never needed a ball mill but recently, i find that one of my mason stains, vivid blue, fires with tiny cobalt speckles. totally unwanted! i sieve the glaze through a 60 mesh sieve because i have never needed anything finer. no money to buy anything else. this has happened on every piece where i h...
Ceramic Arts Daily Forums ; Studio Operations and Making Work ; Meat Grinder As Pugmill? ... a de-airing pug mill is that it often makes it emotionally easier to toss a form that's not working and grab another ball since the recycle process is so much less hassle. ... Ceramic Arts Network Community Forum (Default)
Compared to the Bailey A-400 Stainless steel de-airing pug mill at $4950 with the table for it (apparently Bailey doesn't carry any sort of roller thingy to handle the extruded pugs). ... Ceramic Arts Daily Forums ; Equipment Use and Repair ; Revisiting the pugmill decision Theme . Ceramic Arts Network Community Forum (Default)
Hello, I mostly do sculptural work but occasionally make flat wall pieces out of slabs. They are usually 10 x 10. I have had a couple of these pieces crack in two during glaze firing. I use a low fire clay with compatible glazes and fire them flat on the shelf. I have had suggestions to use alumi...
This is a video of How Ceramic Mugs Are Made? (msn). As a potter who does everything by hand, this was a fascinating insight into the entire process from cutting the pugs to glaze firing. I found it interesting to see how much hand work goes into the production. you have to highlight the link...
use the human hammer mill. a sledge hammer, and a 5 gal bucket. never more than 10 pounds in bucket. think butter churn. ive made dust out granite chips and feldspar chips should be fine with clay another suggestion was to place clay, stones etc between 2 metal plates drive car over.... refill and repeat a ball mill would also work
Each new piece begins with a prototype, generally made of wood or MDF, from which I create a plaster mold. The prototypes can be made from clay, but I prefer using wood for its durability. I'm not the savviest mold maker, so if at some point I have an accident during the mold-making process, the prototype is safe and intac…
Ceramic Arts Daily Forums ; Studio Operations and Making Work ; Balloons As Sphere Molds ... this is a laborious task that involves cutting the balls down to the right size and shape and can be dangerous if the ball comes off incorrectly and winds up warping the structure. She mentioned that using a balloon for this would be ideal as they're ...
Hi, a friend of mine moved and gave me 500#s of used clay and there’s bone dry and hard wet clay. I also have about 500# of really hard new clay of a different kind that will need to be worked separately. I have a Shimpo PM-071 Pugmill no vacum, but I don’t have much experience with it, or an...
I bought ceramic ball media from a ceramic supply vendor in 1 inch, .75 inch and 0.5 inch sizes. It seems to work great, and I have made my own jars since for far less than the …
Then I added about 1/2 a teaspoon soda ash and mixed it in well. It tried to form a hard crust so I had to put it into one of my mortars and use the pestle to grind it smooth again. I have a rather large ball mill but alas, not a little one.
Ceramic Arts Daily Forums ; Studio Operations and Making Work ; advice on smaller pug mill, please ... I've tried adding a little beer and a little ball clay and nothing helps except aging it for at least 3 months. I don't think any pugmill will turn out clay that is ready to throw without aging. ... Ceramic Arts Network Community Forum (Default)
Oldlady, suggested and Project image tutorial for the QotW. I convinced her that sort of thing really belonged in the "Studio Operations and Making Work" section. She agreed. I am setting this up for anyone that would like to show others a brief tutorial of how to do some technique or project. If...
Many of your answers -- including what type of clay body -- will be determined by how the pot is used . . . on a burner, on an open flame, over a flame, etc.
Ball clays are of much smaller particle size than kaolins. On the other hand kaolins are whiter and cleaner burning than ball clays. Smaller the particle size the more plastic a clay will be, this means that if you use a ball …
My project is a do it yourself ball mill for ceramics. For those of you who have never heard of a ball mill they are very efficient at pulverizing things into a fine powder. They …
yeah, i have a bluebird 440 and find it a devil to clean. any suggestions would be gladly received. i had to stop potting for over two months due to a hip replacement with a loooong recovery. even tho i wadded plastic in the hopper and covered the extruding area, i have a hard block in there. will nothing but a good amount of water do the trick. and while i have people's …
There is a difference between the vacuum power of the commercial machines and the studio machines, but it's not about the size of the pug. Large commercial puggers don't vacuum the air out of the solid 8" block, it cuts it into pellets as the clay enters the vacuum chamber so the air can more easily be removed.
After sieving, ball mill the terra sigillata 6–8 hours to increase the amount produced in a measured batch and reduce waste. After ball milling, let the terra sigillata settle for a week or more in a clear container, ladle off the clear water …
Hi all, I am a super new potter and have been throwing for about 8 months after taking some classes. Recently I just can't seem to get my clay centered. I have done it many times before, but in the last few weeks I'm finding that it's off centre in either the very base of my clay ball, or right i...
When I cleaned the pugger out, chunks of black scale were in the clay; up to 1/2" diameter. The picture I uploaded is the clay I cleaned out of the pug mill before I replaced the aluminum housing. That ball of clay is the size of a tennis ball. I may have some fired pieces that alerted me to the problem.
A mechanically revolving vessel in which ceramic materials can be placed along with water and flint pebbles or high-fired porcelain slugs. Used to grind clay and glaze materials. Menu
Ceramic Arts Daily Forums ; Studio Operations and Making Work Studio Operations and Making Work. ... Shaping large pug mill logs for throwing By kswan, August 24, 2022. 15 replies; 872 views ... Ceramic Arts Network Community Forum (Default)
I am now retired and started my second career, counseling, but I was in an unsafe buidling without enough staff and I quit. I am now with some time on my hands. I would love some advice as how to push further and get better. I have been looking into those places where I can do a 8 to 12 week work...
When working with pugged clay, I used to wedge before hand. . . way I was taught. However, with deairing pugmills much of that is not needed. I think that wedging on the wheel with the coning up and down would help, and to start I would use a slap method with one hand or the other putting the pug down perpendicular to the wheel head, with the rounded sides to slap …
Diy Ball Mill For Reclaiming Clay And Making Glaze By jupdyke, July 22, 2011. 19 replies; 923k views; lcar ... Requirements For A New Community Pot Shop By toptooth, July 23, 2011. 1 reply; 1.8k views; Guest ... Ceramic Arts Daily Forums ; Studio Operations and Making Work Theme . Ceramic Arts Network Community Forum (Default)
Came across a glazing demo, covers the basics with quite a few tips. Seems like there are a lot of posts here about basics of throwing but not glazing. This one is kind of a glazing 101 for dipping and pouring. It's long but might be helpful for anyone just starting out. If anyone else has come a...
lastly, there is down-firing involved with thick ceramics or your pieces will crack when cooling. i've got a decent amount of experience firing thick work - usually firings take 3-5days when you get into the 2" thick range for life-size sculpture.
the name of a supplier will usually tell you what they specialize in. anything with the name "ceramics" in it will have lots of bottled glazes and tools for the 06 firing group. they may or may not have clay or ingredients to make your own glazes. and you might not find a slabroller or extruder.
I throw forms similar, but not quite that rounded/ball. Mine are more high shoulder narrow top/bottom, not much belly. I would think this form would be easier for a one starting with it to allow it to stiffen once the form is throw, then notice they use little water in …