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: pug mill question

updated sat 2 feb 02

 

iandol on fri 1 feb 02


Dear Mud Hen,

You say <and the clay going through it was really wet.>>

There may be several things amiss here. First is that you do not put =
really wet clay into the mill. It needs to be touch dry.

But slow progress seems to suggest that the flights are either badly =
worn or need re-aligning. The interior of the barrel might be worn also. =
To find out you need the drawings form the manufacturer. But these =
things can be corrected by a good maintenance engineer..

A good pug mill will pull the clay into the barrel, compress it and mix =
it before extruding it as a solid plastic pug. When a pug mill is well =
tuned it is a joy to possess and saves hours of labour and dollars in =
clay purchasing.

All the best,

Ivor Lewis. Redhill