Kim Marie on fri 10 nov 00
Tried sending this to you Dolly but I got it back so I'm sending it here
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> Hi Dolly,
> I was making the same decision last year and did extensive research.
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> For me and what I was looking for, I went with the Scott Creek extruder.
> The one I have is a round barrel and I got the expansion box for large
> hollow extruded forms. I looked at the dies available etc., read reviews
in
> the clayart archives and called different companies.
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> Some questions to ask yourself:
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> what am I going to be using it for?
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> What might I want to do with it?
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> Do I want to make my own dies?
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> Are the dies I want available?
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> How much do I want to spend?
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> How fast can I make this equip. pay for itself?
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> ONe of my priorites was the handle factor. Scott Creek had a die that
has
> several style options. (I think they have a web site)
> Once I decided to go with Scott Creek, I looked at what extruders they had
> available. I didn't go with their biggest one because the handle dies
> wouldn't fit in it. (I have a 4" barrel) I did pay a bit more for an
> aluminum barrel because it won't rust. Their prices were the best for the
> quality purchased. ie..Northstar had great prices but the archives
> mentioned some problem with the extruder handle being difficult to work
with
> and they didn't seem to have the dies I wanted. Bailey's quality looked
> great but so were their prices!
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> I would highly recommend Daryl Baird's book ( I think the title is The
> Extruder Book) even before you get the extruder. He show's different
brands
> and hilights each one, from small ones to LG ones.
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> If I can answer any other questions you may have, give a shout
> kim
> kmarie@odyssey.net
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