Peter haynes on wed 24 sep 03
Please help...Looking to make an extruder because I can't afford to buy one
at this point. If anyone has a plan or idea for making one please let me
know. It will be used mostly for hanldes and such.
Peter
Michael juengling on wed 24 sep 03
Hi, I made one out of PVC pipe and wood that I had laying around the
garage. I used two different sizes of PVC the smaller one I put a cap on
the end that fit into the other larger pipe. It wasn't a perfect fit, but
close and amazingly enough very little clay blows back in the wrong
direction. I then made a wood frame out of 3/4" plywood to hold the pipe
assembly and a handle and plunger. I made it in the shape of a U and made
it to hold the larger pipe snugly. I cut out a slit at the bottom of the
frame to hold a piece of Plexiglas which is the die that shapes the clay and
drilled a hole in the Plexiglas in the shape that I want the clay to come
out. For the handle, I used a 1X2X1" piece of wood about 15" long and
attached a second piece to it about 1/4 of the distance from one end. This
piece pushes against the plunger and forces the clay out of the tube and
through the die. I made a set of teeth at the top of the frame to lever the
end of the handle against. As crude as it is, it works real well.
Especially since I had everything lying around. If you would like to try
this approach, I would be happy to take some pictures of it and email them
to you. I am sure that would explain the construction and operation much
more clearly than my description. Mike J.
Elzbieta Sekula on wed 24 sep 03
I'm in the same boat as you. Someone told me about this one, which I have yet
to get. It's on my list though.
http://www.clay-king.com/itemscottgun.html
Elzbieta
In a message dated 9/24/03 1:20:53 PM Central Daylight Time, spikepch@AOL.COM
writes:
> Please help...Looking to make an extruder because I can't afford to buy one
> at this point. If anyone has a plan or idea for making one please let me
> know. It will be used mostly for hanldes and such.
>
> Peter
David Hendley on wed 24 sep 03
If you just want to make handles, a hand held caulking gun extruder
would be the fastest, easiest, and cheapest to make.
Basically, you just get a caulking gun, put a piece of PVC pipe
where the tube of caulk would go, and put a die at the end.
Step-by-step directions, with photos, by Fred Sweet are
in "The Extruder Book", by Daryl Baird, published by the
American Ceramic Society, available at http://www.cermic.org
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> Please help...Looking to make an extruder because I can't afford to buy
one
> at this point. If anyone has a plan or idea for making one please let me
> know. It will be used mostly for hanldes and such.
Hendrix, Taylor J. on wed 24 sep 03
Hey David and all,
Don't forget our very own Galveston boy, Tony
Olson has a few pictures of his caulk gun extruder
on his website. Here is the page address:
http://tonyolsen.com/up/extruder/
gogogo
Taylor, in Waco
-----Original Message-----
From: David Hendley [mailto:hendley@TYLER.NET]=20
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:48 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Need help maikng Extruder
If you just want to make handles, a hand held caulking gun extruder
would be the fastest, easiest, and cheapest to make.
...
Paul Brinkmann on thu 25 sep 03
To Peter from Paul. A long time ago, I bought the booklet, "Great Ideas
for Potters" by Professional Publications,Inc. which publishes "Ceramics
Monthly"
I'm almost certain its still in print, (think I saw it in Axners
catalogue. Any who, on page 92, you will find instructions on how to make a
simple, inexpensive clay extruder made from a hand-operated caulking gun.
I have used mine for many years, and make my dies from light sheet
metal (galvanized tin is best, as it doesnt rust.) Have used those round metal
disks that roofers use to keep tar paper on roofs, but they rust.
I didnt use PVC pipe, i use the empty caulking tube, after I cut the
spout off the end, leaving a little lip if possible. Another good die, if
you want round coils, is large metal washers, which you can buy in a wide
variety of sizes.
Another nice thing about it, is that it doesnt take up a lot of space,
and you dont have to mount it on the wall or a table. Good
extruding. P.G. Brinkmann, form the Alamo City.
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