Video: Assembling a Clay Soap Pump

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After forming the body and neck of your soap pump there are a few steps to prepare and assemble your project. Learn how to prepare your glazed soap container for a pump from a pottery expert to create a soap pump in this free video clip.

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So, you've got them scratched up and ready to go. And, you're going to take your contact adhesive and just put it on all the way around the rim. Give it a nice even bead. And, do the same over here to the collar. It's ok if you've got a little bit extra on there; once you push it onto the piece you can wipe that right off. Now, these types of cements the way that they work you let them dry for a little while. Thirty seconds to about four minutes is a good window of time. And, so I'm going to let those sit for a second. But, you also want to take your soap pump piece and get it to be the right height. So, as you can see I need to cut quite a bit off of that tube. A little bit more. I don't want it to go all the way down. Because, remember I have to have room for the collar. And, you can leave it just a little bit long so that you're sure you're not making it too short. Now, once this is setup for a few seconds you'll notice it feels tacky. It's not going to stick to your fingers anymore. Now it's ready. So, you want to take this and position it very carefully before you apply pressure. And, then once you've got it exactly where you want it you just push down. And, then you can take your finger and wipe whatever excess may be on there off. Now, you don't want to screw this on right now. You want to let that sit for about twenty-four hours before you screw it on. The reason being, that as this cement dries it's going to be emitting fumes. And, if you've got an air tight seal there it sometimes causes the collar to pop off. So, you want airflow to be able to get all the way around that for about twenty-four hours. And, then you can screw it on and you're ready to go.

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Assembling a Clay Soap Pump

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