URL: Factory worker glazing bone-dry plates by spinning, sponging and dipping
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The plates appear to be heated and the glaze is likely high-specific gravity because it dries incredibly fast.
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Spin-glazing bisque-fired plates in a factory
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These plates are made at the HomeVSS factory in China. The plate is placed on a soft rubber-surfaced spinning wheelhead that is rotating fast enough that a ladle full of glaze poured into the center is expelled within a second and dries within four seconds. At the two-second mark, a sponge is used to catch drips and even coverage on the lip. The thixotropic character of the glaze enables the quick drying (since no CMC is needed). The plate is finished by a follow-up bottom-dip, using a suction cup holder. Finally, the lip is finished using a brush with the same glaze slurry. Watch this on Instagram using the link below.
This factory "flash dipper" is at another level!
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It only takes her two seconds. But those two seconds are packed with details. To a typical potter, it might seem that this factory worker is doing the impossible. Although she is just dipping plates, there is so much going on here we need to stop and itemize it. There is more than one thing a potter can learn from this. Click/tap the URL below to see the video and learn more.
Links
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https://homevss.com/collections/plates
HomeVSS tableware factory in China Crafting high quality table ware since 1990. |
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd7wgQmiEQm
A factory worker uses his hand as a suction cup to hold a plate while dip glazing it The glaze is very watery so he is applying a very thin layer. As the final motion, he dips the draining rim into water. |
| Glossary |
Dipping Glaze
In traditional ceramics and pottery dipping glazes can be of two main types: For single layer and for application of other layers overtop. Understanding the difference is important. |
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Once-Fire
The practice of once-firing ceramics (no bisque) to produce fully glazed products. Considerable technical expertise and good testing are required to make it work. This is not a shortcut to skipping bisque firing. |
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Videos of factory workers making holloware
They use the same basic techniques as potters. But they work at astonishing speed, use novel tools and hybrid workflows. |
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