Cement and clay pot

Txhorticulture said:
I am impressed. So what are the advantages of high fired clay? Is is stronger, more durable? I'll go to the library tomorrow see what I can find. Fools rush in ...
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If you live in areas where it freezes, for the most part high fired clay is immune to heaving, cracking and disintegration. Low fired, or non-fired, clay will absorb water which expands when frozen, mostly destroying pots made of it.

Additionally, low fired clay tends to be more prone to wearing away over time. High fired pots won't.

Concrete can be a problem for the same reasons, it erodes and leaches stuff into the soil, which may, or may not, affect the trees growing in it.

Good luck.
 
Played more clay tonight.image.jpgimage.jpg Glaze or no glaze?
 

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sorce said:
Stickroot. Where the hell did you come from?
I don't remember a first post!

Welcome to Crazy!

Sorce
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My first post is in the what is your MO THREAD, the massive Trident project post? HI!
 
Mo. Mo.?

I got friends in Mo. Mean to go visit. They got a few acres to browse!
What kind of trees so you find there?

Great stuff man!

Sorce
 
sorce said:
Mo. Mo.?

I got friends in Mo. Mean to go visit. They got a few acres to browse!
What kind of trees so you find there?

Great stuff man!

Sorce
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I have 10 acres of all trees, no grass, lots of ground training, and a freind has a 600 acre nursery where we have lots of fun old stuff going on. Old Euro Hornbeams, awesome Trident maples, old Acer Truncadum, check out all the little Cypress!image.jpgCome out and play trees sometime
 
I made a very large heavy concrete pot....Just the pot weighs about 75 lbs. Here is the link to the post about making it.... http://vendo80.blogspot.com/2014/08/large-concrete-pot-design.html

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I'm really impressed with what you made! I always wanted to make my own pots but I simply can't find any place to fire my pieces. I can make a mean pot, but it costs quite a bit to join a club and a lot of times they won't fire it for me because they are untrusting of materials that aren't pre-approved by the kiln owner. WHICH, is totally understandable.
 
lieuz said:
I'm really impressed with what you made! I always wanted to make my own pots but I simply can't find any place to fire my pieces. I can make a mean pot, but it costs quite a bit to join a club and a lot of times they won't fire it for me because they are untrusting of materials that aren't pre-approved by the kiln owner. WHICH, is totally understandable.
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A lady that does classes in my area showed me how she sets bricks in the bottom of a metal drum and sets the pot on them, then packs newspaper and all sorts of burnable material around it and let's it burn, it leaves pretty neat finishes on the pot, but doesn't work for glazes. Like you said it costs $250 a month to join her club/classes to be able to get stuff fired.
Let's see your work.
 
michaelj said:
Why would that be? Does unsuitable clay material pose a threat to damage the kiln?
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I told the lady that teaches classes here that I didn't want to use mi P's kiln for Clay because they only use it for glass
And she said you can't damage them with clay. So I guess they just want you to PAY.
 
JoeR said:
Air pockets can cause an explosion which can shatter the other pots in the kiln
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Thank you :). They (no names to protect the innocent) have all the say in the world in protecting their kiln and I understand, no questions asked, I'd hate for myself to be in their shoes. The best reason she gave me was, through her experience, there have been people who want to save money here and there, again understandable. Then there are people who go to the extreme and go and dig up their own clay in their yard or else where. Because that clay may have foreign objects, doesn't have to be visible, they can cause very irreparable damage to their kiln. I have found that if I buy their clay, they will allow me to use their kiln for a fee. Problem is their clay is $$ and piece size limitations
 
lieuz said:
Thank you :). They (no names to protect the innocent) have all the say in the world in protecting their kiln and I understand, no questions asked, I'd hate for myself to be in their shoes. The best reason she gave me was, through her experience, there have been people who want to save money here and there, again understandable. Then there are people who go to the extreme and go and dig up their own clay in their yard or else where. Because that clay may have foreign objects, doesn't have to be visible, they can cause very irreparable damage to their kiln. I have found that if I buy their clay, they will allow me to use their kiln for a fee. Problem is their clay is $$ and piece size limitations
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If you call Blackjack in Texas they are supposed to send you a 25 lb sample for free to try it, I already love it!
 
Stickroot said:
A lady that does classes in my area showed me how she sets bricks in the bottom of a metal drum and sets the pot on them, then packs newspaper and all sorts of burnable material around it and let's it burn, it leaves pretty neat finishes on the pot, but doesn't work for glazes. Like you said it costs $250 a month to join her club/classes to be able to get stuff fired.
Let's see your work.
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Curious if you've tried this...if so, how did it work?
 
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