Ceramic - Pottery Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

MILL

ca: MOLÍ

es: MOLINO

Mill: Machine to grind and mix different products. They work with electricity and there is a large variety, all of which have special names. Under each heading there is more information
Ball Mill: for grinding glazes and materials for colors. Read more about: Ball Mill
Plug mill: is a machine to mix and extrude clays, it is a mechanical way of kneading and wedging. Read more about: Plug mill / Extruder
Clay blunger: is a machine for mixing clay with water and can be electric or hand controlled. It is known under different names slip mixer, clay mixer, clay re-user and vibrating sieve. In this dictionary it is explained in the section slip preparing. Read more about: Slip preparing.