Tom Eastburn on thu 1 mar 01
Regarding the discussion on pugmill rollers, I must tell you that the =
clay itself is a perfect roller. =20
When I begin to pug clay, I'll cut off the first 6" and lie that =
cylinder down in front of the outlet of the pugmill. The ends of the =
clay will be perpendicular to the outlet of the pugmill. The rest of =
the clay from then on, will be extruded out of the pugmill and =
eventually fall atop the small cylinder of clay and start to roll, =
guiding the log of clay away from the pugmill and across the table (or =
whatever) surface. =20
It works so well that I'm able to cut off the 20" pugged clay, kicking =
the small piece back towards the pugmill and begin the bagging process. =
In the meanwhile the pugmill is still kicking out clay and the little =
piece of clay is rolling out another log of clay. I can go slice off =
another 20"piece and the process continues. =20
I usually double bag five or six of these 20" logs of deaired clay. =
This process is also a way of telling the stiffness/softness of the =
clay. How far out will the clay log go before it starts to slump. I =
have a cut off wire screwed into the wall which is located at the outlet =
end of the pugmill, no looking for where you just set the wire. I =
obviously will recover the small cylinder as I wind down the pugging. =20
I hope this may solve the roller question, and if not, well never mind. =
I may have missed the original question and this doesn't pertain one =
bit. If that's the case, my apologies. =20
Tom Eastburn
in the southern Black Hills where the sun could actually get rid of this =
sickening snow by this weekend, oh yeah the locals keep saying we need =
the moisture. Ok, I love snow, I didn't see enough after 25 yrs. in =
Alaska. (snicker)
=20
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