pugmill

[puger]

Hello,new to the forum

I just acquired a early model a.d. alpine pugmill model d 3 h.p

I am looking for any info on the pugmill, any info would greatly

be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

puger

[Mark C.]

Alpine is still in business-just kilns and tables now-

They sold a lot of kilns to schools back in the day-one of the first with tons of safety stuff on them.I have fired many of them-repaired/moved and junked them

they had nice small squirrel cage blowers on them

They made glaze room tables with built in material bins-very solid

 

I have an old 3-5? horse vertical alpine pug mill myself-used to pug my scrap stoneware back in the day

I bought mine from the HSU university when it fell thru the old clay shed floor for 300$

Call Alpine for old instruction manuel

I bought some of there last bronze padel blades for my machine from them in the early 80's as spares

that thing weighs 700#s a real beast

All I can add is keep it greased and do not let your hand or arm get into it as mine has zero safety stuff-these machines where made pre-lawyer-common sense rules thier operation.

here is the link

http://alpinekilns.com/

Mark

[puger]

Thanks Mark for the quick reply,

MARK, This puger is also a monster. It is a horizontal model, I had contacted alpine up in n.y

and they don't have any info on it, I was told it was built to far back. Just wanted to find out

how much clay it can process an hour. This puger was to good of a deal to pass up. Getting ready

to run some earthen clay from my prop. through it to make my roofing tiles. By the way I was in your

neck of the woods not to long ago( beautiful) I live in grass valley ca. I 'll try and post some pictures

of it latter on this evening.

 

Thanks once again

puger (luis)

[Mark C.]

Thanks Mark for the quick reply,

MARK, This puger is also a monster. It is a horizontal model, I had contacted alpine up in n.y

and they don't have any info on it, I was told it was built to far back. Just wanted to find out

how much clay it can process an hour. This puger was to good of a deal to pass up. Getting ready

to run some earthen clay from my prop. through it to make my roofing tiles. By the way I was in your

neck of the woods not to long ago( beautiful) I live in grass valley ca. I 'll try and post some pictures

of it latter on this evening.

 

Thanks once again

puger (luis)

 

 

I think we have the same model-I recall it doing 30 gallon trash can full of pugs in less than 30 minutes

the slowest part was feeding it.I put mine on a raised concrete platform so I could pot a 30 gallon can under it

I had steps up to it for feeding it

I was younger than and lots of labor was no big deal.

Mine is going to a friend if we can move it-this time I think we will take it apart 1st to move it

Mark