Dannon Rhudy on mon 6 jan 03
......> Has anyone used paperclay in an extruder...
the extrusion looked mealy...had to smooth it out.....
I use paperclay in an extruder all the time. Just experiment
until you find the right amount of moisture for a smooth
extrusion. Same advice holds for ANY clay you may
push through an extruder. Plus practice, practice.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Cate Loveland on mon 6 jan 03
Has anyone used paperclay in an extruder? We just finished building a David
Hendley bumperjack extruder, and I made a die for a wall with a double beaded
lip for an oval baker, and the extrusion looked mealy...had to smooth it out
with a rib. I tried again with a straight clay, and it too looked a little
mealy. I made the die out of baltic birch plywood with a 20 degree slant;
maybe it needs to be more angled? Roseanne Gault's book didn't talk about
extruders at all...
Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks!
Cate in AZ
LindaBlossom on tue 7 jan 03
I rroutinely used paper clay in my extruder and didn't see any problem with
"mealiness". I used baltic birch dies and didn't do anything special to the
cut as you talked about. Is your clay of the right consistency. Soft but
not sticky? I found that tall extruded items from paper clay stood up
better than non paper clay. I would check the wetness of the clay.
Linda
Ithaca, NY
> Has anyone used paperclay in an extruder? We just finished building a
David
> Hendley bumperjack extruder, and I made a die for a wall with a double
beaded
> lip for an oval baker, and the extrusion looked mealy...had to smooth it
out
> with a rib. I tried again with a straight clay, and it too looked a
little
> mealy. I made the die out of baltic birch plywood with a 20 degree slant;
> maybe it needs to be more angled? Roseanne Gault's book didn't talk about
> extruders at all...
> Any ideas would be helpful.
> Thanks!
> Cate in AZ
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