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What equipment is necessary for creating ceramic? Describe each piece and how it is used.

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A potter's wheel is necessary.

For the cramine to be made, it is necessary a piece of equipment called a potters wheel, where the potter throws all the clay necessary to create the ceramics and molds it according to the desired shape, through a rotating wheel that the equipment has. After that, the piece is placed in an oven to harden and not lose the molded shape.

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A kiln- furnace or oven used to burn, bake, or dry clay
Potter's wheel- a revolving disk that wet clay is shaped into things
Clay processors- prepares clay for use
Chamois- used for smoothing the upper edges of thrown ware
Potter's needle- used for many things
Cut-off Wires- used to cut large lumps of clay
Ribs and Scrappers- these help shape and smooth pots as they are being formed on the wheel
Wooden Modeling Tools- used for all sorts of handbuilding
Sponges- used to absorb or distribute water during throwing
Calipers- used to measure the inner and outer dimensions of pots where they will meet with other parts of a working set

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