Mixing Clay Bodies in the Ceramic Studio

Mixing clay in the studio is a relatively simple process. Small batches can be mixed by hand and do not require any special equipment for mixing. Larger batches of clay will …

Types of Crushers: Choosing the Right One for Each Stage

The VSI, also known as a sand making machine, is used to produce high-quality manufactured sand, with output capacities up to 703 t/h. It is suitable for materials of various …

What Type Of Sand? To Add To Clay.

Try using some local sandy clay, especially yellow and orange clay. I like using clay from our ponds as an exterior slip to cups and bowls and glazing only the interior surface or …

All Mixed Up? Check Out Our Guide to Clay Mixers and …

With the right machine, you can easily deal with scrap clay and mix custom clay bodies when they're needed. Here, Bill Jones presents an overview and an explanation of the …

A Clay Reclaim Process Using a Pugmill/Clay Mixer

High Production = Lots of Clay to Recycle. If you run a community studio or your personal studio is high production, you probably have a lot of clay scraps to deal with. This …

Enhancing your clay with additives

Today we're going to talk about the most common clay additives: grog, paper, sand, and nylon fibers. Grog is prefired ceramic material that is ground up into different mesh …

70+ Important Clay Tools to Make Pottery

There are so many clay tools that can be used to make pottery. Learn about the most useful, common tools that every potter should have.

7 Simple Steps to Make Perfect Pottery with Clay

Clay is any natural earthy mineral mixture rich in aluminum phyllosilicate, such as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite. It is the main raw material for pottery making. When clay is …

Pugmills and Clay Mixers: Six Key Considerations to Make …

Clay mixers and pugmills are great machines designed to help with the constant chore of recycling clay or mixing new clay bodies from scratch. They're not cheap, but in some …

How to Process Clay

Everything you need to know to turn natural clay into a workable material suitable for making pottery or sculpting. Learn how to process clay easily at home