Some homemade attys and genesis

**l3oertjie** · 05-09-2011, 07:27 PM

Gents, why don't you make your own ceramic?

I have (with great success) made my own with simple modelling clay and a small gas torch.

All I did was to flatten the clay, shape and torch for about 10 minutes.

Make sure you drill all the holes you want after initial torching (about 1 minute). When it becomes ceramic it is a drill bit killer - very very hard! You have to allow the clay to dry for about 3 hours after forming. Torch for 1 minute, drill all required holes, check size etc and continue torching for about 10 minutes. I used standard pottery clay.

Like this:

**Gummy Bear** · 05-09-2011, 07:50 PM

Well post a pic so we can see if you really are a Hairy Potter.

**l3oertjie** · 05-09-2011, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gummy Bear

Well post a pic so we can see if you really are a Hairy Potter.

**Gummy Bear** · 05-09-2011, 08:22 PM

yup he is, he is,,,,

**asdaq** · 05-09-2011, 09:32 PM

Too funny, what a poor, poor guy...

**nicotime** · 05-10-2011, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by l3oertjie

You can fool some of them l3oertjie...you just wish you had that much hair!

I would imagine that it would be just like an unglazed ceramic cup or tile.

Here is the Autocrete fired up.
Autocrete cup.jpg

**MadmanMacguyver** · 05-10-2011, 04:42 AM

Ha My hair gets like that once a year...then I cut it all off Maybe I should give it to one of those hair charities for Chemo patients to wear...

@l3oertjie how do you keep the ceramic from absorbing the liquid...everything I have ever made needed a glazing to repel fluids...(coffee mugs, bowls,a stout tankard

) so I haven't even thought of making caps from ceramic...

**l3oertjie** · 05-10-2011, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by MadmanMacguyver

@l3oertjie how do you keep the ceramic from absorbing the liquid...everything I have ever made needed a glazing to repel fluids...(coffee mugs, bowls,a stout tankard

) so I haven't even thought of making caps from ceramic...

MadmanMacguyver, I don't worry too much about the absorption of the liquid into the ceramic to be quite honest. The first cup I made I sealed with superglue.... The ceramic absorbed the superglue quite nicely and then hardened to solid. After that I decided to try and use it without the superglue and although it absorbed the liquid a bit and discoloured, it still works pretty good.