L. P. Skeen on fri 11 jan 02
Hey guys,
I got my VPM20 in October and have just been putting it through its =
paces today. Is it normal for the clay and the machine to get warm when =
mixing? Since I have never had a pugmill before, I do not know.
Thanks. :)
L
L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Studios, Summerfield, NC
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Reg Wearley on sat 12 jan 02
Hi,
The amount of clay you find in the vacuum
chamber of your Peter Pugger will usually
depend on the softness of the clay in there
and also on how long you pug the clay. If I
have a real soft clay mixing I will get a good
handful of clay in the vacuum chamber when the
mixer runs for 10 minutes or so (maybe 15).
An overfull mixing chamber will also force
clay to be forced out. I don't find this a
problem. And, yes, the mixing chamber will warm
up, expecially if your clay is on the stiff side.
--Reg Wearley
Big Arm, MT
--- "L. P. Skeen"
wrote:
> Thanks Bruce. I just wanted to be sure I was
> not doing something else
> wrong. ;0) I DID get the pugging/vacuum thing
> backwards before re=reading
> teh book, but now straightened out. Nother
> question: The book says it
> will, and the machine does squirt A LITTLE clay
> from the mixing chamber into
> the little box between the mixing chamber and
> motor/vacuum area. What
> exactly is "a little"? HOw much is too much,
> ie: something is wrong if you
> have X amount of clay coming out in there.
>
> Thanks. :)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Girrell"
>
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 4:20 PM
> Subject: Peter Pugger VPM20
>
>
> > L.P. Skeen wrote:
> >
> > >I got my VPM20 in October and have just been
> putting it through its paces
> > >today. Is it normal for the clay and the
> machine to get warm when
> mixing?
> >
> > Yes. Think about all the work and friction
> going on in there. I've gotten
> > our VPM-30 pretty warm when I'm going hot and
> heavy on the reclaim.
> >
> > Bruce Girrell in snowy northern Michigan who
> says:
> >
> > Thank You Lisa! for all your efforts in
> putting together the cookbook.
> Well
> > done!
> >
> >
>
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Bruce Girrell on sat 12 jan 02
L.P. Skeen wrote:
>I got my VPM20 in October and have just been putting it through its paces
>today. Is it normal for the clay and the machine to get warm when mixing?
Yes. Think about all the work and friction going on in there. I've gotten
our VPM-30 pretty warm when I'm going hot and heavy on the reclaim.
Bruce Girrell in snowy northern Michigan who says:
Thank You Lisa! for all your efforts in putting together the cookbook. Well
done!
L. P. Skeen on sat 12 jan 02
Thanks Bruce. I just wanted to be sure I was not doing something else
wrong. ;0) I DID get the pugging/vacuum thing backwards before re=reading
teh book, but now straightened out. Nother question: The book says it
will, and the machine does squirt A LITTLE clay from the mixing chamber into
the little box between the mixing chamber and motor/vacuum area. What
exactly is "a little"? HOw much is too much, ie: something is wrong if you
have X amount of clay coming out in there.
Thanks. :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Girrell"
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: Peter Pugger VPM20
> L.P. Skeen wrote:
>
> >I got my VPM20 in October and have just been putting it through its paces
> >today. Is it normal for the clay and the machine to get warm when
mixing?
>
> Yes. Think about all the work and friction going on in there. I've gotten
> our VPM-30 pretty warm when I'm going hot and heavy on the reclaim.
>
> Bruce Girrell in snowy northern Michigan who says:
>
> Thank You Lisa! for all your efforts in putting together the cookbook.
Well
> done!
>
>
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Bruce Girrell on mon 14 jan 02
Lisa,
How much gets in there seems to vary with the consistency of the clay and
how much water you try to add at any one time. And perhaps age. I used to
get a lot of clay in there and now I go for months without emptying it. Just
take the lid off in between runs and look in. If there's more than a small
amount lying about on the bottom, I usually clean it out with my hand (
motor stopped, of course!).
I've been intending to put together a "Peter Pugger Notes from the Field"
manual with little tips from as many owners as I can get. I have a complete
set of photos (minus one) and instructions for the teardown and cleanout of
the VPM-30. One more task on the list.
Anyway, feel free to ask away. We've had ours for three of four years now.
It's been great. Prior to getting it, I would spend so much time wedging
that I never wanted to throw anything afterward. And I tried to save too
many pots. Now it's easy to throw them back into reclaim before I spend too
much time on them.
Bruce and Lynne
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