Snail Scott on thu 26 sep 02
At 11:14 AM 9/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Would a pugmill be
>appropriate for fairly small amounts of clay?
For the cost of even a secondhand pugmill, you
could toss out a whole lotta scraps. And unless
it's the (expensive) de-airing kind, it won't
even save you the hassle of wedging. And maybe
not even then. There are so many things that
can make your life in the studio more pleasant
at far lower cost than a pugmill. Even if I
had unlimited money and space, I doubt I'd want
to bother with one unless I used a lot more
clay than I do. My scraps go into a bag in a
bucket where they dry out. Then I get them wet
again, let them sit, then use them. Less hassle
than using and maintaining a pugmill, for my
quantities.
-Snail
Harrington on thu 26 sep 02
I'm just getting started too, and this post brought up a question:
What's the deal with pugmills? Personally, I've never seen one in
person. The pictures in the catalogs seldom indicate size. Also, I've
never been able to find a source of information about how to use them. I
don't throw millions of pots, but I hate wedging etc. Would a pugmill be
appropriate for fairly small amounts of clay? Usually I recycle about 20
pounds (wet) of clay every month or two. I can afford it if it will
really improve my life, but I'm afraid with the small amount of clay I
recycle, it would be cheaper to throw away scraps for the rest of my
life than to get a pugmill. Also, just how much room will this thing
take up in my studio?
Thanks!
Lisa
Saundra Poces wrote:
>
> As soon as you can afford it, get a de-airing pugmill. It is too tempting to fire a finished piece that isn't a good piece, if the alternative is recycling greenware the hard way. Since I got the Peter Pugger I let pieces sit on the shelf for a while before firing. Sometimes I am smug about trying a new technique and want to fire the first few efforts. If I see the flaws after a few days, I toss the lesser pots into the hopper. Before I got the pugmill I was spending as much time or more recycling clay than I was making pots. Also I filled garbage cans with scraps of clay and then would buy more clay rather than spend the time recycling.
>
> Now it looks like my work has improved because my lesser efforts don't get fired, plus I spend more time making pots than wedging and rewedging.
>
> Saundra in Zirconia, NC
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Carol Tripp on fri 27 sep 02
Hi Lisa,
Pugmills are expensive, heavy and take up a fair amount of space. Yes,
wedging never tops anyone's list of favourite clay activities but think of
the health benefits! As women, we need to do weight bearing exercises,
particularly upper body ones. And let's face it, 20 pounds of clay to
recycle every month or two is not very much. Try recycling a bit more
frequently - use a smaller slops bucket and this will force you to not let
the scraps situation get out of hand.
Best regards,
Carol
Dubai, UAE
Lisa wrote:
>I'm just getting started too, and this post brought up a question:
>What's the deal with pugmills? Personally, I've never seen one in
>person. The pictures in the catalogs seldom indicate size. Also, I've
>never been able to find a source of information about how to use them. I
>don't throw millions of pots, but I hate wedging etc. Would a pugmill be
>appropriate for fairly small amounts of clay? Usually I recycle about 20
>pounds (wet) of clay every month or two. I can afford it if it will
>really improve my life, but I'm afraid with the small amount of clay I
>recycle, it would be cheaper to throw away scraps for the rest of my
>life than to get a pugmill. Also, just how much room will this thing
>take up in my studio?
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