Ken Chin-Purcell on sat 3 mar 01
I wasn't able to tease out a direct answer to this from
the archives, so my turn for a basic question:
IF you are using pre-mixed bagged clay, then
what is the advantage of a 3" de-airing Peter Pugger
over a 3" de-airing pugmill.
About the only thing I can come up with on my own is
if I frequently wanted to mix extra grog or stains with
my clay body. Besides that, wouldn't a pugmill "warm up" a
bag of clay and reclaim scraps just as well as the pugger?
-- Ken Chin-Purcell
Linda Blossom on sat 3 mar 01
One of the advantages of the Peter Pugger is the size of the hopper. You can
get a lot more clay in it at one time so that you would not be there feeding
it continuously. Yes, the other is if you want to modify the clay.
Linda
Ithaca, NY
Robert Marshall Simpson on sat 3 mar 01
Ken
My guess is that the answer is volume. I have a Peter Pugger (de-airing)
and I love it. It is perfect for one person but I would never recommend it
for a high volume studio or and educational center. A bag or two of clay
would be lost in a regular (bigger) pugmill. Don't confuse the 3" barrel
with capacity.
I consider the Peter Pugger a pugmill. What else could it be?
Kayte-still in Oklahoma
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