Maynard Leeman on fri 12 feb 10
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printers rollers. It worked pretty fair. I have found 2 small print ro=
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have a soft pliable material for the covering, so the clay and canvas go =
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outfeed. These are like the ones that are used to unload trucks with. I=
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kinda thinking about a piece of plywood covered with canvas to feed the c=
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thur the print rollers. Ben used some sort of system like this, but he =
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a wood table for in and out. I think the little roller system for in and=
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will be an improvement over ben's. I have really lost touch with ben an=
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seem to be able to find pictures of his 60" slab roller!
Does anyone have any good plans for building a slab roller?
Does anyone know how to reach Ben Gilliam?
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nashville, tn
hello out there
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whats the deal
Dale Neese on sat 13 feb 10
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3D392159
http://www.amazon.com/Building-Pottery-Equipment-Roger-Harvey/dp/0823005402
Dale Tex
"across the alley from the Alamo"
Helotes, Texas USA
www.daleneese.com
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