tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940802045758241458.post1850856071842982805..comments2023-05-07T18:21:26.887+10:00Comments on Mr. Young's Ceramics Class: Cake Stand...Mr. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00696214535601007261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940802045758241458.post-50170570379170266042011-05-23T12:29:06.929+10:002011-05-23T12:29:06.929+10:00Try it out! But definitely put something underneat...Try it out! But definitely put something underneath, as Brian suggested.. just in case! Next time you make a cake stand, you could try giving it the slightest bit of a rim around the outside of the stand (so when it's flipped right side up, it has a tiny bit of a "skirt").. like not even an inch. I think that would strengthen the structure.Lydia Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267173399590141464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940802045758241458.post-83739717047507974442011-01-06T04:28:29.451+10:002011-01-06T04:28:29.451+10:00i throw cake stands in two parts and assemble them...i throw cake stands in two parts and assemble them at the leather hard stage. i have had trouble with warping during the firing. if i make the base wider i seem to have less warping although i like the look of a base that is narrower where it meets the plate. i fire them right side up and have done them to ^10 in the gas kiln and to ^12 in wood. i did one in wood that had a really cool warp to it... i liked it and kept it for myself figuring most buyers would think it was a defect! good luck and post pics of the resultsMichèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940802045758241458.post-63902490571392534972010-12-29T21:44:40.924+10:002010-12-29T21:44:40.924+10:00That's a tough one... if you don't try it,...That's a tough one... if you don't try it, you'll never know for sure.<br />But if you're worried about sagging, maybe throw an open ring 3/4" tall, 13" wide to put under the rim, and leave the underside unglazed instead? To smooth the unglazed surface, i/d burnish.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791283568073889587noreply@blogger.com