The Bar... Volume#2

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:47 am

what do you do at the rodeo there geospyder?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:47 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:Do you see sex organs everywhere you look?

No. When I look at sex organs, I see sex organs. When I look at washing machine agitators, I see washing machine agitators.

This is strange, how?

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:32 am

Thecatman wrote:what do you do at the rodeo there geospyder?

Just walk around

Sometimes walk a little faster (never run â€“ you can get hurt). We can provide personal escort service out the gate, special seating and can even offer overnight accommodations complete with transportation.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:21 pm

pinemom wrote:S.O.P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn dude, we thought the clowns had eaten you??????

they tried to...

fucking clowns and their big flat feet...

no match for the Mighty Boots of Doom that all Santas wear though...

fucking clowns, when will they learn?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:45 pm

Thomas Kinkade Arrested for Suspicion of DUI.

MisaBlue · Post by **MisaBlue** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:05 pm

It's about time...

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:09 pm

I agree Misa! I'm going to have limes with mine.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:39 pm

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:19 pm

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:21 pm

Hey, LF, where can I get one of those?????

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:32 pm

a foamy head or a large rear?

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:44 pm

That is a lovely rear and the foamy head ain't bad either

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:46 pm

Yeah but she probbaly has an ugly mug.

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:51 pm

Such a cynic, Fae Tora. I see her as beautiful. I guess that's what makes a horse race

Have a good weekend, all

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:55 pm

Lol.

I hope you have a good weekend too. Trying to get better at working out every day. I would like to tone up but I have this problem. I believe procrastination is an art form.

MisaBlue · Post by **MisaBlue** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:40 pm

Enjoy the rest of friday evening you have and weekend...yay...i am going to celebrate 93th birthday (not mine, if somebody curious

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FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:45 pm

I was about to say, you look great for 93.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:45 pm

gh wanders in from the dark for a quick cup of coffee.

get to go play in the morning when I get off work for a little bit.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:28 am

quite night in here.

well might as well get things started this morning.

and maybe a little change of pace for breakfast.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:51 am

MM
wondering how the playa did in the kiln?

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:53 am

Morning GH. That looks like a wonderful brekie! Sounds to me that you could use a bit of playtime.

Procratination can be an art form

But before we get into all that, a bit of coffee is in order and an early snuggle in the NEB and maybe a bit of a snooze before tennis.

Cheers

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:01 am

Playtime?

going to take care of some of that this morning.

wonder if I should take my hard hat?

I know, silly goat, always SAFETY THIRD !!!!!

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:05 am

GH, my first try was a bust. I separated and acidified the clay and poured a small amount into a bisque fired small shallow dish that I had made of "normal clay". The water in the playa clay was absorbed into the bisque ware and evaporated making a typical cracked surface that one sees on the desert floor. I then fired it to about 1850 F The result was what appeared to be small chips of red iron oxide. I have saved these and when I do glaze firing to about 2100 F in a week or so I will see if the clay will become vitrified. The seemingly small difference in temperature really makes a huge difference in the result, so we will see I will have some of the results with me on the Playa so you can see for yourself. I may have to add a flux or some other element to make a usable clay.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:10 am

have you tried firing just raw playa dust at all?

one thing I have noticed in making stones is they are sometimes very fragile
and am wondering if they where fired in a kiln where they could be slowly cooled down if they would be more stable.

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:29 am

The sediment that drops to the bottom is not clay at all, so it is good to get rid of that. If you fire it hot enough to say 2280 F, it should vitrify. That is what I plan for my next step. The reason that the "stones" that you make are brittle is that the clay has not vitrified. It is sort of in the state of a red flower pot that absorbs water is is porous. Once it vitrifies, the porosity and frangible nature of the material transforms into something akin to glass. So, we'll see. I will let you know of my results. BTW, the dust of which you speak is actually the clay Not a great idea to breathe too much of it ... like none at all if you are still relatively young and value you lungs. Dust masks are very important. But hey, you know that. Oh yes, slow cooling is also very important because if it cools too quickly it will stress crack and become brittle. I always wait until the pots in my kiln have cooled to a point that I can handle them with my bare hands, before I take them out of the kiln, usually about 24 hours after reaching the final target temp. Likely more that you wanted to know LOL

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:03 am

magicmarty wrote:Not a great idea to breathe too much of it ... like none at all if you are still relatively young and value you lungs.

LOL
hard not to do, living here.
LOL
but since I am not young, and it is impossible to escape,
well shit.
good thing I don't smoke
unless I get caught in the focal point.

ouch

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:18 am

Morning all. Actually a beautiful morning here in the Washoe Valley. Talking of lungs, I'm going to exercise mine this morning with a nice hike up in the upper Galena basin.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:48 am

it is a fantastic morning isn't it.
good day to teach bowling balls how to fly.

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:10 am

If you two don't play nice I'll have to deal out some spankings!

Morning! went for a walk and have a sty in my eye but it's good because now I have coffee!

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:26 am

I still had a red "cheek" souvenir a couple days after Burningman last year from a spanking.