the cat lady on sat 25 apr 98
Hi all:
Bought myself a new toy! (don't pass out Marshall) Sight unseen :)
It is a 4.5 -5 ft long "Opperman" pugmill made in Newbury England.
It is a thousand years old at least :)))))))))
I've never seen a pugmill in use before (honest!) so need some direction.
Despite claims to the contrary, the thing was NOT cleaned out prior to
our picking it up....but considering the price paid ;-) I must get the
clay out as it is ^6, and I work at ^10.
The barrel is about 3 fingers wide (2"?) with a bit of a landing pad
after it. It is bolted to a table and weighs so much 6 of us were
needed to get it into the van. Of course, when we got home, there's
only the 2 of us, so it's still in the van......
So, folks,.....I'm clueless. Where exactly do I start. I mean, I
know I have to clean it out, but how? Do I stick a hose down the
hopper? Oh, it's non-de-airing for those wondering. It looks
decidely unsafe as the hopper is only a few inches about the screw
and one can easily put their hand into it. Is this normal?
It says 1/2 horsepower on the motor. Is this sufficient?
I don't usually send long posts, and I'm sorry to take up your time,
but I need some explicit answers as I'm truly working in the dark here.
TIA for all your helpful clues to my new toy ;->>>>>>
sam - alias the cat lady
Melbourne, Ontario
SW Ontario CANADA
http://www.geocities.com/paris/3110
BobWicks on tue 28 apr 98
Dear cat lady:
By all means use a high pressure hose and clean the old clay out. I sometimes
use other clay to force the old clay out. After the hose job run some of the
clay through that you plan on using. Run it through several times and dispose
it. Then you should be ready for the final run.
Pug mills are extreamly dangerous! This is not to b e taken lightly.
Whatever gets caught in the auger wikll get pulled ikn to the gear..It could
well be your hand. Don't under any circumstance reach down to pull some thing
out while it is running!
Good luck
Bobwicks@aol.com
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