Search found 467 matches
- Sun Feb 15, 2004 9:18 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: motors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10337
It's probably the the starter gizwatchie. If your motor has a starter capacitor, the small rounded metal box attached to the side of the motor, it is possible the capacitor is kaput. The other thing that maybe wrong is a stuck centrifugal starter switch. Each time the motor starts a switch activates...
- Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:50 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Mica Motherload edit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8516
- Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Mica Motherload edit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8516
- Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:21 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38106
- Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:12 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: reusing plaster mold
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5928
Heat destroys the chemical composition of plaster and it will start to fall apart during the first firing, even with grog added. Since you know how to work with clay, try some raku clay and form your molds and then bisque fire them. After bisque firing add some kiln wash and you will have a mold goo...
- Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:44 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38106
Ron, Absolutely gorgeous! Love the colour and curved shape - elegant. All black interior? Susan I add an insert of fiberboard inside on the bottom and cover it with velvet. I also line the lid with fiberboard and cover it with velvet. the lid lining acts to center and hold the lid in place. I use a...
- Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:39 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38106
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:35 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:13 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38106
That one got out-loud clapping from me. Had to make my family come and see. I have no idea how you do it, but boy, would I ever like to know!! Wooonnnnddddeeeerrffuulllllll! Thanks Mira. Nothing really difficult to making the box. just time consuming. Cut and fuse the glass and copper to make the t...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:01 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38106
Ron, Are the sides and top copper? Did you treat the sides and top differently to get different colors? It is beeeaaauuttiiiful!!!!! Judy Thanks Judy. This one has copper all the way around. The color changes with the lighting and reflections off the background paper. I know the sides look a little...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:42 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
Here's a shot of my lap grinder doing a bowl bottom. You can see the slop and mess from the grit. I tape the bowl to the bottom of a board and use side boards to control the bottom grind. Some people freehand this operation, but I've found if you make just one little slip the scratches will show up ...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:28 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
Rough grind is with 80 Grit, then 180, 400, 600 and then cerium. Pumice would help after the 600 and before the cerium. This is all with silicon carbide grit and water drip. Diamonds would be nice but costly and you need lots of running water, which I don't have in my studio. Thanks Ron. Is the gri...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
Just curious what type of bowl edges you're after Paul. I don't remember if you have a wbs of not? If you're after an edge like this bowl you need the flat lap grinder. I call this one a flat grind, very time consuming if you polish it to a mirror finish. It takes more than an hour of hard work to ...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:14 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38106
Playing with even more copper
Black and clear with .001 copper foil.
Fused without sand
Ron
Fused without sand
Ron
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:21 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:23 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42112
Just curious what type of bowl edges you're after Paul. I don't remember if you have a wbs of not? If you're after an edge like this bowl you need the flat lap grinder. I call this one a flat grind, very time consuming if you polish it to a mirror finish. It takes more than an hour of hard work to g...
- Tue Feb 10, 2004 3:47 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperature
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13929
- Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:01 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: A little splash of color
- Replies: 30
- Views: 33293
- Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:43 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: A little splash of color
- Replies: 30
- Views: 33293
Good morning Ron. On the comment about making your mold, if you were to make your mold 2-3 x deeper, would you still use the raku clay, or would it be too deep and create the possibility of fracture upon cooling off. Thanks. Mike The Raku clay will withstand more thermal shock than other clays and ...