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@credenza18 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Simon, for very timely advice.,
@kellynaranjo82958 жыл бұрын
As usual another great tip! Thanks.
@nursefuzzywuzzy8 жыл бұрын
Mr. Leach have you ever thought about using a food Saver Vacuum Sealer to seal your clay in? I think you might cut your resting time of clay that is to firm in half with one. The Vacuum action would force the water into the clay and soften it faster. Also would work for storage of clay as the machines have a sealer on them that will seal the bag as the air is sucked out of it.
@carolsloanes49385 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@mosseyw4 жыл бұрын
De de da da de de da , a happy singing worker is a good worker , thanks for the tip , de de la la la laaa laaaa 👍
@talymiz8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I needed this information
@nancycampbell68008 жыл бұрын
Friggin' brilliant!
@BigSargeH8 жыл бұрын
Hello Simon, Thank you for the clay softening method much appeciated. I am slowly setting up a pottery here in my garage and am having a small problem that I am not sure how to deal with. I only have one sink here in the shop and do not want to plug tyhe house plumbing with clay. Can you show us a video on making a clay trap so that this can be prevented? I know I will need a valve for when I use the sink for something else besides cleaning up the clay but haven't come up with the clay trap itself. Thanks forlessons so we can Keep Practicing. Jeff In Bismarck ND
@AtlantaTerry5 жыл бұрын
Consider redirecting your garage sink's wastewater outside to a garden or a hole filled with rocks and sand. My late mother grew up in Mandan so I am familiar with Bismarck as we visited the area many times when I was a child in the '50s.
@kirkc27577 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@Brighton9398 жыл бұрын
Hi Simon, After a day or two/three do you tip out the excess water before needing or just incorporate the water into the clay. Met Mr Hurn in Dorset not so long ago, was telling him I have been enjoying your vids. What a nice chap. Am keeping practising, all the best and thanks,
@louybee8 жыл бұрын
Simon, a great tip!...worth it's weight in gold down here in dry Arizona. One thing, my hands were sympathetically hurting just watching you "pound" the clay, so I'll probably try out a rubber mallet or some equivalent. Another thought, how about a scrap block of wood studded with long nails to do the chopstick hole making. Do you think the iron in the nails would affect the clay? If not, and there's a lot of clay to process, it might speed things up. But anyway, thanks again, I have quite a bit of stiff clay I was dreading re-hydrating. Now I'm looking forward to it...you're great!!!
@AtlantaTerry5 жыл бұрын
Louise, I agree with you about the iron. It would seem to me that microscopic bits of iron could end up in the clay then over time cause a rust stain in your finished work. What about gluing a bunch of wood chopsticks to a board?
@nzman355 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon, a quick question how to make a clay super soft as liquid ? Thank you
@Daniel-jl6fb5 жыл бұрын
Help Please? I have a ball of clay that while wedging (cut and slam technique) keeps cracking, splitting and has medium size chunks fly off. No matter how much water i seem to add after about 3 cuts it starts splitting and flaking at the edges again. Am I doing something wrong or is there an issue with the clay? It is getting me really wound up as I am only just starting out and I am spending my entire pottery session just wedging clay (to no end) and not achieving anything. One moment it is flaking at the edges and then it is sticking to the wood panel i am using an pulling large chunks out. Any help would be greatly appreciated? Thank You
@vernacoley67173 ай бұрын
I wanted to share info with you about how to soften stiff clay. A youtube video by Bill Van Gildor. Just take the block of clay and simply drop on each side and top and bottom. It really works. Check out the video.
@DunoonVanRijn-dx1hrАй бұрын
Send the clay back to the supplier 😅
@mikeu53804 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice. There seems to be an easier way we might try: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aK5noNll0su6mqM.html. Any thoughts? Next, would you offer advice on dealing with clay that has uneven consistency (say, when we re-cycle thrown clay and some stiffer parts appear in the mix)? Thank you so much for the insight.