How To Make A Damp Box for Clay

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4 жыл бұрын

Straight forward and complete instructions about how to make a damp box for clay. You can use a damp box for clay to keep clay workable indefinitely. Or you can use it to dry pieces of pottery out slowly. Either way, a damp box is an inexpensive addition to your pottery studio and can last for years.

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@bandwilkalviwilk8437 Жыл бұрын

Even though I knew how to make the plaster I got loads of great tips!

@sarajohnson9521 Жыл бұрын

Ratio reference: 1 gallon of water (4 quarts) requires 8 lbs of DAP Plaster of Paris.

@David-uv7hz Жыл бұрын

Really good video - great level of detail and explained clearly. Love it!

@BluecatOSD Жыл бұрын

Hello from Portugal. Really good video, thanks. Do more of these. Love it. 😍

@frankeager 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this.. Being a high school ceramics teacher I am struggling with making videos and keeping up with the demand I need to do. I am glad I can add a some others peoples ideas to my lessons. Thanks again!

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Frank, I'm glad it was useful :)

@TinyChickPottery 3 жыл бұрын

Great project idea! Thank you.

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tiny Chick!

@skullservant7340 4 жыл бұрын

I just tried making one of these with builders plaster lol I sure hope it works

@ThePotteryWheel 4 жыл бұрын

I don't see why not Chris, good luck :)

@bikemadcarl 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing ! Please-Please, Do more of these. :-)

@ThePotteryWheel 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl, I definitely will :)

@julialapeze6470 3 жыл бұрын

Curious - what's the purpose of adding the petroleum jelly? Can't you just pour the plaster and leave it in the box? Why take it out at all if you're only going to replace it and spritz it?

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Julia, thanks for your message. Yes, you can just leave the plaster in, but I like to give it a rub down to get rid of any loose bits of plaster. If the plaster gets into your clay it can cause problems when you fire. If it looks perfectly smooth, then you might not need to rub it down. Hope that helps..

@saragomez732 Жыл бұрын

What stage of dryness does the clay stay at? Leather hard or softer?

@juliechamberlain6703 Жыл бұрын

What kind of plaster? Do you let the plaster cure and for how long?

@polyphonicart 6 ай бұрын

Hi Lesley- if my lid isn't air-tight (moves a little when closed) do you have any suggestions as to how to make it airtight? Also, what size is your bin? The link shows a larger bin and mine are 24"Lx16"Wx13.25" and I want to be sure that I have a large enough slab. Or I have a 32Qt size, too. Also, where should the damp box be stored (Dim light, above 50*F, etc)? Thanks! Lucy

@serenedipity8606 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for the tutorial ! I got through the process, but now i find that the plaster doesn’t get dust free... i tried to clean it but i feel like it crumbles on the surface... i definitely used enough plaster, what did i do wrong? I tried to clean it with a damp cotton fabric. Should it be just dry ?

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

How long did you leave it to dry? Plaster says soft and a bit cheesy for quite a while. It should be dry and hard after a week.

@serenedipity8606 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, i didn’t know that. I will wait for a couple of days and check if i can wipe it off later... I will report to you how it turned out. Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it ! ☺️

@ThePotteryWheel 3 жыл бұрын

@@serenedipity8606 great, yes, let me know :)

@melissalosos 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same plastic box, do you know how much plaster you used? It looked like you had two 2.5lb bags, and used only part of the second one... is that right or did it take more than what I saw on the video? By the way, thank you, loved the video, you make it seem do-able :-)

@ThePotteryWheel 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa, I had two bags 2.5 kg bags. 2.5 kg is about 5.5lbs. I used about 4 kgs for this box. It's definitely good to have enough to spare. If the mixture is too thin, then the plaster won't be strong enough and will crumble. So, I'd say get two 2.5 kg / 5.5 lb bags. And you should be fine. Thanks for your comments!

@MEM2022 3 жыл бұрын

The Pottery Wheel good to know