Jack Marynowski on wed 4 jul 07
Hi all,
I am needing to cut down on the wear and tear on my shoulder and have been looking at buying a small mixer/pugger. Has anyone out there purchased or used this model and would like to comment/advise on this model - or the small Bailey model MSV-35T.
No one would call me a production potter but I've done enough wedging and throwing over the last 25 - 30 years to have earned a bum shoulder ! I've been seeing a good doctor - so I don't think I need any medical advice, just looking for equipment information here.
Thanks - Colleen.
Joyce & Darrell on sun 8 jul 07
>I just acquired a vmp 9 and am extremely happy with it. Since I had
>never had access to a pug mill, I didn't know exactly what to
>expect. I bought it because a friend who also has wrist problems
>recommended it. It has really made throwing a joy. Very good phone
>help from the company when I had a question. If you churn out lots
>of pots at a time, it might be a little small. It is just right for
>me. I load it with trimmings, too hard commercial clay, etc. at the
>end of the day and let it mix while I clean up tools and the other
>chores. Let it sit overnight, mix awhile in the morning and adjust
>moisture if needed, then vacumn and pug it out. Still learning just
>how much to load and how to estimate amount of water to add. It is
>noisy, but I would expect that is the nature of any pug mill.
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