Kristopher1129
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- Jan 3, 2011
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Well, I recently solved an issue I was having with my clay.
It may just be me, and where I'm located...but I'm sure others have this issue. As a lot of you know, I'm from NH. It's getting cold here. I used to always keep my clay in a little plastic container...but in the summer time, it would get stuck to it like crazy.
So, this may sound crazy to some...but I've been leaving it in a plastic container filled with ONR, and it's been working awesome. It keeps the clay from melting to the plastic.
BUT, now my problem has been that the clay and liquid become cold, and when I go to use it...it's hard as a rock. I typically have just been working it for a while to soften it up. But this takes time out of my day, and drives me nuts.
I came up with a solution...here is my heated clay setup! lol....
I bought a mason jar off eBay. I know I could have bought one locally...but I didn't feel like running around trying to find the size I needed. I wanted a wide mouth pint jar so I could get my hand in and out with ease. Yes, I have little hands, ha.
I bought a Mr. Coffee cup warmer off eBay as well. This heats both the liquid, and the clay up in about 10-15 minutes. The clay is soft, and ready to roll in no time. Quite possibly my best idea yet! lol
Even the way the cap on the mason jar is separated works great cause it allows the pressure out of the glass. Only problem is...it works better than I thought. So I gotta remember to pull the jar off the warmer. It's gets pretty hot, but still better than really cold. Plus I can keep my coffee warm!
It may just be me, and where I'm located...but I'm sure others have this issue. As a lot of you know, I'm from NH. It's getting cold here. I used to always keep my clay in a little plastic container...but in the summer time, it would get stuck to it like crazy.
So, this may sound crazy to some...but I've been leaving it in a plastic container filled with ONR, and it's been working awesome. It keeps the clay from melting to the plastic.
BUT, now my problem has been that the clay and liquid become cold, and when I go to use it...it's hard as a rock. I typically have just been working it for a while to soften it up. But this takes time out of my day, and drives me nuts.
I came up with a solution...here is my heated clay setup! lol....
I bought a mason jar off eBay. I know I could have bought one locally...but I didn't feel like running around trying to find the size I needed. I wanted a wide mouth pint jar so I could get my hand in and out with ease. Yes, I have little hands, ha.
I bought a Mr. Coffee cup warmer off eBay as well. This heats both the liquid, and the clay up in about 10-15 minutes. The clay is soft, and ready to roll in no time. Quite possibly my best idea yet! lol
Even the way the cap on the mason jar is separated works great cause it allows the pressure out of the glass. Only problem is...it works better than I thought. So I gotta remember to pull the jar off the warmer. It's gets pretty hot, but still better than really cold. Plus I can keep my coffee warm!
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