Reminder to all

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I dislike going on a rant, but here we go. There are several rules that have been being ignored in the ceramics studio:

  • names and dates on greenware shelf. May begin discarding items with no name or date since i don’t know when the 30 day clock started when there is no date.

  • greenware shelf is for greenware items only. I am thinking about just throwing out bisqued items on the greenware shelf. I know it is a pain, but either glaze it and move along in the process or take it home.

  • Items in drying rack: thank you for washing the tools you use, wash and put away, they do not need to be completely dry, you are leaving drying items for someone else to clean up after you.

  • Clay storage is kiln room: names and dates, discards may start happening soon.

This is a shared space with lots of people using it, I realize people are busy, as am I and I don’t want to spend my studio time putting away tools and looking at projects with no dates and in the wrong places. Please be considerate of others and follow the basic rules of the area.If you are unclear about rules or processes, contact me or refer to the Wiki.

Rant complete

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On that note, I saw a bunch of clay in the strainer bucket in the sink.. I put the large chunks in the reclaim bucket. What is the policy for something like that? I thought there shouldn’t be any clay left in there. I’m entirely sure where it came from.

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Thank you, large pieces of clay go in the buckets to the side of the sink. Strainer is to keep tools from falling to the bottom while cleaning then

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Important: Please break up all large pieces into small pieces before placing in buckets to right of sink.

Large chunks of wet clay don’t easily absorb water and allow the clay to melt down into individual particles needed for the reclaim process.

If clay is super wet then pushing it through the mesh wire into the bucket below allows it to be in small pieces as it hits the water. If it is dryer shavings, letting them fully dry before adding to the water is best because then the dry clay immediately breaks down into tiny clay particles when it hits the water.

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