Ed Kraft on mon 4 dec 00
I designed a sculpture that called for some hollow extrusions. Not =
having an extruder I purchased Daryl's book and proceeded to build the =
extruder from the plans on page 212. I would like to report that the =
plans are clear and the construction simple enough that anyone could =
make this extruder. The first die I made was a variation of David =
Hendley's Two-Part Sheet Metal Die for Hollow Extrusions page 262. I =
made my walls 3/8 inches thick (mistake). After trying a few extrusions =
it became obvious that the walls didn't need to be that stout. I quickly =
made a larger diameter center which made walls 1/4 inch thick. This was =
better but I was wondering what others would consider a suitable wall =
thickness for a hollow extrusion with a fired center of 1 inch?
Ed Kraft
Earth Arrangements
2109 39th St
Bellingham, WA 98226
360 734-6839 ph 360 647 0416 fax
eartharr@msn.com=20
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