maya Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Good afternoon All! I was trolling through the internet and through various twists and turns on Pinterest, found a blog showing one potter's work from Minnesota. She makes beautiful pieces, but in between photos and explanations, it said that while she makes most of her extruder templates, the one shown for the foot, she'd had made. It looked really good----professional, not like a recycled credit card. It was even beveled. I spent quite a while searching online, but came up with nothing........... does anyone know of a custom extruder template maker? Thanks!! Maya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaria Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I saw a video on YouTube recently where they made an extruder die from one of those white plastic cutting boards. Drill in and cut with a saber saw or scroll saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I used Diana Pancioli's directions from her extruder book for making extruder dies from plastic as in cutting boards. I bought the sheets. I used a scroll saw with the table angled to cut a beveled edge. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawpot Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Call around to a couple of metal shops around you and find one that has a laser cutter. It cost me $35 to draw the cad file and $35 to cut each one out. Make sure that you get the copy of the cad file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I made them for the Bailey that we had at school. Some I used a jewelers saw and cut out of 18 gauge nickel silver, others I made with plywood and plastic inserts cut with a jig saw, still others with plywood and a bisque fired slab of clay, and one of the last with plywood and a credit card. I think almost any sturdy material can be used for a die, the tough thing is to figure how(what type of tool to use) to cut it. I have been using a zip saw the past 10 years, and think the tile blade would be a pretty good way to cut plastic to the work the inner line of a die. I seemed to like plywood for the main part of the die as it is stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I have made extruder dies from white plastic cutting boards but I tried several different plastics before I got to that one. I drill a hole in it first to give the band saw some place to start and then cleaned it up with files. I was curious as to what the beveled edge does for the extrusion. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 The beveled edge helps compress the clay into the shape. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIPottery Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Great people that make custom extruder dies...http://endlessmountainsclaytools.bigcart... Also on FB. Company name: Endless Mountains Clay Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maya Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Thanks to all of you for all the great ideas and contacts! I'm definitely going to contact those folks and get some info on the custom extruder dies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Stein Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I have ordered custom dies from Tyler Allanson at T.A. Metalworks http://www.tametalworks.com/ He uses a CNC machine to cut them out of a smooth 1/2" plastic that wipes clean. His prices are reasonable and he accepts dxf files which is cool for those of us that use computers to do some design. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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