Let's say I found a decent supplier of smooth potters clay and it arrives as a moist heavy block in a plastic bag. How do I turn it into the squelchy, slimy awesomeness that I see on ClubMPV?
Do I soak it in a bucket of water overnight first? Do I use a hacksaw to slice it like cheese?
Who has done this before? I'd like to know the process before I order 3 blocks of the stuff and invite a willing female friend over... (Help)
Oh man idk about potters clay that seems thick. l just posted about clay powder and getting a mud mixer because I've heard that's a good artificial mud to use
I bought a whole tonne of potters clay once as bagged clay, and yes it does take some preparation. The way I did it was to take off small chunks with my hands, place it in a bucket then soak it in water before mixing. A laborious process. I guess the other way would be to throw the chunks into a pool and use your body to mix it, but it will still take patience.
I have used clay from Hobbycraft. It's not that bad as long as you give it a week before you wanna use it. Like you say just break it up put enough warm water in to cover it and then every day just get your hands in there to break up the lumps. It's the best substance I have used to date. Totally covered naked ! In fact it's on my to do list again ! Cinqgirlracer.
I have a 'friend' that got some potters clay . . .
I would suggest a 5 gallon bucket, filled about 1/4 with cut up chunks of clay, covered in water, let it sit for about a week. Then use a 5 gallon bucket drill attached paint mixer; with a decent heavy duty variable speed drill.
i got this one and i use it for batter but the best one you can get for clay, is just liek this but doesnt have that flat bottom. the clay likes to get stuck on it. it has an open mouth type of shape. it is on amazon
i just got one and it was incredible. i used it mixing some syrup into icing and it was great! no clumps stuck on that flat bottom part. just gotta make sure you are using a sturdy bucket
i gotta mix some clay today!
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Don't buy it as bagged clay, buy a 50lb bag of powdered clay instead and it will mix up to whatever consistency you desire in just a couple of minutes. An equivalent amount of bagged clay will cost you more as you are paying for the weight of the water and the time and effort it took to mix it.
quarryman said: Don't buy it as bagged clay, buy a 50lb bag of powdered clay instead and it will mix up to whatever consistency you desire in just a couple of minutes. An equivalent amount of bagged clay will cost you more as you are paying for the weight of the water and the time and effort it took to mix it.
Right. What he says. This is two or three bags of powdered clay and a minutes work with a paint stirrer on an electric drill. Mix it to whatever consistency you want that way and it's a lot easier to work with.
We buy it as a solid block and we mix it the same way humans have done for thousands of years, with our feet. You put it in a bowl, add water and tread away. It's lots of fun to do, feels great and you get a nice bit of exercise too
I did check the hobbycraft store...the amount of clay needed would be 5 times the amount they have on the shelf...about a hundred dollars worth at least (excluding the time and labor).
Walmart has a bentonite 50lb bag for $31?? Wow...I can get a face mask but I'm still not crazy about the potential dust. Maybe if I opened it carefully in the middle of the pool and had a spray bottle of water at the ready... Okay, doing it.
Are you in the US or England? There are pottery clay stores are in most major cities in the US and that is the cheapest place to buy clay in bags. Since the term hobbycraft is more of an English term, if you're in England then a pottery supply store would probably be some distance from you. What you are looking for is nary so much a general craft store as a store that sells only pottery clay and related supplies.
Thanks for everyone's help. I think I'm on the right path. I didn't catch the British term, just assumed it was one of many, many Hobby stores in major cities in the US. (Two or three named Hobby-something or other at least.) Many thanks!
Shyguy said: I did check the hobbycraft store...the amount of clay needed would be 5 times the amount they have on the shelf...about a hundred dollars worth at least (excluding the time and labor).
Walmart has a bentonite 50lb bag for $31?? Wow...I can get a face mask but I'm still not crazy about the potential dust. Maybe if I opened it carefully in the middle of the pool and had a spray bottle of water at the ready... Okay, doing it.
Easiest way to get it is probably from a ceramic or art supply place near you. MPV bought it by the ton that way. And if casually breathing it was going to hurt you then Dave and I would have been dead long ago.
Powdered clay dust is actually a hazardous substance to breathe and can produce a similar condition to miner's lung. One of the places I used to buy pottery clay by the ton from made me sign some sort of EPA disclaimer that was all about the hazard of the dust. I always did my best to keep the dust down but would usually end up with clay all in my nose anyway. Just as it took a while working in a coal mine to get miner's lung, same with clay dust I'm sure, the only thing is you don't get to know how much is too much until it's too much. I've noticed that all of the bulk pottery supply places I've been to in recent years are now making their employees where respirators when mixing clay.
Definitely google "ceramics supply near me" 1st. After doing this last summer, I was able to find a supplier literally 5 min from my work. You can buy their white slip in bulk pre-mixed for $4.75/gallon (see pic below). Kind of funny that you can bring your own bucket (BYOB, don't forget the lid!). You go in the store, pay for the quantity you want, drive around to the back of the warehouse and a worker fills up your bucket with a nozzle and hose like at the gas station. I had to play it off cool as I was buzzing with anticipation watching my buckets getting filled.
This slip clay had some of the best coverage of any substance I've used. Think supper thick and silky grey paint. Great coverage, no opacity, nwo smell, neutral tast and super easy to wash off. No mixing prep needed. Relatively cheap. Beware that the buckets are very heavy when filled.
Hope this helps. A post from boychukker lead me to this wam gold mine .
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