[TheForge] Fw: Metal and Pottery questions

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Terry,

I'm doing pretty good, really busy in the shop. I pulled my knee last 
summer, but it seems to have healed and doesn't hurt right now.


How is the deep water recovery business comming along?

ps: I tried to send direct to you but it was rejected.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Metal and Pottery questions


hello bob;

how are you?

please see my reply to ries.

On Thu, 5 Jan 2012, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

> Terry,
>
> When making a part it depends a lot on how much stress it will have.  If 
> non
> structural you can use mild steel, if it will have a lot of stress you 
> will
> need a better grade with the right teat treat. You also need to consider
> whether or not it needs to be abrasion resistant.
>
> You could get plain white mugs from a restaurant supply pretty cheap. You
> could then paint them yourself or have them screen printed, and then 
> fired.
> I don't know what the cost would be but my mom used to do ceramics and 
> doing
> the whole thing is not cheep when you have to buy the greenware and pay 
> for
> 2 or 3 fireings.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>

-- 
terry l. ridder ><>



-----
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4724 - Release Date: 01/05/12