Gene Apple on thu 9 nov 06
I work in a studio that serves a largely retired membership and am
evaluating the need for a small pug mill for those who have real difficulty
wedging clay. Is there anything smaller than the Bluebird? How about
discontinued brands:? Alternatives to pug mills? Please, answer directly
to mgapple@alltel.net since I do not monitor the group. Gene
Smith, Judy on fri 10 nov 06
Please also post your answers on the list. Last summer I tore my
rotator cuff and now I have problems with wedging clay and working with
some clays that are stiff. I usually have to add water or slip to the
clay to make it soft enough for me to cone and center. After adding the
water, I have to spend a lot of time wedging it into the clay. This is
also hard on my shoulder. I have been considering buying a pug mill or
some kind of alternative, but this is a hobby and I don't have room in
my garage for a large piece of equipment. Any suggestions would be
appreciated.
Thanks,
Judy Smith
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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Gene Apple
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 4:36 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: "small" pug mill
I work in a studio that serves a largely retired membership and am
evaluating the need for a small pug mill for those who have real
difficulty
wedging clay. Is there anything smaller than the Bluebird? How about
discontinued brands:? Alternatives to pug mills? Please, answer
directly
to mgapple@alltel.net since I do not monitor the group. Gene
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Snail Scott on fri 10 nov 06
At 05:35 PM 11/9/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>I work in a studio that serves a largely retired membership and am
>evaluating the need for a small pug mill for those who have real difficulty
>wedging clay.
The Peter Pugger is small and reliable.
It is also one of the few that mixes as
well as pugs. Not cheap, though.
-Snail
Michael Wendt on fri 10 nov 06
I have seen the Peter Pugger in action
at NCECA. If you are a small studio,
get the small deairing one. The reason
I tout deairing is I think air is at the
heart of a lot of cracking problems.
Once I went to deairing well, most
of the strange and intermittent cracking
problems disappeared.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Catherine on fri 10 nov 06
What exactly is cut and slam? Do you cut small pieces or half a brick o=
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I saw a ClayArt reference to that method in the March April issue of PMI,=
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but my copy got mislaid in the springtime move to this house.=0D
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Catherine in Yuma, AZ=0D
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Also, try cut and slam for most of the mixing, with only a=0D
final wedging.=0D
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Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Lee Love on sat 11 nov 06
On 11/10/06, Smith, Judy wrote:
> After adding the
> water, I have to spend a lot of time wedging it into the clay.
Until the pugmill arrives, you can cut down on wedging time by
adding moisture by wrapping a wet towel around the clay and putting it
back in the bag.
Also, try cut and slam for most of the mixing, with only a
final wedging.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
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Reynolds, Phil on mon 13 nov 06
Here is link to it.
http://www.potterymaking.org/pmipc/MarApr06-InstructorsFile.pdf
Phil Reynolds
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From: Catherine [mailto:ncwhite@ADELPHIA.NET]=20
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: "small" pug mill
What exactly is cut and slam? Do you cut small pieces or half a brick =
or
???
I saw a ClayArt reference to that method in the March April issue of =
PMI,=20
but my copy got mislaid in the springtime move to this house.
Catherine in Yuma, AZ
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From: Lee Love
Date: 11/10/06 13:23:37
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: "small" pug mill
Also, try cut and slam for most of the mixing, with only a
final wedging.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
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