Post #621976 by danlovestikis on Sun, Jan 22, 2012 11:29 AM

Thanks MadDogMike, can't wait for your next step on the trailer project.
Hey Kenny I just saw the mug you and Big Toe did together on Marketplace. Looks crazy good. Thank you for all your kind words.
hang10Tiki Dan always has music playing while we work in the garage so he is shaking to the beat.

#7 and #8 are out of the molds. One had a large air bubble. Even though I pound the sides with a rubber mallet sometimes a bubble just sticks. It's an easy fix and her are the steps.

The bubble at the top.

I always throw pieces of clay cut off poured mugs into a bag with extra slip. It makes good repair material.

I keep small jars of slip to use for top offs and repairs.

I shake up the jar and then use the lid for dipping. If it starts to dry the lid goes back on and I shake it up again and then its ready to use. I take pieces of the clay and dip it in the slip.

I add it into the area with the slip so that I won't have any air bubbles.

Dip and add until I have overfilled the hole.

This repair clay is not as dry as the mug. It will shrink as it drys so make the repair larger than the hole.

When you have spots that are not as dry as the rest you put a bag over the project so they can equalize and become the same.

So I'll wait an extra day before I fine tune these two mugs.

Cheers, Wendy