Ceramic Slip Mixers

Standard ceramic slip sold by dogwood ceramic supply.

Ceramic slip mixers.

To properly mix slip you need a very specific type of vortex action. Slip mixers tables clay planet sells the full line of lehman ceramic slip mixing equipment. Bags that require mixing with water and a deflocculant such as soda ash sodium silicate darvan 7 or darvan 811. Casting slips are pre made ready to use for pouring and making casts in plaster molds.

Lehman offers the 30b mixer reclaimer excellent for either making slip or reclaiming trimmings. New diy video added stay tuned for more comments and subscribers encouraged thank you. We also have dry mix casting slips available in 50 lb. Texture mats molds.

The vertical shaft mixer or soldner mixer consists of a chain driven rotating. Slip mixing and reclaiming is a primary function of the ceramic industry and doing either in a casting table is really not the right concept. In some models horizontal clay mixers have the ability to mix clay in both forward and reverse directions allowing for complete mixing. Every piece of lehman equipment is designed to increase productivity and reduce your work effort.

The lehman model 30b stationary vortex action mixer and reclaimer is the smallest of the industrial slip mixers sold by lehman. Handheld mixers sieves scales scoops glaze ladles sprayers glaze tongs handheld mixers sieves. 09 24 19 watch us make ceramic slip from raw instructional video. Slip trailers faceting tools texture tools.

Slip pumps and mixers accessory finishing components bisque china brushes art sets ceramic equipment clay casting slip clay other craft tools decals electrical lamp firing supplies glass glue tape literature video molds mold supplies musical supplies paint glaze color specials tree lights toppers. An oversized 2 spigot type outlet conveniently drains casting slips from the bottom of the 30 gallon fiberglass tank. Complicating this entire issue of slip casting versus ceramic slip casting is the fact that. The motor mount was made from 3 8 inch plywood with a square for the motor to bolt to three triangles for the square to rest against and a rectangle for the base 1 2 i tilted the motor about 15 a good angle for proper mixing without generating too much of a vortex and sucking air into the slip 3.

Dry clay or grog can then be added to the slurry while in the mixer until the desired consistency and stiffness is achieved.