tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post7589885123970876394..comments2023-11-14T21:59:56.029-05:00Comments on Shambhala Pottery: June Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-9715960152949788402013-05-11T15:34:00.653-04:002013-05-11T15:34:00.653-04:00Thanks for the tips Colleen. I haven't de-aire...Thanks for the tips Colleen. I haven't de-aired the clay yet because I have a bunch of other studio thing to do the next few days and because I had firm new clay and some softer reclaim and some slop in there. I mixed it a few times and wanted to let it all sit a while. <br />They instructions said I would need more than the 25 lb limit to start the machine, but it doesn't specify how much more, so I kept adding a bit more and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I got it right. Seems it can be a problem if there's too much clay in there, so I kept adding just a little bit at a time. I guess I'll find out if I guessed right when I start de-airing it.<br />June Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-71002016267307677242013-05-11T09:57:43.742-04:002013-05-11T09:57:43.742-04:00Glad to see you have your pugmill up and running. ...Glad to see you have your pugmill up and running. It is a great little unit. I put my vacume pump on the shelf below the pugmill on my cart because it does move around when it is running as it vibrates. It may take you a couple of tries to get the amount of clay in the mixer just right before you begin de-airing. I take a small sponge and dampen the seal around the lid that says "warning..." on it and then when I begin de-airing it is helpful to push on this same lid untill you see the vacume gauge start to climb. I use the sponge on the hopper seal when I am satisfied I have enough in the mixer as well.<br />Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357605409906167140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-39499039390963643072013-05-08T19:08:33.382-04:002013-05-08T19:08:33.382-04:00Dennis, I called Jared at Peter Pugger, and the kn...Dennis, I called Jared at Peter Pugger, and the knob is a filter that does on the left side of the part of the unit that has the two arrows on top. <br />I got it going, but it didn't seem to be mixing well, and I realized that I probably didn't have enough clay in there, so I kept adding more and that seemed to make it function better. I'm leaving it sit overnight and will re-mix in the morning.I'll de-air when I'm ready to use it. The seal on the exit and the tight fit of the hopper is a great improvement over what I had on my Powerstar. I also love the fact that, unlike the Powerstar, there are no screens to clean. I think I'm really going to like this unit.<br />June Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.com