The best pugmill for pottery is the one that matches the condition of your clay and the amount of clay you process. That sounds obvious, but it is where most pugmill buying decisions go wrong. A potter who mainly needs to de-air already workable clay has a different requirement from a studio that wants to […]
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Choosing between pug mill brands mostly comes down to two names. Peter Pugger and Shimpo dominate studio-scale pug mills. Both build genuinely reliable machines, but they work differently under the hood. Peter Pugger’s compact models are true pugger-mixers, built to take bone-dry scraps straight from the bucket. Shimpo’s compact models are traditionally pug-only, meaning your […]
The Peter Pugger VPM-7 is genuinely marketed as a single-potter studio machine. It’s not built as a classroom tool for shared, heavy daily use. Its 14-pound batch capacity works well for one person’s regular reclaim. A busy teaching studio with multiple students generates far more scrap clay than one VPM-7 can comfortably handle. Whether it’s […]