I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so they are glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I can seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue
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I made a horse on special order and it slumped against another pot so they are glazed together - his front leg to the vase's belly. Is there any way I can seperate them at least to save the horse! Best, Sue
You can try using a dremel tool with a carbide cutting blade on it - be sure to wear a mask. Donna
I'd nibble the vase away, carefully grind the remains of it off the horse's leg with my bench grinder then fire the horse again. But grinding the leg without breaking it is probably going to be a tricky job.
The Dremel is a nerdy little thing for people who are afraid of real power tools. :-) I'm glad your horse was OK.
In defense of "little" power tools, let me say that I have both a Dremel and a die grinder (like a router stuffed into a Dremel-on-steroids housing). The die grinder is fantastic for when you really need to remove material (wood, etc), but it takes 2 hands to use it. The Dremel is much better for the sort of fine detail work that the OP (might have) needed. (Regardless, wear eye protection and a respirator.)
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It is always nice to hear lucky endings! Thanks for sharing. Donna
Ok Rob - those are fighting words! (fine I'm a nerd wantabe but...). I like my miter and recipical saw (in my dreams I have a table and a band saw) but really I think the even dremel on second thought is too big and powerful for this job. If it had actually melted on the other pot, I am now thinking that what you would want is a carbide wire (like a flexible cutting wire covered in carbide grit) that you would work slowly through the glaze. The question is - do they make anything like that?
yes. you can find them in the tile department of home depot.
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I have an electric die grinder, and it's a bit of a handful. Air die grinders are a lot less bulky, but you need a fairly big compressor to power them. I find that you can do some fairly delicate work with a bench grinder, but of course that relies on the workpiece being easy to handle.
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