 |  | Forming Techniques for the Self-Reliant Potter (GTZ, 1991, 194 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | 1. Introduction and scope |
|  | 2. Products and options |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 2.1. Market sectors and forming considerations |
| | 2.2. Investment decisions |
| | 2.3. Choosing your product line |
| | 3. Main product lines and forming options |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 3.1. Household ware, crockery, decorative and novelty items |
| | 3.2. Tiles |
| | 3.3. Refractories and miscellaneous industry support products |
| | 3.4. Pipe |
| | 3.5. Electrical products |
| | 3.6. Miscellaneous products |
| | 4. Plastic clay forming |
| | 4.1. Plastic clay preparation |
| | 4.2. Hand-forming |
| | 4.3. Potter’s wheel |
| | 4.4. Joining techniques |
| | 4.5. Jigger |
| | 4.6. Extrusion |
| | 5. Semidry foaming |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 5.1. Advantages and disadvantages |
| | 5.2. Press machines |
| | 5.3. Semidry pressing with leather-hard clay |
| | 5.4. Pressing with powder clay |
| | 6. Mouldmaking and Plaster of Paris |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 6.1. STAMPS |
| | 6.2. Moulds for plastic clay pressing, biscuit clay moulds |
| | 6.3. Plaster substitutes |
| | 6.4. Plaster of Paris |
| | 6.5. Plaster mould making |
| | 7. Slip casting |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 7.1. Casting body |
| | 7.2. Slip building and fiberslip |
| | 8. Finishing and quality control |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 8.1. Importance of finishing |
| | 8.2. Steps in finishing |
| | 8.3. Methods of finishing |
| | 8.4. Quality control |
| | 9. Drying of ware and moulds |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 9.1. Drying systems |
| | 9.2. Drying of plaster moulds |
| | 10. Work flow and factory layout |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 10.1. Work flow example |
| | Glossary |
| | Tables of weights and measures |
| | Table of sieve mesh sizes |
| | Density |
| | Twaddell scale |
| | Dry content of liquid |
| | Pint weights |
| | Bibliography |
