=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Elliott_Faur=E9?= on thu 9 oct 08
Hi all,
Quick question. Have you or have you heard of anyone using industrial
electric meat grinders/extruders as a pugmill? Wouldn't that also work? They
are all over eBay and this might be a cheaper alternative. Curious on your
thoughts.
Thanks!
Elliott Faure
Dresden Germany
elliottfaure@gmail.com
Marek & Pauline Drzazga-Donaldson on thu 9 oct 08
Dear Elliott,
about thirty years ago I tried using a variety of meat grinders without =
real success. The problem is that most were made of cast iron, which is =
OK for soft meat, but the resistance of clay is massively greater, so =
the metal broke in a variety of places. My suggestion of previous =
experience is not to bother, as you will spend more frustrating times =
with trying to make these buggers to work. Now you might find a =
stainless steel one, but the motor will not have the balls and will most =
probably blow.
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Square Peg Arts on thu 9 oct 08
I had a bunch of clay freeze and then thaw a few years ago and used an old
hand cranked meat grinder to pug it up and even out the consistency. It
worked pretty good!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elliott Fauré"
To:
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:37 AM
Subject: Meat grinder/Extruder as a pugmill
> Hi all,
> Quick question. Have you or have you heard of anyone using industrial
> electric meat grinders/extruders as a pugmill? Wouldn't that also work?
> They
> are all over eBay and this might be a cheaper alternative. Curious on your
> thoughts.
> Thanks!
> Elliott Faure
> Dresden Germany
> elliottfaure@gmail.com
>
Cathi Newlin, Angels Camp, Ca
www.SquarePegArts.com
yes, that's a straw in my beer.
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