A used pugmill can save a pottery studio thousands of dollars, especially when a new machine would put too much pressure on the equipment budget. The catch is that pugmills are heavy, mechanical machines with motors, augers, bearings, seals, barrels, and sometimes vacuum systems that all need to work together. That makes condition more important […]
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Learning how to reclaim pottery clay can save money, reduce studio waste, and give your scraps another useful life. Every potter eventually ends up with trimmings, failed pots, dried clay, and pieces that never make it to the kiln. Instead of throwing all that material away, you can often turn it back into workable clay. […]
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You don’t need a pugmill to reuse your pottery scraps. Learn how to reclaim clay by hand and turn leftover trimmings and dried scraps back into workable clay.