Wendt Pottery New Generation Pugmill 

 look below for more information!

                                                       1-208-746-3724  fax 1-208-746-6968 e-mail wendtpot@lewiston.com 

Now in operation and for hire mixing!

All parts that contact the clay are stainless steel. Each section is on its own castered cart so that

it can be rolled apart for easy cleaning. The red handles are Destaco toggle clamps which

allow the machine to be opened for cleaning in seconds.

Deairing occurs thanks to two Gast rotary vane vacuum pumps in series which lower the pressure

inside the chamber by 26 inches of Mercury. For reference, atmospheric pressure in this area

runs under 30 inches of Mercury.

Above you can see better how the clamps hold the unit together.    The deairing "T" feeds into the second auger which pugs the

clay under a high vacuum before extruding it into the desired shape. The drives are all 5 HP three phase driven through  Linkbelt

worm drive speed reducers and the final drive is 60 series chain running in oil.

Our plan is to offer custom clay mixing for people in the area with the guarantee that the entire mixing train has been cleaned

prior to mixing and contains only the exact formulation the customer has ordered.

Above is the conveyor and cutter assembly I built on Saturday the 23rd of December. The previous week I built the square nozzle to replace the round nozzle we had been using in studio. We are now ready to begin shipping the clay people have ordered and can do so on short notice. This service is ideal for people who only use small amounts of clay and don't have much storage space since it can reach them in just a few days.

To assist this process, we are also adding batch weighing equipment to our main clay mixer. I estimate the capacity of the machine to be 2200 lbs per hour so if you have a body you want made just for you, please give me a call at 1-800-554-3724.

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