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Pottery and Ceramics

As a craft based activity pottery activities can be employed to make a wide range of products including the evaporative ceramic cooler. As a more industrial operation roofing tiles and other products can be made. 

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Clay Tile Manufacture

  • manual
  • English

A guide to clay tile manufacture, covering tools, factory siting, operations, budgeting and financing the project.

John Selker, Laurie Childrers, Published by Practical Action on 01/01/07

Evaporative Cooling - The Clay Refrigerator

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This document provides some guidelines on making a ceramic or clay pot in pot evaporative cooler.

Published by Practical Action Sudan on 01/01/08

Modifications to a pottery wheel

  • Technical Brief
  • English

The evolution of a pottery wheel, and how to start improving a current pottery wheel.

D. Meemeduma, University of Nairobi, Published by Appropriate Technology Journal on 01/01/01

Practical Tips for Potters Making Improved Cooking Stoves

  • manual
  • English

This manual looks at the issues and difficulties in making high quality clay stoves.

Tim Jones, HSE, Published by Practical Action on 01/01/93

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Also see from GATE International

Glazes for the self-reliant potter (pdf)
Author: H. Norsjer, J. Danish
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 1993
Pages: 162

Forming techniques for the self-reliant potter (pdf)
Author: H. Norsker, J. Danish
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 1991
Pages: 179

Self-reliant potter: refractories and kilns (pdf)
Author: H. Norsker
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 1987
Pages: 116

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