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Monday, September 13, 2010

240v electric kiln, excellent condition $200 obo

Jenken kiln exterior
Jenken kiln interior

A friend of mine has a kiln for sale, $200 or best offer:

  • Jenken model number D-21
  • Temp 2300 degrees
  • 230 Volts @ 27 Amps
  • interior dimensions 21" dia. x 22" deep (about 4.5 cubic feet)
  • 2 zones w/4-position switches
  • kiln sitter

I tuned it on, and all elements appear to be working.
Older kiln but in very good shape, looks like it's only been fired a few times.
Includes 2 shelves (both need grinding and washing) and a few posts (see photo); you'll definitely need more furniture; No stand, currently set up on a couple of concrete blocks.

Kiln currently located in the arts and crafts area of a condominium.

Note: plug looks like a NEMA 10-30; may need to replace this with more common type like NEMA 6-30 (see http://www.generatorjoe.net/html/web/outlet/quailplug.html for receptacle types).


Pickup only in Gainesville Florida
Call Alice at 352-871-5293 if interested

Monday, August 23, 2010

Register for pottery class today

Don't forget, registration opens today 10 AM for arts & crafts leisure courses at the University of Florida. Most classes are open to anyone 16 years of age or older:

https://www.union.ufl.edu/leisure/secure/category.asp?subj=arts

I'll be teaching Making Pottery on the Potter's Wheel Thursdays at 5 PM.

-Jay

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Take a pottery class this Fall

Registration opens monday August 23 at 10 AM for arts & crafts leisure courses at the University of Florida. Most classes are open to anyone 16 years of age or older:

https://www.union.ufl.edu/leisure/secure/category.asp?subj=arts

Friday, July 23, 2010

Ceramics: Start to finish- notes on glazing

Below is a PDF document with some notes on glazing your pots. Remember to wax the bottom!:

Notes on glazing

-Jay

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Glaze firing this weekend



Good day to fire! Drizzling and about 50 degrees F. Experimenting with cone 4 clay, slip, & glazes this month. Got a couple teacups, some plates, and a large casserole in besides.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Kites and Clouds


Courtesy of Linda Arbuckle:


Hannah Pate
and Ashley Neukamm, UF Ceramics Seniors, have a show up:

Reitz Union Gallery

Feb 8-19th

Kites and Clouds

Opening Reception

Thursday, Feb. 11

7-9 pm

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Demo notes GP bowl


Demo notes: GP bowl

Preparation
  • wedge & knead 4 pounds of soft clay & divide it into 4 1-pound balls
  • bat
  • bucket 1/2 full of water
  • throwing stick
  • small sponge
  • needle tool
  • cut-off wire
  • plastic sheet or clay bag for scrap clay
Pat down the clay
  • Dry hands, dry clay
  • Start the wheel turning very slowly
  • pat clay down firmly onto the bat
Center the clay
  • Wet hands, wet clay
  • Speed up the wheel (3/4 top speed on kickwheel; as fast as you can go on electric)
  • Brace your elbows against your hips or thighs
  • squeeze the clay from the sides up into a cone
  • press the clay back down into a hemisphere (3x)
Open the

clay
  • Slow down the wheel to medium-fast speed
  • With fingers of left hand, make conical hole until clay at bottom is ¼ inch thick
  • Make an undercut with left thumb outside bottom at 4 o'clock
Make the first pull
  • Slow wheel down to medium-slow speed
  • Re-wet the clay and your hands before each pull
  • Right hand outside, edge of hand against wheelhead at about 4 o'clock
  • left fingertips inside at very center
  • Left fingertips smoosh the clay up against right palm
2nd & 3rd & 4th pulls
  • Start each pull at the very bottom on the outside and very center on the inside

  • pulls happen at about 4 o'clock, left fingers inside and right fingers outside
  • For each pull, left fingertips press outward against right fingertips
Finish & cut off
  • Remove excess clay at the base with the throwing stick; left fingers inside keep the clay from bulging inward
  • use the throwing stick to smooth & clean slurry from the outside of the bowl
  • Use a sponge to remove excess water from the inside bottom
  • Dry hands & wheelhead
  • Clean your wire
  • Keep the wire taught and tight against the bat
  • Pull wire towards you and follow through
  • Let the bowl dry to leatherhard on the bat
Tips
  • The softer the clay, the easier it will be to center
  • The more thoroughly you wedge your clay, the easier it will be pull up
  • If you have lots of air bubbles in your clay, it needs to be kneaded more thoroughly
  • wet your hands each time you touch the clay

© 2/3/2010 Jay Wiese

Friday, January 29, 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010

Courtesy of Michael Kline, here's a very cool stop-motion video of potter Simon Levin throwing a large porcelain jar:

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Sign up for a pottery class Monday 10 AM

Registration for Spring pottery courses opens Monday, January 11th at 10 AM. Classes start Tuesday, January 19th, after the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

I will be teaching Beginning Throwing Thursdays 5-7 PM for those new to making pots on the wheel, and an intermediate throwing course Tuesdays 5-7 PM for those who have already taken Beginning Wheelthrowing or equivalent.

Both courses are 7 weeks long and end just before spring break.

Cheers!
Jay