Pat Southwood on fri 11 apr 03
Hi,
Regarding the recent posts on the subject of hand extruders, Please can =
someone describe these to me in writing;
The mental picture that I have at present is most =
unpleasant....................
I've only come across tiny ones, more along the lines of finger =
extruders ;)
Pat.
P.S Thanks for the info on Morandi.
the firstborn did his grade 2 clarinet exam today. HOORAY, nevermore =
will I have to persuade the reluctant to practice.
Charles Moore on sat 12 apr 03
Hi, Pat,
The hand extruder that I got from Georgie's (in Oregon) looks very much like
what we call a "caulk gun" in the US--though the extruder is about twice the
size of a caulk gun.
You insert clay into the end, place the die shape of your choice on the end
of the extruder, and screw on the open cap on the end. To extrude, you
squeeze the trigger. Out comes the extruded clay in a long "worm" from the
center of the die.
I find that I prefer to use a slightly more moist clay in such extruding to
avoid cracks or slight breaks in the extruded clay and to make the job
easier on my hands, which are at least slightly arthritic. I let the clay
set up on newspaper for a bit before using.
Hope this helps.
Charles
Sacramento CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Southwood"
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Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 2:28 PM
Subject: hand extruder
Hi,
Regarding the recent posts on the subject of hand extruders, Please can
someone describe these to me in writing;
The mental picture that I have at present is most
unpleasant....................
I've only come across tiny ones, more along the lines of finger extruders ;)
Pat.
P.S Thanks for the info on Morandi.
the firstborn did his grade 2 clarinet exam today. HOORAY, nevermore will I
have to persuade the reluctant to practice.
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Steve Mills on sat 12 apr 03
Dear Pat,
The hand extruders we encounter (and make) are very like a Mastic Gun.
The one we make from a Mastic Gun frame, uses 55mm diameter plastic
drain pipe for the body, and discs of wood or plastic both attached to
the plunger, and slightly larger, for the dies. It is not necessary to
attach the die plate to the bottom of the tube; the pressure from the
plunger keeps them both together and there is very little leakage.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Pat Southwood writes
>Hi,
>Regarding the recent posts on the subject of hand extruders, Please can =3D
>someone describe these to me in writing;
>The mental picture that I have at present is most =3D
>unpleasant....................
>I've only come across tiny ones, more along the lines of finger =3D
>extruders ;)
>Pat.
>P.S Thanks for the info on Morandi.
>the firstborn did his grade 2 clarinet exam today. HOORAY, nevermore =3D
>will I have to persuade the reluctant to practice.
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
Susan Setley on sat 12 apr 03
I was curious about the clay guns, also. A friend of mine has one, and since
I normally extrude coils, and not huge amounts, a clay gun would make a great
Mother's Day present from me to myself.
I got on line and found several sources, including this one:
Clay Guns
richard SOUTHWOOD on sat 12 apr 03
Hallo,
Thanks for the various instructions.
Pat.
David Hendley on sat 12 apr 03
It is S-I-M-P-L-E to make a hand-held extruder from a caulking gun.
Complete instructions and photos by Fred Sweet are in the book
"The Extruder Book", by Daryl Baird, published by the American
Ceramics Society.
You could buy the book, make the extruder, still have lots of money
left over, and be inspired by the hundreds of pages of information
in the book.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
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