[Clayart] My new tile floor

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On 2/13/2025 12:16 PM, Bryan Johnson via Clayart wrote:
> A slight mod to the die would have eliminated the need to remove the 
> scrap
> layer, and reduce waste. If the die made two tiles with the wire 
> separating
> them they could also be book ended.
> I do like the wire idea. I've used aluminum strips as a way of cutting
> multiple slabs.
> 
> Bryan Johnson
> 
> 

Yes, "book ending" cut extruded slabs could be a neat effect.
How about extruding a thick slab, slicing it into 4 pieces,
and building a square vase???
No need for a wire on the die - just put the slab on a table,
and using sticks for thickness control, cut it into slabs of
equal thickness.

For my tiles, I didn't want to make a 2-tiles-at-a-time die
because I wanted the maximum width possible without resorting
to an expansion box on the extruder.
Designing a thicker die would mean that the width would
have to be reduced. In this case it would probably be in the
vicinity of 1/4". That doesn't sound like much, but this would
be noticeable.

Also - no waste of the thin cut off slabs, as they are simply
added to the clay log and loaded in the extruder for the next
batch.

David
david at farmpots.com