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How to choose your clay gun

Made by : Perles & Co
Published on the :14/02/2020
How to choose your clay gun
In summary

The Walnut Hollow and Fimo Professionnal extruders are suitable for occasional users, but require some effort, especially for children and the elderly. In contrast, Makin's Clay Professionnal stands out for its ease of use and performance, offering smoother results with less effort, making it the ideal option for all audiences.

With an extruder, you can create different shapes with polymer clay, depending on the discs you use with it: hair, grass, flower centers, strips of clay, letters using geometric tips, discs...
For polymer clay enthusiasts, we're going to try and answer one of your biggest questions. Which extruder should you choose, and what are the differences? To find out, Karine Barrera, aka Akak, tested 3 extruders over a 6-month period.

Name

Walnut Hollow extruder
and
fimo professionnal extruder

Makin's Clay Professionnal

Storage

The presentation boxes are virtually identical. The discs lie flat in small plastic niches.
As soon as the box is opened and the first plastic is removed, the discs tend to be ejected all over the place. It's up to you to organize your discs.

There's a storage box with a slot for the extruder. There are also small plastic plates to slide into slots inside the box to organize disc storage.

This way, you can remove all the plastic film and close the box without anything getting mixed up - very professional and always tidy!

Use

These machines work well, and can be used by children and the elderly alike, but only with a great deal of effort and in several stages.

The extruders are silent, and you don't feel the cylinder heating up too much, as it's protected by plastic or silicone.

This is the extruder for everyone. Extrusion effort is minimal, and the machine is silent.

Success

of the project

The best results can be obtained by heating the polymer clay well beforehand. If the clay has not been overworked, the edges coming out of the machine will not be clean.


Project success

This is the most powerful extruder. It requires less effort to heat the clay and achieve a smooth result.

Summary

These 2 extruders are very similar. They're good, and suitable for people who do this from time to time. However, to use them, children and the elderly need a helping hand.

This is the Rolls-Royce of extruders. Suitable for everyone, it's easy to use and lasts a long time.

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Please note that the quantities of the suggested equivalents are not necessarily exact. You can adjust them in your basket.
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Your questions (1)
You have a question about this sheet? Ask our team and the people who have already tested it. The Perles & Co community is here to help!
By Marfil Maryse (21/09/2022 19:17:14)
Bonsoir, je voulais savoir s'il est possible d'utiliser les disques Lucy Clay sur une extrudeuse d'une marque différente ( fimo professionnelle). Vous remerciant de votre réponse , je vous souhaite une bonne fin de journée. Maryse
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Our Tiffanie J. expert answers you (23/09/2022 08:36:53)
Bonjour, voici une fiche sur la compatibilité des embouts : https://www.perlesandco.com/ressources/ft25541-compatibilites-embouts-perles-creuses-et-extrudeuses.html
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By Anonyme (posted on : 07/01/2017 )
Ce type d\'extrudeuse (makin\'s clay) est il compatible avec les disques LCTools ?


Réponse :
Oui, ils sont compatibles.
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