Plasti-Bat was designed by studio potters to be a versatile, long-lasting, high-quality bat that is virtually indestructible! Made of 1/4" to 3/8" thick, very rigid, high impact plastic, they will provide continuous use, will not splinter, delaminate, swell or shrink. They are easy to clean and are impervious to water and most chemicals.
Plasti-bats drilled with pin holes have one oblong hole for a better fit on your AMACO or brent wheel. The holes will remain just as drilled and will not become oversized with use. The 8" to 18" bats are 1/4" thick and the 20" bats are 1/3" thick.
We recommend storing Plasti-bat plastic bats in a slotted rack such as the brent BatMobile or stacked on a FLAT surface to prevent warping. When stacking Plasti-bat plastic bats, be sure they are clean prior to stacking. Even the slightest obstruction can cause the bats to warp.
Bats come with Easy Lift Rim™ to fit all wheel bat pin holes spacing.
Other features include:
Wood product without formaldehyde, 1/4 inch thick. Handles clay like wood or Masonite. Water Resistant, no warping, extremely strong. Will not degrade like particle board. Fits Brent, new Pacificia, Soldner and many others.
The 13 and 15 inch diameters are made in those sizes so that, when used on standard 12 or 14 inch wheel head, 1/2 inch of the bat overhangs all the way around the wheel head, making it much easier to remove the bat from the wheel without disturbing the thrown piece. No more prying, no more broken fingernails!
Super Star Throwing Bats
HDPE Plastic 1/4 inch thick, matte finish on both sides to hold and release clay more easily. Fits Brent, new Pacificia, Soldner and many others.
Universal Bat Package
The Universal Insert Bat, which saves a great amount of shelf space when making pieces with a small "footprint". The outer bat is 1/2 inch thick medex and the inserts are 1/4 inch thick which fit flush with the top of the outer bat. The inserts in 13 inch bats are 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Inserts remove easily yet fit snugly enough that the cavity stays free of clay and slurry.
Dirty Girls' Bat Insert System is the best! It comes with one master bat made of an exterior grade wood material that is highly water-resistant and durable and 10 inserts that are a 7.5" in diameter for the rounds bats and 6.5" for the square bats. I throw 90% of my pots on this system. It saves tons of shelf space! Our inserts are 30% larger than competitors!
There is an shallow cutout under the insert tab for placing a wooden tool to pry up the bats. There are also cutouts across from each bat pin hole on the underside of the master bat so you can easily lift the master bat off the wheel! Extra Inserts are sold in sets of 10.
Do not leave submerged in water. Any wood based product left submerged in water will degrade and warp, so be nice to your bat system and gently clean the components and set them out to dry either on their sides or at a diagonal, just not stacked. If left stacked when fully wet, the inserts will swell in the center. They will dry out flat again, but it will take time!
The Hydro-Bat is made of Hydro-Stone, a gypsum cement nearly ten times stronger than conventional pottery plaster. They Hydro-Bat eliminates the need for wiring off your work by absorbing moisture out of the bottom of your thrown form. Hard rubber grommets cast into the underneath side of the bat will not swell or change shape.
These bats are designed to fit snuggly on the standard bat which is 3/8" wide. The 12.5" and 14" fit on wheel heads with pins spaced 10" apart.