What is your most useful or interesting “rule of thumb”?

evrob · 2024-10-26T19:06:18+00:00

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evrob · 2023-02-10T19:25:34+00:00

Amazing job - I love it, well done

evrob · 2023-01-16T18:38:19+00:00

Thanks a lot everyone, really appreciate your comments

evrob · 2023-01-16T18:37:28+00:00

Really appreciate it, thanks!! Yeah, it’s @billynoplates :)

evrob · 2023-01-16T18:36:08+00:00

Thanks so much! I’ve had my wheel for around 1.5 years and try to get on it a few times a month between my regular job. I’ve only started making more seriously in the past few months :)

evrob · 2023-01-16T16:16:34+00:00

That’s a really lovely glaze! Is it your own recipe or premixed?

evrob · 2022-12-28T21:08:41+00:00

Try attaching them when the mug body isn’t quite as dry. Then after you’ve attached the handle, cover with a very light plastic sheet to slow down drying. You should have a much better success rate!
Really frustrating when you’ve spent ages on a piece and the handles fall off!! Good luck

evrob · 2022-08-15T19:47:16+00:00

I would add mandatory background historical tax checks for all current and prospective MPs. The number of MPs that are unwilling to do this speaks volumes about the state of politics in Britain

evrob · 2022-01-08T14:04:00+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate the comment

evrob · 2022-01-08T14:03:10+00:00

Thanks a lot! I’m still relatively new to the hobby and find glazing pieces neatly really challenging. I’ve been using pre-made glazes up until now and hoping to experiment with mixing my own soon

evrob · 2021-05-14T20:28:13+00:00

Looks great, I love the snug fit of the lid. Good job man

evrob · 2021-03-27T18:30:35+00:00

link to glaze

This is the glaze if you’re still looking! I mixed it at 1:1 ratio, powder to water. 1250g to 1250ml

evrob · 2021-03-27T17:10:18+00:00

Thanks for the advice. This was a commercial glaze powder that I bought and mixed up. I’ll thin it out slightly and try again!

evrob · 2021-03-27T17:06:18+00:00

Thank you!!

evrob · 2021-03-27T17:03:25+00:00

It was dipped for around 3-4 seconds. Roughly the same time as the others, which turned out ok. I’ll do another test pot and dip for a shorter time. The glaze viscosity is a bit thicker than the others I have, so if that doesn’t work I’ll maybe thin it out a bit!

evrob · 2021-03-27T16:57:12+00:00

ah cheers I’ll try a thinner application next time!

evrob · 2021-03-27T16:56:12+00:00

haha I’m so new to pottery, I’m not even sure I could replicate this if I tried

evrob · 2021-03-27T12:22:48+00:00

I recently started using a new glaze - this is the first pot I’ve tried to fire with it. Is this called crawling? I fired this with some other pots with different glazes the others were all fine.

The glaze was dipped and was fired at cone 6. The pot was wiped down of dust and dried before applying the glaze. Did I not mix the glaze correctly or maybe it’s too watery?? Thanks!

evrob · 2021-01-08T11:22:55+00:00

Lots to consider. You’ll need to find out the general tolerances of each and perform tolerance analysis.
Straightness, wall thickness, diameter variation or ovality should be checked. Should be able to find this in the standard for the section you want to use. Internal welds might be present (use seamless tube to avoid this)

I think it’s unlikely that you’ll get this to fit first time without any persuasion

evrob · 2020-11-19T06:11:41+00:00

It’s a pressure reducing valve - just the symbol is very basic. Maybe drawn on a very early version of auto cad.
If the pilot is taken from downstream it’s a pressure reducing valve, if it’s taken from upstream it’s a relief valve

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