These are an important items of equipment in any pottery or studio. Provided that the clay is not too

dry, and has been prepared properly putting it through a pugmill will reconstitute it. Thus the clay

can be reclaimed and used again. The pugmill can also be used within reasonable limits for

incorporating such materials as sand or grog etc. into the clay body. If the pugmill is used fairly

frequently and the hopper and outlet nose cone sealed when not in use, no appreciable drying of the clay will occur and it will not be necessary to clean the pugmill. However if the pugmill is used

infrequently it should be cleaned after use. Under no circumstances should the pugmill be used with dry clay still in its body.

All Gladstone Pugmills are constructed on the same principle, aluminium bodies which are detachable for easy cleaning, non-rusting individually adjustable blades are fitted as standard to the pug shaft which in turn runs in two taper roller bearings ( on some models). These bearings which are protected from the clay by an oil seal and retaining plate which must make Gladstone Pugmills the best engineered on the market.

Safety is another important feature of Gladstone Pugmills and it is our policy to provide maximum safety without compromising the performance of the machine. All Gladstone Pugmills are fitted with thermal overload protected starters and safety limit switches which control the motor, when the loading hopper is raised or lowered making them very easy to use , some models are fitted with fixed finger guards in the hopper for protection . Key operated lockout switches can be supplied as an optional extra if required.

Another important feature for convenience of the operator is that the handle assembly on the 50mmand 75mm outlet Pugmills is in line with the pugmill body thereby avoiding the handle sticking out into the workshop gangway and and also making it impossible to tilt the pugmill over when pressure is applied to the handle.

The vertical pugmill G53 has been developed from the G52 to enable it to operate in the vertical

plane.

The hopper system has been designed for maximum safety and simplicity of operation.

The G53 vertical pugmill is entirely self supporting being located on strong box section girders and

securely mounted onto a wide steel platform which only has a 600 mm x 600 mm foot print saving

valuable space in the workshop or studio.

De-Airing Pugmills

Gladstones de-airing Pugmills are one of the best available on the market today, through continuous research and development and the use of only high quality materials we are able to offer a machine that can give continuous production of a well de-aired plastic body with the minimum of maintenance.

All Gladstone de-airing Pugmills incorporate alloy bodies and blades and are fitted with high quality

vacuum pumps and drive units, safety limit switches and overload protected switchgear.

A unique feature of Gladstone de-airing Pugmills is that they all incorporate a anti-feedback tube

system within the de-air chamber, this prevents the clay being pushed back and blocking the vacuum chamber and also because of its unique design Gladstone is also able to offer a vertical de-airing Pugmill which gives all the features of a de -airing Pugmill with the space saving advantages of a vertical pugmill and the ability to produce unheard of quality in hollow extrusions.