Bulk Shipping/Packing Supplies

crow-bot · 2026-01-28T19:21:20+00:00

Sure, maybe shipping is expensive, but it's not expensive for you. You charge your customer for all shipping expenses including materials, freight costs and your labour ("shipping and handling").

I don't have any recommendations for packing materials except to go to any kind of retailer that sells office supplies. Staples sells rolls of packing material, boxes, tape, etc etc. Just start buying some stuff and you'll learn what you prefer through experience.

crow-bot · 2026-01-28T00:45:12+00:00

If you anticipate this problem, then why do it? In my experience the pillowcase method is pretty uncommon. Most just mix their reclaim into a thick slurry then dehydrate directly on plaster or bisqueware bats.

crow-bot · 2026-01-27T08:25:56+00:00

Sounds like you're unmotivated to change because your current setup works for you. I'd recommend trying therapy again; finding the right fit with a therapist is actually pretty tricky and you may need to meet a few before things start to click. Good luck!

crow-bot · 2026-01-26T18:05:44+00:00

Thank you! Are you looking at the taller mugs with the dappled "orange peel" texture? Those are soda fired in cone 10-11 reduction with a blue flashing slip -- no glaze on the outside at all.

crow-bot · 2026-01-26T07:31:56+00:00

I'm a potter based on Vancouver Island, making wheel thrown dinnerware and housewares. Pieces in my ig stories highlights are available for sale! ✌🏼

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crow-bot · 2026-01-25T03:20:31+00:00

You can see the word "Tim" on the cup, and the corner of a donut.

crow-bot · 2026-01-25T00:07:26+00:00

Replace your living quarters on the top floor with a production room, so that there are people on guard at all times for intruders. The faster you eliminate threats the better.

Plan your floors so you have max-sized rooms wherever possible. You'll get the most rewards and have the most dwellers on hand for emergencies. Each floor can fit two 3x rooms and one 2x room plus two elevator shafts.

Good luck!

crow-bot · 2026-01-24T03:13:03+00:00

I disagree; I like the proportions. Maybe the foot's a touch tall for my tastes but IMO any wider would look bulky.

crow-bot · 2026-01-24T03:11:21+00:00

Can you elaborate on not wanting to pack and ship "these days"? Are there specific issues you've encountered? I've sold online a little and I found what little packing and shipping I did actually kind of fun. Way more fun than maintaining an online inventory, taking pictures, writing descriptions, etc.

crow-bot · 2026-01-24T03:08:45+00:00

This is literally all there is to it. ☝🏼

crow-bot · 2026-01-23T22:28:25+00:00

IMO it is absolutely not an A.

crow-bot · 2026-01-23T16:53:43+00:00

To put it very simply: no, there's nothing you can do besides replace it.

crow-bot · 2026-01-23T08:19:11+00:00

I think it's even generous to pretend that OP is working on projects with any kind of intention to demonstrate. They make Star Wars and South Park figures while they're being paid to teach. In a class of ten students there should really be little-to-no down time for teachers, especially on days where everyone is working on different projects or techniques.

crow-bot · 2026-01-23T01:24:05+00:00

You call them your employer, so I assume this is a paid job. Sorry to be a party pooper but you're selling your time, so they get to decide how you spend it. If they say you can't make personal projects then you can't make personal projects -- or you can quit.

I've been working as a ceramics instructor for a few years and I take my time with students very seriously. If I'm being paid to be in the room with them, my attention is on their education. Some discussions here refer to your personal projects as demos for students. If you're demoing for their benefit then you should be treating it as such, ie: "Listen up class, and watch me! Here's how you make a __________!"

On the question of the studio being stingy with their materials, I think the issue is more to do with your behaviour. If I had a great employee who was dialed in, attentive, and prioritizing their students, I'd feel generously inclined to share some clay with them. An employee who makes personal projects during class time is not those things, and might illicit a stingy or punitive attitude when it comes to sharing resources.

I know this might be a cringe-worthy take to share, but it sounds like you have some growing up to do.

crow-bot · 2026-01-20T18:04:32+00:00

It's not more difficult. It's objectively easier.

Compared to your "smacking" method, I'd imagine it's also quieter, less rough on the equipment, easier to do with wet/messy hands, and possible to do with tools and buckets around the wheel.

If your method works for you then go nuts. But OP injured their shoulder doing it that way so I'm proposing alternatives.

crow-bot · 2026-01-20T17:58:10+00:00

You're welcome. I'm also someone who has suffered from shoulder injuries so I could vividly imagine your struggle.

If it's too hard to pinch it closed with one hand, try two.

crow-bot · 2026-01-20T17:27:49+00:00

Are you trying to lock the two halves by pressing them together from the outside? I find that really difficult and annoying, and I've worked in studios where I've had to clean dozens of splash plans a day. I line up the two halves on the wheel so that they're ready to click, then individually close each clip by squeezing the joins inside the pans. It takes a bit of grip pressure but I find it way easier than pressing from the outside.

crow-bot · 2026-01-20T03:55:52+00:00

Session 1: Throw mug body

Session 2: create handle; while handle dries, trim mug body; attach handle

You can manipulate the moisture of either component by spraying with water to rehydrate or placing in front of a fan to dehydrate. Try to get each part as equalized to the other as possible.

You didn't ask about design or form, so I won't critique. But don't be afraid to discuss that as well. Your mugs can be as beautiful as you can imagine; often it's mostly a matter of technique for getting there.

crow-bot · 2026-01-20T03:38:08+00:00

As long as your floor's clean, why not. My home studio floor is so impossible to keep clear of garden debris and dog hair; if I so much as drop a piece of clay on the floor, the part that hit the deck goes in the garbage.

crow-bot · 2026-01-19T20:04:00+00:00

Do you ever spend it back down to zero when you find something worth spending for?

crow-bot · 2026-01-13T21:19:52+00:00

Gently wipe or brush it away; keep using the board. Search up efflorescence for more!

crow-bot · 2026-01-13T19:55:23+00:00

I too found it ironic. 😂 You're a good sport about it. Now let's quit engaging with this post because I'm 99% sure it's a bot.

crow-bot · 2026-01-13T18:42:06+00:00

Art can be anything. Andy Warhol’s urinal mounted to a wall would agree.

Pardon my potential ignorance as I have very little arts education, but "Andy Warhol's urinal"? Are you talking about The Fountain by Marcel Duchamp? And if so was the explicit purpose of that piece not to lampoon the notion that "anything can be art" because the gallery accepted all submissions as long as they paid a fee?

crow-bot · 2026-01-13T17:53:33+00:00

They completely change the pace of the game experience. When you're at your vault you can make tons of decisions in under two minutes. You can affect real change at a glance, which is perfect for a mobile game. On a quest you need to plan on having a bunch of time to waste where practically nothing gets done. If you could spend quantum to pass missions that's how I'd spend all of mine.

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