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85. Preventing "S" Crack When Throwing off the Hump with Hsin-Chuen Lin

2012-01-30

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The following is my respond to one of viewer's s crack question on my video#25:

"There is nothing to do with the string cut-off or throwing part. My way of avoiding S crack is to trim the bottom thin enough. How thin? I'd say about 1/8 inch. Also, dry your pots naturally instead of put them under the sun."

So far, if I trim the foot within the range of the 1/8” thickness, 99.9% of my pots are all perfect without crack. The problem is how can you tell the thickness of your bottom?

As of today, I have designed a set of ruler that can take care of the measuring process.

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