Shaping hollow-ware on a throwing wheel.Mixing clay and other materials to form a slip or plastic body.Use of pug mills for extruding plastic clay.Use of pottery lathes for turning unfired hollow-ware.
This summarises all the current safety advice associated with teaching ceramics in schools. It includes storing handling and disposing of materials, using and maintaining kilns andĀ ceramics machinery.
Milling: The removal of material to provide a finished form of close tolerance and good surface finish. Milling may be used to form flat surfaces, grooves or recesses.