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What slab thickness for which piece?
What slab thickness for which piece?
A 5 mm slab doesn’t bend like a sheet of paper. On cylinders, cones and angles, the tool adjusts radii and the developed perimeter to the thickness so the edges land right.
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Louis Coffin
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Espresso cup & saucer, on the house
A template to print, then news only when it's worth your time.
A 5 mm slab doesn’t bend like a sheet of paper. On cylinders, cones and angles, the tool adjusts radii and the developed perimeter to the thickness so the edges land right.
Put it into practice with 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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