L. P. Skeen on sun 25 nov 01
Judy,
I looked around before I bought mine (last month) and prices were the same
all over. It takes awhile to get the dang thing tho, so go ahead and order
asap. So far, it works great. I wanted my PP because of the mix and pug
capability. There is a drawback tho: You can't just throw a bag in there
and pug it out to "warm it up". You have to throw TWO bags in there (at
least), because there has to be clay IN the mixer to push out the pug. ;)
That sucker weighs about 200+ lbs. tho, so get a strong table built or order
the stand that is made for it.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy Musicant
Subject: New Peter Pugger model - any experience
Hello Clayarters,
I will soon be in the market for a pugmill, and I'm leaning toward the Peter
Pugger, as it will also reclaim scrap. I just recently saw an ad for their
new model, the VPM-20, which is a smaller, table-top version of the VPM-30.
They claim it will do everything the bigger machine will do.
Judy Musicant on sun 25 nov 01
Hello Clayarters,
I will soon be in the market for a pugmill, and I'm leaning toward the =
Peter Pugger, as it will also reclaim scrap. (Yes, I saw the posts some =
time ago which urged getting a separate mixer and pugmill, but I don't =
have the need or the space for two machines.) I just recently saw an ad =
for their new model, the VPM-20, which is a smaller, table-top version =
of the VPM-30. They claim it will do everything the bigger machine will =
do. The pug size is the same as the VPM-30 (3" diameter). Obviously, =
the amount of scrap it will take is much smaller, as it doesn't come =
with that large hopper on the bigger model. It's also $600 or $700 =
cheaper. You can see it on the Peter Pugger website - =
www.peterpugger.com For a one or two person studio, non-full time, non- =
production, like mine, it seems more than sufficient. Two questions: =
Has anyone seen or used it? Where can you get the best price for these =
pricey gadgets? Thanks for the help, as always.
Judy Musicant
Mountainview Pottery
Mountainside, NJ
Cl Litman on mon 26 nov 01
When I got my pugger, I listed a search on a website that checks all the
online auction sites (found it through google but don't remember the
site). I also called the company and asked if they kept track of used
ones for sale. As it turns out I heard back from them about a month
later when someone called them about selling one and they hooked us up.
(shipping is really expensive). About a month after that one came up on
one of the auction sites.
Cheryl Litman - NJ
cheryllitman@juno.com
On Sun, 25 Nov 2001 20:37:35 -0500 Judy Musicant
writes:
> Hello Clayarters,
>
> I will soon be in the market for a pugmill, and I'm leaning toward
> the =
> Peter Pugger, as it will also reclaim scrap. (Yes, I saw the posts
> some =
> time ago which urged getting a separate mixer and pugmill, but I
> don't =
> have the need or the space for two machines.) I just recently saw
> an ad =
> for their new model, the VPM-20, which is a smaller, table-top
> version =
> of the VPM-30. They claim it will do everything the bigger machine
> will =
> do. The pug size is the same as the VPM-30 (3" diameter).
> Obviously, =
> the amount of scrap it will take is much smaller, as it doesn't come
> =
> with that large hopper on the bigger model. It's also $600 or $700
> =
> cheaper. You can see it on the Peter Pugger website - =
> www.peterpugger.com For a one or two person studio, non-full time,
> non- =
> production, like mine, it seems more than sufficient. Two
> questions: =
> Has anyone seen or used it? Where can you get the best price for
> these =
> pricey gadgets? Thanks for the help, as always.
>
> Judy Musicant
> Mountainview Pottery
> Mountainside, NJ
>
>
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Deborah M. D. Kaplan on tue 27 nov 01
Judy
I bought mine at NCECA this past March. They offered a free table, free =
shipping, & $100 off. It arrived in July.
Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: L. P. Skeen
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 10:57 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: New Peter Pugger model - any experience
Judy,
I looked around before I bought mine (last month) and prices were the sam=
e
all over. It takes awhile to get the dang thing tho, so go ahead and ord=
er
asap. So far, it works great. I wanted my PP because of the mix and pug
capability. There is a drawback tho: You can't just throw a bag in ther=
e
and pug it out to "warm it up". You have to throw TWO bags in there (at
least), because there has to be clay IN the mixer to push out the pug. ;)
That sucker weighs about 200+ lbs. tho, so get a strong table built or or=
der
the stand that is made for it.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy Musicant
Subject: New Peter Pugger model - any experience
Hello Clayarters,
I will soon be in the market for a pugmill, and I'm leaning toward the Pe=
ter
Pugger, as it will also reclaim scrap. I just recently saw an ad for the=
ir
new model, the VPM-20, which is a smaller, table-top version of the VPM-3=
0.
They claim it will do everything the bigger machine will do.
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MaryBeth Bishop on tue 27 nov 01
I posted earlier on this so will only say I have the VPM20. Use it all the
time. Like it lots. In the period between the development of the VPM30 and
the newer/smaller model the motors improved so that the small one is nearly
as powerful as the larger one. Certainly doesn't strain doing my jobs and I
have loaded it with a heavy sculpture mix and also a mushy porcelainous
stoneware. On the subject of price, I think there are no deals. I bought
mine from them directly. I know Highwater Clay in Asheboro sells them and I
assume some other suppliers. I think the prices are all the same but haven't
checked in a while. Anyway, good luck.
Mary Beth Bishop
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