Clay Extruders

What Is a Clay Extruder?
Many describe a clay extruder as a hopper that has a press and several dies. This device presses clay into different shapes or patterns. Most extruders are wall mounted in studios. Others are table models and there are even some that are as large as a small car. Extruders are not necessary but beneficial for making even strips of clay for pottery crafting.

Amaco Pasta Machine		Bailey Clay Extruder		Blank Standard Die		Brent Clay Extruder
Price: $8 - $30		Price: $111 - $125		Price: $5		Price: $429 - $549
Brand: Amaco		Brand: Bailey		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Brent
Rolling clay through a pasta machine makes techniques like marbling or slabworking easier and faster.		Bailey's Standard 4 Hand Extruder is recommended for solid clay shapes up to 3" (8 cm) round tubes or 3W?		This blank die is available for making custom extrusions.		Choose your die and place it in the easy-to-remove cap.
Brent Clay Extruder HD		Die Set		Garlic Press		Kemper Klay Gun
Price: $50		Price: $27 - $35		Price: $3		Price: $2
Brand: Brent		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Fox Run		Brand: Kemper
This solid welded steel clay extruder features an exclusive Brent safety design.		This three-piece plastic die set makes seven different extruded shapes and includes a selector disk.		Children love making "hair" for their clay figures, and a garlic press makes a fun, easy extruder for creating strands of all types of clay.		Kemper's Klay Gun is used to force clay, bread dough, or jewelry clay through various shaped openings in an assortment of interchangeable discs.
Makin’s Professional Ultimate Clay Machine
Price: $42 - $55
Brand: Makin's
The ultimate machine for conditioning large amounts of clay, Makin’s Professional Ultimate Clay Machine features sturdy, chrome-plated steel construction, extra-wide 7” (18 cm) rollers, a non-stick roller surface, and nine thickness settings that conform to clay industry standards.

Some general suggestions for using a clay extruder are in the following.

• Before beginning, decide how much clay is needed. You should double that amount and knead clay with hands for about 20 minutes. Make sure to work all of the bubbles and air from the clay. Form a cylinder shape that is one slimmer than the hopper of your clay extruder.
• Remove extruder’s bottom by unscrewing. Place chosen die into place. Replace bottom of extruder and tighten. Most dies are rectangle, square and circle shaped. Other unique shapes can be found on the market today.
• Move piston on extruder’s top up and out of hopper area.
• Place cylinder in hopper and replace piston. Move ring until lever is ground level and pull down lever. This may need to be repeated until clay begins to come from extruder’s bottom.
• Once clay is desired length, pinch it off and move to work area.
• Pull lever down until piston is at extruder’s bottom to empty. Remove bottom of extruder and die.