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Old 2008-08-06, 2:00pm
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hemostat tweezer thingys, the kind like surgical clamps that can lock closed (got some really Cheap ones, £1 a pair for mini ones at one of those cheapy shop places that has a £1 section)
and a piece of brass clamped into them, I just used a scrap and filed the edges. this makes a great flat surface, I used this for when I had some trouble using a reichenbach pink on a graphite marver, it chilled it too quick.

I guess you could cut and bend the brass to any shape.

I also had a little flaring tool that was basically a triangle of metal in one of those exacto knife handles, I wanted different angles of flare so I cut up some more brass and made different sizes

off to take pic...

these are what I'm on about ...

various re-purposed tools, nail pullers/pincers i use for breaking stringer, a selection of knives and spoons, for shaping and a giant spoon thats a spoon rest.

and this is a pea scoop, I use it to fish around in the vermiculite for things that aren't on mandrels(wearing a mask of course!)

hope this inspires anyone to see anything(well almost anything) as a tool(my local kitchen shop always asks 'what are you going to use that for?' knowing I dont want to use 3 ice cream scoops for ice cream...)

I also have a stainless steel tray(from a charity shop) sat on kiln posts ontop of my kiln for drying frit or leaving just joined together rods or prewarming or whatever.

Madeline
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