Sally Guger on tue 21 aug 07
I really believe that Peter Pugger is the best, most versatile machine out there. I read about pug mills for months before deciding- I have one in my high school ceramics dept. and one at the middle school. Most schools can't afford one but we have a really successful fund-raising system.
Peter handles re-claim and mixing clay from scratch equally well. You can just toss your throwing left-overs in, or soften a bunch of slightly hard clay. The hopper is large enough so that loading it up goes quickly. I have de-airing machines- it's nice to be able to leave clay sit in the machine indefinitely- because of the sealed lid. I also bought extruding dies for Peter- but haven't used them too much yet.
It seems that most machines are not both a pug mill and a clay mixer - this one definitely is. I think there a few new machines out there that look very similar- but these guys have been around the longest. They have a patent on vacuum sealing the entire chamber- or something like that!
The machines are made in Calif.- I am in Wis. but the staff is really friendly and helpful on the phone. They helped me through the first batches- when I just wasn't putting enough clay in it, it started sliming around, etc. I guess this is a pretty good commercial for the Peter Pugger folks!!
Karen Singer wrote:
We are a three person ceramic studio making custom ceramic tile
murals. We are exploring buying a pugmill to recycle scrap clay. It
is a bit overwhelming trying to make a decision about something this
expensive when we haven't used one. Any advice about brands,
reliability, which features are really important - ie. de-airing or
not? .
Also, any advice about buying new versus used? Does anyone have
experience with customer service issues, warranty and reliability?
thanks,
Karen
Karen Singer
Artistic Director
Karen Singer Tileworks, Inc.
90 East Church Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215-849-7010
www.karensinger.com
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Sally Guger
Lakespur Blue Pottery & Sculpture
Lodi, Wisconsin, USA
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