Millie Carpenter on mon 26 jun 00
after reading Jennifer's post about cleaning her Venco, I thought about
cleaning my bluebird. I have had it for 2 years and never done anything
except pug my clay. I seem to have put my booklet that came with it
away very carefully. (I am sure that it is in a file cabinet some
where) I had gotten a small grease gun so I know that I am supposed to
grease something when I clean it but,... so....any bluebird owner out
there who knows what to do for regular maintainence HELP !
Millie in MD, where the upside of excess humidity is added body and
curl to my hair.
DEBBYGrant@AOL.COM on mon 26 jun 00
Dear Millie,
I've had a Bluebird for 25 years. I got mine when they were first in business
and the barrel was not made of stainless steel like it is today. It is also
non-deairing so does not need any oil. In fact it really does not need to
be cleaned. Early on I was getting rust in the barrel so I did clean it and
took it apart and took it to a friend of mine who was in the business of
anodizing aluminum and had him anodize the barrel, or whatever the
process is. That was a good 20 years ago and I have not cleaned it since.
The down side of that is that I can't switch clay bodies unless the body
is more or less the same color. So when I do a porcelain run I have to
wedge by hand. I've got to say that the Bluebird has been a great little
machine and the only part I've had to replace is the rubber cog wheel.
If you need new instructions you can E-mail Bluebird at info@bluebird-mfg.com
or you can call them at 970-484-3243.
Good luck,
Debby Grant in New Hampshire
DEBBYGrant@AOL.COM on mon 26 jun 00
Dear Millie
I've had a Bluebird for 25 years. I got mine when they were first in business
and the barrel was not made of stainless steel like it is today. It is also
non-deairing so does not need any oil. In fact it really does not need to
be cleaned. Early on I was getting rust in the barrel so I did clean it and
took it apart and took it to a friend of mine who was in the business of
anodizing aluminum and had him anodize the barrel, or whatever the process
is to prevent rust. That was a good 20 years ago and I have not cleaned
it since. The downside of that is that I can't switch clay bodies unless the
body is more or less the same color. So when I do a porcelain run I have
to wedge by hand. I've got to say that the Bluebird has been a great little
machine and the only part I've had to replace is the rubber cog wheel. If
you need new instructions you can E-mail Bluebird at info@bluebird-mfg.com
or you can call them at 970-484-3243.
Good luck,
Debby Grant in New Hampshire
Paul Huel on thu 29 jun 00
Hi Millie,
what model of bluebird pugmill is it?
we have the 440 and we occasionally have to clean it out (once a
year). sometimes there is bits of plastic etc that get stuck on the
screen inside. Also, the rubber spiders need replacing when they wear
out as well as the metal cam and possibly the spring in the deairing
chamber.
Paul
>after reading Jennifer's post about cleaning her Venco, I thought about
>cleaning my bluebird. I have had it for 2 years and never done anything
>except pug my clay. I seem to have put my booklet that came with it
>away very carefully. (I am sure that it is in a file cabinet some
>where) I had gotten a small grease gun so I know that I am supposed to
>grease something when I clean it but,... so....any bluebird owner out
>there who knows what to do for regular maintainence HELP !
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