean don't use it...it means be careful and follow some
simple rules. if you wrap your body and head in saran wrap
you cannot breath and you will die. don't be stupid.
be careful.
and don't smoke cigarettes.
geez.
mel
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
Ken Chin-Purcell on tue 10 may 05
On 5/10/05, mel wrote:
> i am with the clean water patrol.
Just to state the obvious, it isn't an either/or thing. I damp mop
and I turn on the filter after I leave for the day.
I perhaps have a special situation, in that my studio is side by side
with a very likable but very messy group of potters. Like the rest of
us, they've decided what's important and they're not going to change
their ways. So I need to do a bit extra to keep my studio clean.
-- Ken Chin-Purcell
www.bungalowpottery.com
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