Lee Love on fri 13 nov 09
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM, KATHI LESUEUR
wrote:
> BTW, has anyone had a problem with a Bluebird pugmill? I've always
> recommended this pugmill because it is so easy to run and repair.
> I've never heard of anyone having any problems with these machines.
Kathi, I bought a 440 used from Maren Kloppman. She bought it used
from Continental Clay. It was at a local school before that.
Next to my wheels, it is my most important tool. It really
makes my life easier when I blend clays and add feldspar stones.
I demoed on my Korean wheel that I just had a steel plate
welded onto the bottom of its shaft for the first time yesterday. I
am teaching the last part of a Japanese forms class at NCC Randy
Johnson, Lelia Denecke, a visiting McKnight resident taught the first
3 quarters. My last class will include informal, everyday powdered
tea.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
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land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
celia hirsh on fri 13 nov 09
Further to Melissa's awful experience with her Peter Pugger, I want to
keep you up-to-date with my problems with my Bailey pug mill.
Just to remind you, I too, experienced corrosion inside my barrel, I
too, tore my hair out figuring out the cause, and, I too, turned to my
distributor Frank Tucker ( of Tucker's Pottery Supply) and my
manufacturer, Jim Bailey.
Here is where my path differed from Melissa. Frank and Jim were all
over this problem. Like me, they felt sick at heart, for selling and/
or manufacturing a product that didn't function as intended. And, they
offered me SOLUTIONS!
First, I could get my money back, but, I love my pug. I couldn't
imagine working without one.
So, Jim saw this as a challenge to his machine-making skills and
figured out a potential fix. Frank sent my barrel back across the
border(which is a pain to do) and Jim has designed a new sleeve and is
retrofitting it with stainless steel. My barrel will be the test to
see if this will solve the problem of corrosion.
Although I don't have it back in the studio yet, and I will definitely
let you all know how it works when I do, I felt compelled to write and
tell you what a different response I got from Jim Bailey, than Melissa
has received.
Here is a man who stands behind his product.
Celia Hirsh
www.hirshpottery.com
KATHI LESUEUR on fri 13 nov 09
On Nov 13, 2009, at 9:24 AM, celia hirsh wrote:
> Further to Melissa's awful experience with her Peter Pugger, I want to
> keep you up-to-date with my problems with my Bailey pug mill.
> Just to remind you, I too, experienced corrosion inside my barrel, I
> too, tore my hair out figuring out the cause, and, I too, turned to my
> distributor Frank Tucker ( of Tucker's Pottery Supply) and my
> manufacturer, Jim Bailey.
> Here is where my path differed from Melissa. Frank and Jim were all
> over this problem. Like me, they felt sick at heart, for selling and/
> or manufacturing a product that didn't function as intended. And, they
> offered me SOLUTIONS!>>>>>
I've never purchased a piece of Bailey equipment that I didn't think
was first rate. I've had questions at times, but they've always been
answered. The kind of service you describe is the mark of a quality
company.
BTW, has anyone had a problem with a Bluebird pugmill? I've always
recommended this pugmill because it is so easy to run and repair.
I've never heard of anyone having any problems with these machines.
KATHI LESUEUR
http://www.lesueurclaywork.com
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