Bailey has excellent technical advise on the use and maintenance of pugmills clay mixers and ventilation.
Ceramic clay pug mill.
Choose de airing models that eliminate the added step of wedging the clay or non de airing models such as the shimpo pug mill which has an aluminum barrel.
If your concern is just recycling a pug mill or a mixer pug mill can do the job but you ll need to ask the dealer about what condition the clay has to be in before it can be.
If you need clay that s ready to throw without any further wedging you ll need a de airing pug mill either as a standalone machine or as part of a mixer pug mill.
Again this can be an ideal alternative to wedging clay by hand particularly if this motion could cause discomfort in your wrists or arms.
A pug mill is used for reclaiming and mixing clay in pottery studios and classrooms.
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Clay that has dried out or become too stiff to work with can be run through a pugmill with some water which helps to evenly add moisture to the clay body and bring it back to life.
Studio and university models.
For the ultimate in clay recycling convenience both the pug mill and clay mixer are a must.
Blend your clay perfectly and save money by recycling clay scrap.
Pugmills make it easy to reuse your clay scraps but their primary benefit is that you can avoid wedging which can cause serious damage to your wrists.
We also carry or dropship a wide selection of ceramic equipment pottery supplies tools raw materials glazes and more.