Working with clay comes with some risks that need to be addressed to prevent damage. One of these things is the prevention of getting quantities of clay within your plumbing of your studio. Clay within the plumbing is terribly problematic, as it can completely clog your pipes. One of the first things I knew I needed in my home studio was a clay trap to prevent sediment from going into my drain. That with my pre-rinse bucket keeps the majority of the clay sediment from settling in the pipes where it shouldn’t be. Although I don’t address it in the video, I also pre rinse all my aprons and towels prior to washing in my washing machine.
This video shows my 2 step method I use in my home studio to keep clay out of my plumbing. I use a GLECO trap under my sink to catch the sediment that makes it down my drain. But, before it makes it down my drain, I do a pre-rinse in a bucket within my sink that catches the majority of the sediment. The trap I empty into my trash, and the bucket, I empty outside. If you want to know more about gleco traps, and which one might work for your sink height check them out here. www.practicon.com/Gleco-Trap-...
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I made this video for my Ceramics II, III, and independent studyI students at Mason High School. I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 33 years, over the past 27 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics.
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14 янв 2024