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Pottery with an Engineer
New Zealand
Приєднався 3 чер 2016
This channel teaches the how and why of pottery. If you want your work to survive all the way through the firing it helps to know more about the process. When you understand about why things happen you can choose to avoid or push the boundaries to create what you want. Whether you want to make fine art or table ware this channel will give you the tools you need.
Pottery explosions: How to avoid them.
How thick is too thick when bisque firing? Why do things explode in the kiln? How do we avoid explosions?
Filmed and edited by Wade Kenny
For firing schedule suggestion for different sizes click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1dJvMJy9WIUr4V7nhJZzkQEh7yCOBy-Ot/view?usp=sharing
Filmed and edited by Wade Kenny
For firing schedule suggestion for different sizes click here: drive.google.com/file/d/1dJvMJy9WIUr4V7nhJZzkQEh7yCOBy-Ot/view?usp=sharing
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Відео
Pottery clay trap and how they work
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We show you how different types of clay trap work. From first principles through to design consideration. Editor and cameraman Wade Kenny Thanks to Waikato Society of Potters, www.waikatopotters.co.nz Sylvia Sinel at, www.sylviasinel.com
Centring clay before throwing for beginners
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How to centre the clay on a potters wheel, what goes wrong and how to prevent it. It is important to quickly get the clay round and centred to make throwing easier. An explanation of how to control the the clay from an engineer in New Zealand. © David Kenny 2023 Filmed by Wade Kenny
Making thick smooth slip easily
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Using clay properties to make smooth slip easily. Using clay out the bag takes some effort to make the slip smooth. Using the way the dryness of clay changes its properties the slip can be made easier than mashing it up. Includes a demo to prove my point. Filmed by Wade Kenny
Slab work for beginners. How to make strong joins.
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The video introduces how make a strong join on slightly dried clay. The advantage of leather hard (dryer) clay is it can support more weight without warping or collapsing. Also included is how to remove the join line and smooth out the piece with scraping. Joins strong enough not to break in the thermal stresses of a Raku firing. Filmed and edited by Wade Kenny
Reliably changing the wheel's direction
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This video is a tip to reliably change the direction a potter's wheel turns. When a wheel motor is turning one way it will not change to the direction of the switch until after the motor stops. You can sit waiting till you think the motor is stopped before changing the switch or you can use this tip.
Rolling a coil by hand for beginners
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This video covers how to roll a coil long and even. Coils can be used to make coil pots or just as a extra strengthening in the corner of a join. Rolling even coils can seem tricky at first but will become easy and quick with a little practice. © David Kenny 2017
Entering and lifting the sides of a cylinder when throwing a pot on the wheel
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After you manage centering the clay you are ready to open and start lifting your pot. This covers how to enter the clay get your pot up and thin the sides out. It mentions things to avoid doing to prevent problems and tips on how to recover from problems. Please comment and like if these tips from an Engineer in New Zealand are useful. © David Kenny 2016 Filmed by Wade Kenny
Old, See new video. Centring clay before throwing for beginners
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How to centre the clay on a potters wheel, what goes wrong and how to prevent it. It is important to quickly get the clay round and centred to make throwing easier. An explanation of how to control the the clay from an engineer in New Zealand. © David Kenny 2016 Filmed by Wade Kenny
Thanks.
I have no idea about your contamination issue, but would it be possible to make tiles or pavers fire them when you have room in the kiln and donate them to a school or something so the kids could paint them and then seal them with wax or oil or something non toxic? It could make a nice project for the kids to put in a garden or such and you get them young and recruit them to the ways of mud (mwahaha) while getting dirty and playing with mud is still a fun thing. I don't know if it is feasible or if it would work I just hate to waste clay...it would also keep it out of the landfill. Maybe have a sink or trap for clay only?
As someone who is trying to build their own gas kiln, this is amazing for knowing what level of temperature control I need to be aiming for and when thats achieved what firing rates to do for my pottery which is quite thick. Thank you!!!
Awesome 👌
Thanks
Does the clay body factor into this much, e.g. would porosity be a variable?
I suspected it would be harder/slower for gases to get out of a very fine clay. That's why I used the finest clay I use regularly. It would be interesting to test grogged clay and porcelain against the one I used here.
@@Pottery_with_an_Engineer it would be cool to see a standardized size with different types of clay, from fine porcelain to something heavily grogged and compare on various factors
What have you been taught as a general rule that I can test and put some limits to? Have you been taught to wipe your pots before glazing? Does plaster of Paris explode in the kiln? Does a wheel have to be level to throw well. Give this engineer your question and ideas to prove and quantify.
Thank you David & Wade, very informative as usual. I will be sharing this over here. Yep they will need to do their own research with the clay they use. Cheers
Wade put a lot of effort and time helping me get the script to flow nicely while being short and concise. He even got me to look happy on camera while trying to remember my lines. What should I test next? Did the download link work.
Yes I have shared it & the recipients have commented to me they were impressed & can use it to demonstrate to pupils. Hope all is well for you David.
As always lots of good info, thank you sir
Thank you. High praise.
I have no plumbing in my studio. I run clean water in with a garden hose to my utility sink through a sealed hole in the wall. A large plastic tote box under the sink catches all water etc and I use a small pump to send it out through another hose to a French drain. Imperfect system but real simple and effective. Every month or so I scoop the slip etc out of the bottom of the tote box and trash it.
I'm about to build a system in my garage, this is very helpful!
very cool thanks
The flaw at 8:55 was probably due to the installer being too familiar with fitting grease/oil traps for kitchen waste. Nice video, cheers for sharing.
I looked at some grease trap designs and think you are right. The pipe being at the bottom would block stuff that floats like grease and oil.
let's hope no-one is recycling it@@Pottery_with_an_Engineer
The production quality and confidence is great. Keep it up man
It's now obvious that figuring out how to empty the clay trap is important to thing about when designing one.
Love it, always explaining important points I had never heard from anyone before
Thanks. I struggle when I started teaching as my hands knew how to throw and not my brain. Plus I've been thinking how to expose how much science is hidden in pottery. Newtons Equal and opposite reactions and all that.
Bro how ya even find that big bearing💀💀
Thank you David :)
Your welcome.
Thanks for doing this , I teach an after school handbuilding class and I had 2 little boys try to make a small cube like this yesterday. I'm going to show them your video :)
To make slip: dry completely some small pieces of clay and put into water overnight. Then pour water off the top and stir and you are ready to go. Thick slip helps joint dry quicker so easer to handle.
he lives!!
Credit goes to my son for pestering me and editing the video. Some more small ones planned.
yay thanks
YEA!!! FINALLY a video that truly explains HOW to roll from the middle out. Thank You SO VERY MUCH~
this for school and im not really paying attention lol
reminder this si my moms account my name is really anita lol
Glad it was helpful!
Mine keeps getting air bubbles :(
Hello If you're here from the school shutdown (digital Learning day)
Have a few things to sort out but should have some time to make more videos before the 4 week NZ shutdown ends.
hi parker ryan and nate
Thank you for your video, but I unsubscribed after subscribing. The noise for me was to loud.
The sound is better on the new videos. Hope you find more interesting stuff now.
Your pot aint centered properly
Yes is a little off center but still pulled it up OK. I claim to be an engineer not a master potter. With practice I'm sure you will be better than me.
thanks so much so easy and simple way i like it its very useful
I need you to post more
Started posting videos again. One on how cone drive wheels work in the works.
This was not meant to go to subscribers. More instructional videos coming in the new year.
I really like the way you are giving great instruction in throwing , including lots of little details which you often don't hear on pottery videos. Please keep the videos coming. Great stuff!
Thanks for the encouragement. Testing out a few things and getting close to being happy it is all accurate.
Excellent keep them coming.
Please check out the latest videos. Leave comments of what you would like to see.
Very useful. Excellent explanation. Thank you.
Really great explanations. Especially regarding pulling which I never quite understood well before.
Yay, another video. very clear, thank you.
hi
Thanks for vid much help
Cool
Yup
Thank you so much...I'm entirely new to pottery and have been making short, stubby little things. I could *not* get the hang of lifting, but this video is really helpful. I'm going to subscribe! Take care, Casey
i usually buy my clay but do you know where to find good clay in nature ?
That is an interesting topic but I don't have experience yet. When I come across more infomation I will let you know.
thanks !
thanks ! it helped
Very helpful! Thank you for showing the cross section.
Looking good David :)
High praise indeed coming from you.
Great video! Hope you'll make more videos! I just got to try working at a potter's wheel for the first time on Saturday, and I loved it!
I hope you are still enjoying throwing. Started making videos again.
Pottery with an Engineer I'm glad to hear it! I just glazed my first pieces, so I'm excited to see how they turn out! I'm definitely hooked! 😊
@@Pottery_with_an_Engineer I like pottery but I cant buy a kiln how can I bisque fire a pot without a Kiln
pls do more videos !
pls help me with an opening !
It took a while but I started making more videos. Hopefully I will catch up to your current skills soon.
thanks
thaks, as a begginer potter it helped for me a lot !