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Gaff Pearce on tue 26 nov 02


The shipper just delivered my new Blue Bird 440 deairing pugmill...Yea...now
were to put it? I have a small studio and I like things on wheels so I can
move them around and adjust space as needed. Anyone out there having
experience with a Blue Bird on wheels, I would really like to know your
thoughts or solution.

Thanks in advance,
Gaff Pearce
gaff.pearce@gte.net

Mike on tue 26 nov 02


Gaff, my experience is with an old Bluebird that I am rebuilding for my
teacher. It was bought used and there is no model number, just a stencil on
the side that says Bluebird.

Along with the auger, screen and barrel rusting; a big hole was worn in the
bottom of the barrel in one place and another started in another place.

After tearing the hole thing apart, and rebuilding the bottom, I discovered
that the auger was grinding into the barrel. This is what caused the holes
and I am sure accelerated the rusting. After lowering the rear bearing to
raise the auger and trying other adjustments, I discovered that the
misalignment was the result of wheels on the back of the mill. With the
wheels added to the back, the center no longer made contact, which put a
bind on the middle which caused the auger to grind. I have now removed the
wheels and no more grinding.

The wheels appear to be a factory install, but I do not really know.

So if you add wheels make sure you keep all things supported and level.

Mike

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Subject: Pug Mill on Wheels


The shipper just delivered my new Blue Bird 440 deairing pugmill...Yea...now
were to put it? I have a small studio and I like things on wheels so I can
move them around and adjust space as needed. Anyone out there having
experience with a Blue Bird on wheels, I would really like to know your
thoughts or solution.

Thanks in advance,
Gaff Pearce
gaff.pearce@gte.net

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Charles Moore on tue 26 nov 02


Gaff,

Like you, I like things on wheels.

I built a cart of wood and bolted my Blue Bird to the top. The top does not
need to be much larger than the pugger itself. I built the cart with a
shelf below (for the de-airing machine and other stuff) and high enough to
clear a 5 gallon plastic bucket. The cart is on lockable casters.

Following Vince Pitelka's advice in his _Clay: A Studio Handbook_, I put
just about everything on casters, including my wheel, which elevates the
wheel about 3 inches. In addition, I have 3 warecarts and two wire carts
(Costco), so the studio stuff sort of floats around the room as needed.
When I throw, one of the ware carts sits beside, etc.

Be sure to get lockable casters, especially if you live in earthquake
country.

Charles
Sacramento
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gaff Pearce"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:24 PM
Subject: Pug Mill on Wheels


> The shipper just delivered my new Blue Bird 440 deairing
pugmill...Yea...now
> were to put it? I have a small studio and I like things on wheels so I
can
> move them around and adjust space as needed. Anyone out there having
> experience with a Blue Bird on wheels, I would really like to know your
> thoughts or solution.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Gaff Pearce
> gaff.pearce@gte.net
>
>
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