tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post8373644228928998289..comments2023-09-23T08:35:45.144-04:00Comments on "She's so clever!": Reproducing a Victorian style Tile - No. EightLinda Elletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14499121128674733276noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-3516129464732581542015-04-28T07:09:15.135-04:002015-04-28T07:09:15.135-04:00Hi Anonymous - Thanks so much for reading and enjo...Hi Anonymous - Thanks so much for reading and enjoying!!<br />My Dad built the press over 25 years ago, with a few updates 10 or 11 years ago, so it's not something I have a design layout for. I based it on the press that I used when I was at the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, learning how to make tiles...and that was more than 35 years ago!<br />You can find a design for a hnadmade press in <br />Frank Giorgini's book "Handmade Tiles". I will warn you that it has some layout problems, as I recommended the design to another tile maker (not having made it from his design myself) and they had some problems with it being able to press anything larger than a 3x3" tile. Maybe the weight balance is off...not sure.<br />You can pretty much see the whole press in one of my photos, and there aren't any "secret" pieces, except that you can't see the hanging weight on the back that is attached to the end of the pipe, behind the press. It weighs about 30 lbs. and offsets the weight of the pipe handle.<br />Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.<br />Kind regards<br />Linda<br />L'esperance TileLinda Elletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499121128674733276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-39830281576155530112015-04-28T02:52:02.090-04:002015-04-28T02:52:02.090-04:00I really enjoy your blog, any chance of sharing yo...I really enjoy your blog, any chance of sharing your tile press design? I'd love to make one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-91762703939253315692012-11-21T02:19:37.346-05:002012-11-21T02:19:37.346-05:00Brilliant post. Very informative. You have a lovel...Brilliant post. Very informative. You have a lovely blog. <br />www.toolventure.co.ukhttp://www.toolventure.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-10169827413843796772012-03-23T08:18:41.029-04:002012-03-23T08:18:41.029-04:00Hi Michele!
Thanks you for stopping by! I'm a...Hi Michele! <br />Thanks you for stopping by! I'm almost at the end of this series...if there's anything else you'd like to see from the tile-making world, just let me know.<br /><br />Kind Regards<br />LindaLinda Elletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499121128674733276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-5703569862714485052012-03-23T00:27:03.053-04:002012-03-23T00:27:03.053-04:00I love it! It's so wonderfully helpful to see...I love it! It's so wonderfully helpful to see your process. Thanks again,<br /><br />MicheleMichele D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10897458220757979769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-50337657944403144522012-03-20T08:39:15.888-04:002012-03-20T08:39:15.888-04:00Hi Meredith!
Thanks, I'm glad it helps. If you...Hi Meredith!<br />Thanks, I'm glad it helps. If your husband based the press on the layout from a book about handmade tile, that one was a very bad design and a number of people who made it had no luck. Turns out the physics of it were wrong. We also have ram presses, but this little press works perfectly for our decorative tiles and there's no large and heavy die set to mess around with.<br />Have a wonderful day!!<br />LindaLinda Elletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499121128674733276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162032754011993522.post-65973005352602119412012-03-20T07:08:08.295-04:002012-03-20T07:08:08.295-04:00this is so helpful. The husband made me a press ye...this is so helpful. The husband made me a press years ago and now I know why I was not so successful with mine.<br />Great info- thanks!cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.com