Martin Howard on sun 1 oct 00
When researching pugmills, before buying the Venco 3" De-airer, I thought
about the one or two types which could be mounted vertically on a wall. As
saving of space was not really necessary, I bought one which mounts flat on
a low lying table.
One of the problems with the flat, table top model is how to deal with the
plug of clay which comes out. I have used many different methods to cut it
off when it is the right length for my clay storage box. However I do it,
the pug bends sometime during the operation. It is then that I think a
vertical system might be better.
But, second thoughts, how do you cut the pug at the right length, hold it
from crashing onto the floor and get it horizontal in the storage box?
without bending it in someway?
Someone on the list must have found the answer. Wait for it before choosing
between the horizontal and vertical version of a pugmill?
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
Juliet Johnston on sun 1 oct 00
We have just gotten a deairing Perer Pugger at
Tougaloo Collage. The instructions say that it can be
placed on a table or mounted on a wall. Do any of you
have one mounted on the wall? Do you like this
location? Why did you choose to mount it on the wall?
What are the drawbacks or limitations? Our walls are
about eight inches thick and are concrete with lots of
gravel so they should be strong enough. We have the
proper drill as we hung two extruders today and it
wasn't too hard. Any and all comments will be helpful
as I have never used a pugmill before. Thanks,
Juliet
Jackson,
Mississippi
Earl Brunner on sun 1 oct 00
I have not done it but I have seen it. I think it depends a
lot on what you will be using the pugmill for. If just for
pugging clay then the floor mount is fine. If you are going
to attach extruder dies to the pugmill and use it as a power
extruder then the wall mount helps by working better with
gravity and managing the shapes as they are extruded.
At NCECA this past year they had a great demonstration of
using a pugmill in this manner.
Juliet Johnston wrote:
>
> We have just gotten a deairing Perer Pugger at
> Tougaloo Collage. The instructions say that it can be
> placed on a table or mounted on a wall. Do any of you
> have one mounted on the wall? Do you like this
> location? Why did you choose to mount it on the wall?
> What are the drawbacks or limitations? Our walls are
> about eight inches thick and are concrete with lots of
> gravel so they should be strong enough. We have the
> proper drill as we hung two extruders today and it
> wasn't too hard. Any and all comments will be helpful
> as I have never used a pugmill before. Thanks,
> Juliet
> Jackson,
> Mississippi
>
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Robert Marshall Simpson on mon 2 oct 00
Juliet
I'm really curious as to why you would want to mount the Peter Pugger =
on a wall or put it on a table. Mine came with 2 wheels and a "peg leg" =
and does just fine on the floor. Moved it a tad last week to install an =
extruder and was amazed at how heavy the pp is.
Kayte (in hot, dry Oklahoma where we haven't had rain since the end of =
June. No raku or wood firing allowed around here.)
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