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Well, here we go ....
The surface of the left and right tables are not on the same plane ( height from floor ).
The left side [ slab side ] is higher than the right side. [ supply side ]
Clay particles have a memory. If you bend a corner
of a slab or a tile up and put it back down, flat. It will warp when dry
and / or warp during firing and return to the same place.
As the clay passes through the rollers and “feed” out;
the bottom of the slab should level with the top of the bottom roller.
The slab should not fall or bend to reach the top of the slab sideof the table as
it passes out of the rollers.
Any drop to the “slab side” table top will promote warpage.
Which is why the clay particles MUST be compressed or re-aligned after any
transporting from the table top to an other work surface.
In other words, the clay can not droop or slump as you move large
[ or small ] slabs from the slab table top to the place where you will
be assembling. Any deforming of the slab's integrity will cause it to warp.
The plane fact is ( ha, ha ), any one of the steps in the slab assembly
process can cause warpage.
Re-aligning the clay particles by pushing, ribbing, twisting; WHATEVER,
will assure you; that the clay will, at least, warp in a direction you can live
with.
E-mail me if that is not clear. In fact re-write it, and we will use it.
P.S. There are 19
PLATTERS made from slabs
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