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How to measure your clay’s shrinkage
How to measure your clay’s shrinkage
Every clay shrinks differently — often 10 to 14 %. Measure your shrinkage once, enter it, and every template dimension is scaled automatically.
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Louis Coffin
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Espresso cup & saucer, on the house
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Every clay shrinks differently — often 10 to 14 %. Measure your shrinkage once, enter it, and every template dimension is scaled automatically.
Put your measurement to work on a slab-built ceramic mug
To remember
Measure your soil once, then let the tool apply shrinkage to all your dimensions.
LC
Louis Coffin
Designer and amateur ceramist. Creator of the Gabarits tool.
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