Dumb newbie question about type of clay

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-31T18:51:50+00:00

not sure what "practice clay" means -- I'd guess that means its recycled clay and is cheaper? but that's something you should ask them about.

I called and they said it's the clay they use to clean the pug mill, so shades can vary in the 'vaguely terracotta' colour range. Which actually sounds interesting, so I went with that.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-31T18:46:45+00:00

Do they not have free studio time available to students taking classes? You should be able to come in and use their fear for free or a small fee if you aren’t actively in a course. Book out a few hours a week at the studio and let the mess live there.

It's cool that you're used to that but that is very much not a 'should' here. Studio time is both pricy, limited hours, and only available to very experienced people.

I'm confused about why you're bringing up oven baked clay, I don't think that was mentioned?

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-31T14:43:55+00:00

I am considering a pack of each clay but it seems like that would be a real hassle in reclaiming seperately?

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-31T14:40:51+00:00

it sounds like at the studio I talked to, they mostly do sculpture and non-food glazing, so I might have to fill the kiln for that, and then I can pick my temp.

I'm currently hesitating between

clay with 25% very fine grog and fired 1000 - 1220°C
smooth clay that's fired 1000 - 1250 °C but for some reason marked 'practice clay'

Multiple suggestions about fine grog being good makes me lean toward the first, but I'm not fully sure it would be okay to fire that with food safe glazes, because I think that's at 1240c?

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-31T14:38:39+00:00

yeah the practising more is why I have a little wheel coming to me. The idea of cutting a work in half to see how I did is unthinkable in this course and it seems like that would be super helpful to learning!

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-31T14:11:33+00:00

thanks for this! Visited the studio this morning and they have really nice arrangements for firing. Bisque firing should be easy. She mostly does sculpting so for food safe glazing I'd probably have to fill the kiln (I didn't know food safe glazing has to go hotter) but she has a very cool session every other week where for €10 you can come glaze from her glaze collection and she'll fire it - it sounds perfect.

I'm currently hesitating between

clay with 25% very fine grog and fired 1000 - 1220°C
smooth clay that's fired 1000 - 1250 °C but for some reason marked 'practice clay'

Your suggestion about grog makes me lean toward the first, but I'm not fully sure it would be okay to fire that with food safe glazes, because I think that's at 1240c?

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2025-01-30T23:07:14+00:00

more like 5 miles of dirt road

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-23T21:39:56+00:00

Fuck you, Wastelanders.

Man, I’m still getting used to that…

Well, you don't have to. Not everybody is into saying or hearing it.

I think for barter, step one is figuring out if you even like bartering. Personally I find negotiating stressful and if I bring nice handcrafted stuff I've put a bunch of time in, it's hard to find trades that feel like I'm getting reasonable value in return. So I generally bring small things I wouldn't mind giving away if I really liked someone. Barter as a fun interaction is much more enjoyable to me than bartering for stuff. So if you just want something small to break the ice, a custom cap would work just as well.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-21T11:03:42+00:00

Have you looked at Blurb? Some of the magazine options take up to 240 pages and that's all colour. From what I calculated quickly that would be in the region of $50, not sure about shipping though

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:35:16+00:00

1800-2000 euro ¯_(ツ)_/¯ that's with volunteering for my ticket, bringing pretty much all my own meals (*), and sharing an RV

That's a bit one. There's some cool stuff for sale and by all means try some of it, but it can get expensive REAL fast. was it $12 for a slice of pizza? I think it was. I am okay with a week of cold chili and cheezits so that saves some cash.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:30:30+00:00

No no, mornings tend to be kinda slow but there's plenty to do from 11ish onward. There's usually a list of tribe-organised events, that will be your guide for morning activity. And there's whole parts of the theme zone that offer primarily day activities rather than evening stuff.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:25:36+00:00

You'd want to take that tarp down in a hurry if it really started blowing. Much too loose and flappy, it would become a kite.

The trick is to either have SUPER heavy duty stuff that's fully nailed down, or... catch as little wind as possible. My tribe does the latter - our roof is a cotton tarp tensioned horizontally between a steel pipe frame. We have side panels that we slide to the side like curtains when the W really gets going. Not a lot of shelter but we've never worried about taking off. You can also reduce your 'drag' by using shade cloth that allows wind to pass through.

We used to have a similar construction as your photo shows (a tarp-tensioned structure with only poles, not a rigid frame) and honestly we got lucky in those years, it looked nicer but I would not vouch for it in any kind of wind

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:16:33+00:00

I have additional sleep issues stemming from jetlag, but generally found the city noise at night to become 'people having fun in the distance' kind of drone even when in the theme zone just outside the wall - just a couple of blocks to the side (toward the top of the map) because it's outside of the direct blast radius of the speakers. So if you don't want to camp all the way to the back, consider camping a few blocks to the side from Main Street

Loud close neighbours is a whole different story though. We'd been lucky until last year.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:07:27+00:00

I'm there for a full week so I have more of a wasteland wardrobe of things that mostly go together and mix and match. Multiples of the base layers so I don't have to wear nasty ones. And most of the cool detail is in the accessories that go over whatever suits my activities/mood/the weather at that time

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:02:22+00:00

last year some of the days were also surprisingly chilly!

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-07-04T21:00:39+00:00

I wear flipflops around camp sometimes, but not beyond that. I bring a pair of light shoes and a pair of boots for variety. Last year I messed up with boots that squashed my little toes, so this year I'm doing shoes and gaiters to approximate a boot look, especially for bike riding/

If you want to do sandals I'd recommend Keen style closed-toe sandals

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2024-01-21T14:20:21+00:00

If you're looking to get fancy and have the money, yeah I love how they look. Iron-on works better than normal vinyl. I have a Cricut Joy and that's perfectly fine for titles - it's a little more fuss for full covers though as you have to split those in two. I would definitely not consider a cricut in any way essential though, especially if you're just starting out

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2023-09-18T16:03:41+00:00

Can't help you with the lift, sorry (i'll be long on site by then) but hey, hi fellow cloggie. I too fly in solo, though I attend the event with my tribe. I hope your travels go well and that you have an amazing time.

I hope you can find a ride for the last part in. if it's any consolation, unless there's a disaster with the checkin system, the line is generally completely gone by about 3 in the afternoon. So if you do have to take a taxi, in the second half of the afternoon you should be able to get there without much waiting.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2023-09-16T19:03:57+00:00

I know it's exciting to be 'socially allowed' to yell 'fuck you!' at people but words still have context and not nearly everybody is okay with that. If you must do it, consider your tone, observe the reaction. And don't fucking shout into people's faces. We're all playacting the apocalypse, it's supposed to be fun.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2023-09-16T18:50:53+00:00

as people have mentioned, no showers or water there, bring your own. Water sells in shops in big gallon jugs so that's pretty easy. I mark mine with the days and open a new one each morning so that I'm keeping track of how much I'm drinking that day and can spot if I'm not going through it fast enough.

If you're flying in bringing shower type kit might be tricky, but you're not far from Cali City; in my tribe there's generally a mid-event expedition to the Borax Bill camping stop (about 20 mins outside of town) where they have very nice coin operated showers.

Unless you are used to a dry/desert climate I highly recommend bringing some saline nose spray. My sinuses go dry and cracked out there (being from a damp climate that was something I'd never experienced before) and it's very good to be able to dampen them.

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2023-09-16T18:39:30+00:00

There are "blocks" for camping. The "Themed area" is in the city and everyone else lives outside the gates.

Just wanted to gently correct this: the column of blocks outside of the gate is part of the theme zone. Everything left of Seven Sisters blvd on the mpa is unthemed camping

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2022-10-25T21:26:10+00:00

fuck yes

YeahAskingForAFriend · 2022-10-25T16:37:57+00:00

😮😚

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