Printable ceramic cup template (free)
A full-size printable ceramic cup template: wall, base and handle, with firing shrinkage already accounted for. Free to download and cut out.
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Louis Coffin
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Cover image
Espresso cup & saucer, on the house
A template to print, then news only when it's worth your time.
Making a slab-built cup becomes simple when you start with a good template. Instead of calculating the circumference and guessing the fired size, print a full-size pattern, lay it on your slab, cut, and build.
What the template includes
The developed wall: the strip you roll to form the body.
The base: the circular bottom piece.
The handle profile: at the correct length.
Everything is at a 1:1 scale, with a 50 mm check bar to verify your print.
Why a template makes all the difference
Clay shrinks during firing. The template compensates for shrinkage and slab thickness, so your cup reaches the right finished size first time.
Generate your cup template for free — enter the finished diameter and height, and the rest is automatic.
Printing without errors
Print at 100% (never “fit to page”), then measure the check bar. If it is exactly 50 mm, your scale is correct.
Read next: make a slab-built ceramic bowl · choose the right slab thickness
To remember
Measure your clay once, then let the tool apply shrinkage to all your dimensions.
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Louis Coffin
Designer and amateur ceramist. Creator of the Gabarits tool.
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