Already Registered? Please sign in.

Be sure to download your free copy of the Buyers Guide to Ceramic Supplies and Materials for a comprehensive listing of manufacturers and Suppliers, along with valuable studio resources.

July 17, 2009

Totally Tubular! A Video Introduction to Using a Clay Extruder

by David Hendley Read Comments (6)

Clay extruders are handy tools for the ceramics studio and can be used to make some amazing work - and you don’t have to spend a lot of money to own one. You can easily make a simple handheld extruder out of a caulking gun or, if you really have a knack for making tools, you can make a heavy-duty model. Maydelle,Texas, potter David Hendley knows extruders. He’s been using them in his pottery since the 1970s! In today’s video, and excerpt from his three-disc DVD set Extrude It!, David gives a helpful introduction to extruders. He shares his expertise on making homemade dies, clearly explains the physics behind using two-part dies and demonstrates how to pull an extrusion using a two-part die. - Jennifer Harnetty, editor.

 

(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.)

This clip was excerpted from the three-disc DVD set Extrude It!, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore!

Buy the DVD here!

Tags:

Share this post with other ceramic artists:
These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • TwitThis
  • Facebook
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • MySpace
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks

6 Comments

  1. Charan | July 17th, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Hi David,
    I enjoy the DVD set I got from you and have learnt so many tid bits which have helped me become more efficient. Thank you so much!
    Charan
    http://creativewithclay.etsy.com

  2. Teri | July 17th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    David, Very concise & informative & took the “mystery” out of dies. Teri, Alabama

  3. Karen | July 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Thanks David!;-D

  4. Joda | July 17th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    Great job with the homemade extruder. I am going to be making one out of plastic pipe. I am thinking of doing this as a portable display.

  5. Jenny | July 17th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    I can use our dyes in this manner, I cant wait to do a set of bottles, etc. cheers, Jenny. N>Z>

  6. Jerry | July 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Thanks David! I learned several things from that short exerp. J.M.

You must be logged in to post a comment.