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Z zerostreet Tiki Socialite http://www.zerostreet.com Joined: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 2411	Z zerostreet Posted posted on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 3:52 PM On 2013-09-15 15:49, danlovestikis wrote: Did you soak it first in water? Otherwise the tiny holes that caused them would still be working their magic. It's really hard to make holes go away. That's why I pound the outside of the mold with a rubber mallet as the slip is poured inside. You get to learn all the pitfalls on your first two mugs. It took me since August 2010 to find them all! Wendy No I'm gonna start doing that. They are hard fill up aren't they. You brush glaze and in a second the whole is there again. I haven't tried the rubber mallet...if this keeps up I may try a sledgehammer! :D Tiki Tower The Art of Robert Jimenez http://www.tikitower.com [ Edited by: zerostreet 2013-09-15 15:52 ]

On 2013-09-15 15:49, danlovestikis wrote:
Did you soak it first in water? Otherwise the tiny holes that caused them would still be working their magic. It's really hard to make holes go away. That's why I pound the outside of the mold with a rubber mallet as the slip is poured inside. You get to learn all the pitfalls on your first two mugs. It took me since August 2010 to find them all! Wendy

No I'm gonna start doing that. They are hard fill up aren't they. You brush glaze and in a second the whole is there again.

I haven't tried the rubber mallet...if this keeps up I may try a sledgehammer! :D

Tiki Tower
The Art of Robert Jimenez
http://www.tikitower.com

[ Edited by: zerostreet 2013-09-15 15:52 ]

Post #693631 by zerostreet on Sun, Sep 15, 2013 3:52 PM