July 17, 2009
Totally Tubular! A Video Introduction to Using a Clay Extruder
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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. |
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This clip was excerpted from the three-disc DVD set Extrude It!, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore!
Tags: Making Clay Tools









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
Teri | July 17th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
David, Very concise & informative & took the “mystery” out of dies. Teri, Alabama
Karen | July 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Thanks David!;-D
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.
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>
Jerry | July 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Thanks David! I learned several things from that short exerp. J.M.