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Over the last few months of each year the Newcastle Bonsai Association runs a progressive raffle. This year the prizes were 1st a lovely big old fig bonsai that had been donated by an older club member & also a stunning Pat Kennedy drum pot. I bought tickets at the November meeting & joked with one of the members that the pot was mine, she could have the fig. Well sure enough when I turned up at the meeting today I had in fact won the PK pot... Its such a beautiful pot and I dont have anything suitable so rather than use it as a growing on pot (its too good for that) I have offered it to my mentor for one of his ginkgo's. The condition is that when & if the time comes that I have a tree worthy of such a fine pot he will return it.

It has apparently been sitting in the clubs prize cupboard for quite some time. I would love to know more of when it was made so hopefully Pat might pop by & fill the dots. It is signed with the Initial PK & the number 015 scratched into the underside of the pot.

I will post a pic when we pot the ginkgo's into it.

Matt

Hi Matt,
I've just returned from a month fishing and camping in Tassie...hence my silence...sorry!
I'm glad you like the pot but there is very little to tell about it. I can tell you it was made in 2005, clay is Feeneys BRT, and the glaze is a Roundleaf ash...#14 in my glaze book (if by some chance you get hold of the book when I'm pushing up daisies) . It was fired to 1290C in a reduced atmosphere. And that's about it....again, thanks for your interest!

Pat

Sorry, missed this thread Matt.

"there is very little to tell about it. I can tell you it was made in 2005, clay is Feeneys BRT, and the glaze is a Roundleaf ash...#14 in my glaze book (if by some chance you get hold of the book when I'm pushing up daisies) . It was fired to 1290C in a reduced atmosphere."


PffffTTT!!! history in the making.... great pot, your a lucky man Matt!!


P.K- Fine work.

Brett> Gets out note book just in case he doesn't get a copy of Pat's book

Pat you have me worried giving such information. You don't plan on pushing up daisies too soon I hope
Nice pot

Oh while I have your attention. I have been trying to reverse the direction of my electric wheel. Reversing poles did not work. I guess the only other option is twisting the belt but not sure there is enough room

Pat K wrote:Hi Matt,
I've just returned from a month fishing and camping in Tassie...hence my silence...sorry!
I'm glad you like the pot but there is very little to tell about it. I can tell you it was made in 2005, clay is Feeneys BRT, and the glaze is a Roundleaf ash...#14 in my glaze book (if by some chance you get hold of the book when I'm pushing up daisies) . It was fired to 1290C in a reduced atmosphere. And that's about it....again, thanks for your interest!

Pat

Hey Pat,

No need to apologise, camping in tassie sounds like heaven, your a lucky man.

Like it pffttt LOVE IT... from the moment I saw it...

Now about that glaze book

Matt

Hi Brett, I've consulted a clever friend who tells me that it is possible to reverse a single phase AC motor but my eyes quickly glazed over as he went into detail...... I then went to google; try 'The Selection, Connection, Reversing & Repair of Electric motors', Lamperter.
Do you need to reverse because you're cacky-handed? I had an old friend who was a 'thrower' for Fowler's, making demijohns, and he was taught to throw with the clay coming towards him on the left-hand side of the wheel. His apprenticeship was 7 years!!!!

Matt, If you are interested in ash glazes have a look at 'Ash Glazes' by Phil Rogers. He's a pom, and not only are they excellent cricketers but not bad potters!!

Pat

I am right handed Pat but the clay is coming at me on the left and away on the right as in anti clockwise. I mentioned this to the ladies at pottery when some one was using the wheel there and noticed the wheel there went the same way. The lady on the wheel is fairly accomplished and said she had never really thought about it
So I was starting to think that was the usual direction but now I have no idea.
Hey I know I am going to look at some youtube vids and see which way theirs go

Reversing the motor is starting to sound to complicated for me I never realised there where so many different types of electric motors??? But if there is a way it might be worth asking an electrician. Thanks