Diane Woloshyn on sun 1 feb 98
Greg,
Don't know about human hair brushes, but suspect the hair would be too soft.
A survey please, on extruders, brands and their advantages and disadvantages.
Will not get heavy use, but should be easy to use and clean. What is the
minimum number and types of dies to buy? Any advantages to the way they are
mounted? TIA
Diane, the bird lady in Florida
Kathi LeSueur on mon 2 feb 98
In a message dated 2/1/98 2:30:51 PM, you wrote:
<disadvantages.>>
I have a "Super Duper" clay extruder that I bought in 1976 with all dies
available including the hollow die set up. It's still going strong. It's find
for most extrusions. I like that it mounts on a wall. Would not want an
extruder that mounts on a table. I do larger extrusions with a Bluebird
pugmill.
Kathi LeSueur,
where it's spring in Ann Arbor
Leon Popik on mon 2 feb 98
My preference for extruder would be the Brent model. At the moment I am
using a Northstar and it just doesn't do what I need it to do. The reasons I
like the Brent model are:
It holds more clay in the tube and is better for wider hollow extusions.
The attachment for the dies are easier to use.....with the brent you put the
dies in the attachment, place on the bottom of the barrel to the extruder
and give it a slight turn to attach it......with the Northstar you have to
unscrew a plate that supports the dies, then hold on to the plate while you
screw it back up again.
I use hollow dies when extruding and have found that Northstars hollow dies
don't allow the clay to join up as well as it passes through the dies, and I
end up with extrusions splitting down the middle. The Brent model works
better for hollow dies because it allows more room for the clay to join back
together. If you need something thats easy to use I would recommend the
Northstar, it is more ergonomically? correct than the Brent. For cleaning,
I think the Northstar is easier to clean because of the size of the barrel.
What I would do if I was to buy one is to go out and check them out if you
know anyone that has them. I know with the Brent we had that you recieved
with it a set of dies for extruding solid, hollow ones cost extra. I'm not
sure about the Northstar, seems like we got more of a selection. Both can be
mounted on a wall (should be well supported) or you can attach it to some
sort of post.
Hope this helps
Leon Popik
Usual disclaimers for not working for either of these companies.
From: Diane Woloshyn
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
Date: Sunday, February 01, 1998 12:30 PM
Subject: Brushes & Extruders
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Greg,
>
>Don't know about human hair brushes, but suspect the hair would be too
soft.
>
>A survey please, on extruders, brands and their advantages and
disadvantages.
>Will not get heavy use, but should be easy to use and clean. What is the
>minimum number and types of dies to buy? Any advantages to the way they
are
>mounted? TIA
>
>Diane, the bird lady in Florida
>
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