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meat grinder

updated wed 31 mar 04

 

Sue Clayton on tue 30 mar 04


George wrote: "I was at a clay store today and saw a pug mill. Pretty big
and pretty expensive. Looked like an overgrown meat grinder
that my mom used to have. Got me to wondering, would a meat
grinder work as a pug mill? I mean the small ones you clamp
onto a table and hand crank. Would it help me rework my clay?"

Hi George,
I had the same idea, and used an old one. It's pretty tedious grinding
away at clay lumps, but it did a good job reclaiming my porcelain scraps.
Instead of cleaning the grinder after each use, I wrapped it tight in
plastic. Seems to work. Good thing I'm pretty much a vegetarian. The meat
grinder was just sitting there...
-- Sue Clayton