I took pottery in college as a hobby while completing my degree. I loved it so much that I have slowly been trying to put together a home studio. I would like to get a pug mill/mixer so that I can mix my clay from scratch (dry components), reclaim used clay, and use the de-airing features to save time and work. I am looking into the Peter Puggers, specifically the VPM-9SS and the VPM-20. Is the stainless steal worth the extra money (in the case of these two it would be $100 extra) and a smal
Hi everyone. My question is about pug mills. My current and only pug mill a Shimpo NVA 04S and it was my biggest investment to date at the time of the purchase. Thankfully, I got 3-4 good years out of it but then I realized that it had corroded on the inside, only in only one area, near a "seam" but like Swiss cheese, it was not just superficial rust. But it was so bad that I started getting bits of metal (the machine was disintegrating!) in my porcelain. Needless to say I had to throw away a lo