Best video yet for ceramic lamp instruction. Thanks.

@Vsmithpots

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

You’re an amazing instructor!

Thanks, Vaughn. 😊

You're an amazing teacher Vaughan... thank you so much!!!

Your town looks beautiful!

What a great video! Beautiful work and Thank you, I can’t wait to do this.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Thank you Vaughan, what an amazing spot you chose to live 😊 I’m in England on the South Downs and you have really inspired me to try stencilling with newspaper. Your lamps are beautiful and I particularly like your cat design bowls, amazing work 😍

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

We lived in Sittingbourne for 5 years. Thanks and good luck playing.

Ahh what beautiful lamps! Thanks for the video and the boat ride. I love the ocean and being at sea level. Did not realize there is a gold/silver designation for wires. Good to know. Always something to learn. Thanks again!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

The lamp fixture has two screws, one silver and one gold. I will check at my hardware store to confirm this is standard. Thanks

Another lovely video to watch. Great mix of tips and tricks but so soothing to watch the water and hear the wind and the birds. Thanks Vaughan- I'm all chilled out now 😄

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I cleaned my windows for the next video, big difference in the studio light.

Love the kitties ! Thank you for another informational video! I couldn't help but comment that I too hav a love for gardening, pottery and animals.💖 This is a kind of off the wall comment but, until now I hadn't really thought about these loves having one thing in common...In which a patient disposition is best to have for the most favorable outcome. ...This is what happens when you have been sick all week in bed , you get off the wall thinking! Lol

@Vsmithpots

Жыл бұрын

I hope you get better soon.

Desperately need to see you making tall lamp base

Thank you for all your videos ! I’m learning so much from you here in Kent , England! X

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, we lived in Kent for 5 years, I taught at two schools there. My wife loved it walking from one village to the next.

Paisano's Roost Farm (American Blackbelly Sheep) in Southern New Mexico: As a collector of New Mexico pottery lamps, I appreciate the quality of your lamps. I have 4 lamps: 2 from White Mountain Pottery (Tim Wierville) 1 from Red Earth Studio Tucumcari, NM, 1 from Potteries Mesilla, NM (Bill Cook). Of the 4 lamps, I commissioned 2 of them. One of the White Mountain Pottery lamps caused the potter to change to a stable bell shape instead of tall skinny one. The Potteries Mesilla hadn't made lamp bases in 20 years so he threw 6 and I got first pick. In both cases, I gave the potters a piece of string the height I wanted the finished lamps and creative freedom. 3 of the 4 lamps have handmade copper shades for ease of cleaning.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I also tried to get a paper maker to make shades years ago but the cost was more than my lamps.

Beautiful, great video. 🤗

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcia.

Great video! I really enjoyed watching.. Thanks for taking the time to educate us in pottery.. God Bless

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and stay safe.

Thank you Vaughan for this awesome tutorial! Very helpful! I’ve been tempted to make lamps but adding the hardware has been intimidating for me. I’m looking forward to giving it a try! You do beautiful work and the clips of the outside views are simply gorgeous! Blessings, peace and joy to you!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and stay safe.

I’ve always wanted to try this. Thanks for giving the step-by-step instructions. You’ve given me the courage to make a lamp!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck. If you cannot close up the top they sell vase caps of different sizes.

@kmcbpoll7531

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vsmithpots Closing is still difficult for me, but I’ll keep practicing!

great video, just what i was looking for. Thanks!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Hugaboojoyjuice fantabulous video - the wonky garage potter in north east UK thanks you for such a tactile teaching session. Truly inspiring.

@Vsmithpots

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope your summer is great.

Excellent. Thank you very much!!!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

I love it!!! It seems so Easy, but İt's not, you are the best👏👏👏

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Vaughan, thanks for another breakfast video with really nice results. The stress you put on using the ribbed side of the cord for the neutral is vitally important for the safety of the lamp so that the shell where you screw the bulb in does not become constantly hot. All good advice and another good demo. Cheers...Freddie I was withholding making a comment about your surroundings, as I didn't want the yearning to get back to Nova Scotia being too apparent.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

The electrician told me the power comes in on the ribbed/silver wire and leaves on the smooth/ gold wire, apparently that is vitally important. With only two wires it would be nice if that was noted in the guide sheet.

@freddiemoretti8456

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vsmithpots That electrician has it backwards Vaughan the neutral is the return and ribbed, the power/hot is the smooth which supplies the power. You are wiring correctly and that is what counts.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

@@freddiemoretti8456 Probably I remember it backwards.

@freddiemoretti8456

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vsmithpots I'm finding that becomes more common with age increasingly decreasingly???? Hope you have a grand day!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

@@freddiemoretti8456 It is called closed door syndrome, for me as soon as I decide to do something, get up, leave the room, I forget what I had to do. Brain is full.

How am I just finding this now?! I've wanted to attempt lamps for a while now - but the electrical part/wiring them up has intimidated me. Thanks for such a great explanation - plus the tip to speak to an electrician (duh! why didn't I think of that? 🤪) Thanks again!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful.

What a beautiful place ❤️

@shelleydoxtdator753

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Vaughn, I love your patience - you are my go-to person when I’m stuck 😊

Oh that really nice !!! :D

Thank you so much👍

Překrásné bydlení 😉👍🧜‍♂️🧞‍♀️

How relaxing!!!!

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Lovely

Thank you

Nice Vaughan

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Beauteous scenery vaughan but can you cut to the wheel. Jerry’s making dinner, this potter is a displaced ````cbanadian that as well

In Ecuador, we used to say, wait five minutes.

Hello Vaughan, that was so nice to watch you do the lamp base. Can I ask if you wire of the pot after throwing or wait until you have done the slip? Julia

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

I wire them off after the slip/clay is almost leather hard.

You could get a die cutting machine or electronic cutting machine ie scan n cut. That would make cutting stencils so much quicker and easier x

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I will check them out. Do you have experience with them?

Thank you, Vaughan, for sharing your knowledge! Have you ever tried parchment paper for your cutouts? I'm wondering if that would work well.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

No I have not, I just use newsprint.

@patspotpage

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vsmithpots newsprint is not a easy to come by lately! Thanks for the reply.

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

@@patspotpage Try an old telephone directory.

Your colored slips look so easy to use - can you share the recipe?

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

There are two recipes in Robin Hoppers Ceramic Spectrum book.

I was wondering about the bottom of your lamps…do you always leave this part open? I’m used to seeing the bottom of lamp bases being closed off. Usually something like wood, rubber, cork, or even fully enclosed pottery piece…leaving only the top open and a small hole on the bottom to thread the wiring.

@Vsmithpots

8 ай бұрын

You need to be able to get your hand inside in case of repair to the electric receptacle. I suppose you can cut and glue a felt pad to the underside. I have made them like this for 39 years.

How much do you sell your lamps? I couldn’t find your website 🤗

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

$95CA without the shade, they are from Walmart, the only place I can find them. The web site is www.westcotebellpottery.ca

@marciasilviajohnson6461

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have IKEA near you. They sale shades separated. I don’t know if fits the hardware. Maybe just their stuff. I love the naive Blue, stunning🤗

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

@@marciasilviajohnson6461 Yes but is 90 minutes away. May be mail order?

I can never work out if it’s your seagulls making a noise or mine that live on my roof here on the isle of wight, UK.

@Vsmithpots

Жыл бұрын

They are just talking to each other. Nice place to live. I bet you have palm trees.

Ummm, how do you make your bats

@Vsmithpots

2 жыл бұрын

8x4 feet sheet of 1/2 inch plywood. Cut into 12 inch squares. Then use a compass to draw circles in each. Use a scroll saw to cut the circles. Drill the bat pin holes by using a purchased bat as a template. Sand all the edges by placing the bat on a wheel and turning it on, spinning while holding the sandpaper on the new bat. Finally varnish using spar Urethane, oil based, used for marine woodwork. I do at least two coats, three is better, sanding with 400mesh sand paper between coats for an ultra smooth finish. You end up with 32 bats. Mine are 36 years old now.