This
week I decided to talk about the clay extruder. If you work with clay
very much this is probably a tool you will want to think about at
some point.
The
one I have is from Walnut Hollow but the same style is available from
a couple of other companies. The thing to look for is the handle that
works like a crank. There is also one on the market with a plunger
type system that you are supposed to press down on the top and the
clay is supposed to come out. I have actually had two of those kind
and never once got them to work. I had two of them because the first
one was so bad I thought I must have gotten a bad one and decided to
try again. I was sure the second one would work. I even had my son
and his friends try to get it to work. None of the boys could get it
to work and they were all very strong guys.
The
main thing to remember is the that the metal will discolor the clay
if it is left in there for any length of time. The lighter the clay
the more noticeable this will be. On the white clay I used in the
demo you can really see it. On a clay that is a color it won't be as
noticeable.
You
will need to clean the extruder every time you use it and I have a
video coming up on this channel in 2 weeks.
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