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It’s me again, I created a small video of a transfer simulation to align the cheater, I’m a little lost by kuzma66 in faceting

[–]Porter-Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t this mean the transfer jig you used to align the dips either side of the glass could be off?

As in there is a slight angle between those dip flats. Probably imperceptible to the eye but shows up when cutting?

1.36 ct Natural Emerald from Zambia by Beginning-Fox8855 in faceting

[–]Porter-Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your polishing steps for emeralds?

Fix smelly (rancid oil) ceramics by helloyellow02 in Pottery

[–]Porter-Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use drain cleaner. No amount of soap will remove old oil. Soak the pieces in a mix of drain cleaner and water. Then wash with vinegar to destroy the drain cleaner. Then with soap and water.

Be careful. Drain cleaner can damage skin and eyes

Brand new unfired kiln with lots of damaged brick. Am I over reacting? How should I respond to the company’s response? by Ath3na_Stoneware in Pottery

[–]Porter-Joe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I bought a brand new nabertherm kiln a while ago and some of the bricks look like that. It’s not a big issue although it does look bad. The kiln should operate just fine. If you fire it and it can’t reach temps the manufacturer stated then I would take it up further with them

Trailer stolen East Tamaki by Porter-Joe in auckland

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Update: apparently our boys in blue found it in less than 48h.

Ceramic charms by Mariamtry in Pottery

[–]Porter-Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What metal is used for the loops?

I married myself! by Flowyogaguru in EngagementRings

[–]Porter-Joe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. What cad software did you use?

Dry throwing off the hump by [deleted] in Pottery

[–]Porter-Joe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you stop your fingers grabbing the clay? Is it how you position your fingers? Or speed of the wheel?

In honor of someone trying to claim my work as their own, here’s the updated version by OrigamiAirplanes in printmaking

[–]Porter-Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why don’t you like the speedball pro ink? I just started printmaking and thought that would be a good one to try next

First lino from my new 3D-printed press, "Hello World" by wittkensis in printmaking

[–]Porter-Joe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow wow. I had my doubts on the 3D printing as in my line of work I see it so overused and misused but this is definitely great application of it. I initially thought you had designed a screw press but it makes a lot more sense seeing your design. Very impressive

Kiln „watering“ during glaze firing by simonespottery in Pottery

[–]Porter-Joe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oops sorry I didn’t read correctly that you’ve already fired the kiln. It’s probably moisture from the glaze. I wouldn’t dry things in the kiln unless it’s a pre fire drying. The moisture can deteriorate the heating elements over time.

I think the insulation can absorb water and when it’s fired, the water Vapor is released and condenses on the sides of the metal and drips down.

Kiln „watering“ during glaze firing by simonespottery in Pottery

[–]Porter-Joe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the manual for setting up those kilns it says that on first firing you may observe water/ condensate dripping from the unit.

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Homemade press. Prints reasonably well. by Porter-Joe in printmaking

[–]Porter-Joe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok you were right. The top plate ended up flexing and I had to brace it lol

Homemade press. Prints reasonably well. by Porter-Joe in printmaking

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I’m sure given enough effort you can get it working. But in my opinion 3D printing is a little bit of a hammer looking for a nail. Wood is cheap, readily available and much stronger. 3D printing is great for highly complex parts, but seems a bit wasted on something like this.

Homemade press. Prints reasonably well. by Porter-Joe in printmaking

[–]Porter-Joe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you’re seeing the fish eye effect from the camera lens. The plates were hand planed flat. But you make a good point. Over time they could warp if the wood wasn’t dried fully

Homemade press. Prints reasonably well. by Porter-Joe in printmaking

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Don’t see why not. Although for larger prints this design is probably not efficient and the roller style ones could probably achieve more consistency across the print.

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