[Clayart] Bluebird 750sv in need of TLC

[Cara De Celles via Clayart]

Hello everyone and anyone! 
I purchased this unit several years ago and have stored it since. It's operational but probably not optimally so. I'd like to get it completely refurbished and am seeking leads, guidance, and resources to facilitate this process
If anyone has any suggestions or interest I am most grateful
Thank you
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[Terry Lazaroff via Clayart]

Have you spoken to the Blue Bird company.

Terry
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From: Clayart <clayart...@lists.clayartforum.com> on behalf of Cara De Celles via Clayart <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com>
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Cc: Cara De Celles <carac...@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Clayart] Bluebird 750sv in need of TLC

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[farmpots--- via Clayart]

I look at several meme sites every morning, to start the day with a
smile.
This morning I ran across this short video. I uploaded it to the
"Clayart"
page of my website. Check it out:

https://farmpots.com/oven.htm

da...@farmpots.com

[Vince Pitelka via Clayart]

Hi David -
Thanks for that video. The first, second, fourth and fifth snippets are
humorous, and in my many years teaching clay, I saw those things happen many
times. Better the tee-shirt than the hair. And the over-centered board
loaded with freshly-thrown pots happened to me quite a few times.

The third snipped is hard to watch. I feel so bad for the artist who put so
much work into that complex figurative sculpture. But once again, in my
teaching career I saw similar tragic studio accidents happen a number of
times. In this case, I hope that after a period of despair, the artist got
out the clay and started over, and if so, I'll bet the second attempt was
better than the first. We learn something from every single thing we make
with clay.
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Potter, Writer, Teacher
Chapel Hill, NC
vincep...@gmail.com
www.vincepitelka.com
https://chathamartistsguild.org/

[Terry Lazaroff via Clayart]

My moto has always been, "It isn't mine until it is sold." We can go through the entire process of the product and have an accident or a failure at the last. Even completed work sometimes gets injured moving it from one shelf to another or during packing and shipping,
Best to all
Terry
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From: Clayart <clayart...@lists.clayartforum.com> on behalf of Vince Pitelka via Clayart <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2025 1:18 PM

To: 'Clayart international pottery discussion forum' <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com>

Cc: vincep...@gmail.com <vincep...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Clayart] CLAY FAILS !

Hi David -
Thanks for that video. The first, second, fourth and fifth snippets are
humorous, and in my many years teaching clay, I saw those things happen many
times. Better the tee-shirt than the hair. And the over-centered board
loaded with freshly-thrown pots happened to me quite a few times.

The third snipped is hard to watch. I feel so bad for the artist who put so
much work into that complex figurative sculpture. But once again, in my
teaching career I saw similar tragic studio accidents happen a number of
times. In this case, I hope that after a period of despair, the artist got
out the clay and started over, and if so, I'll bet the second attempt was
better than the first. We learn something from every single thing we make
with clay.
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Potter, Writer, Teacher
Chapel Hill, NC
vincep...@gmail.com

www.vincepitelka.com<http://www.vincepitelka.com>

https://chathamartistsguild.org/

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From: Clayart <clayart...@lists.clayartforum.com> On Behalf Of
farmpots--- via Clayart
Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2025 10:30 PM
To: Clayart international pottery discussion forum
<cla...@lists.clayartforum.com>
Cc: farm...@eastex.net
Subject: [Clayart] CLAY FAILS !

I look at several meme sites every morning, to start the day with a smile.
This morning I ran across this short video. I uploaded it to the "Clayart"
page of my website. Check it out:

https://farmpots.com/oven.htm

da...@farmpots.com

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