Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

kleivormpers

English translation:

Clay extruder

Added to glossary by Deborah do Carmo
Mar 27, 2005 15:49
19 yrs ago
Dutch term

kleivormpers

Dutch to English Other Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting Pottery equipment
Anybody familiar with potter's equipment?

Could a "kleivormpers" possibly be an extruder?

WHAT IS AN EXTRUDER? An extruder is a manual tool which forces moist clay through a die shape to make solid/hollow 'extrusions' of varying length. The simplest extruders make coils of clay of varying lengths to assist in making a coil pot. Potters who throw on an electric wheel find extruders helpful when making lots of consistently shaped handles for mugs & teapots. Sculptors and educators find extruders excellent for creating varied shapes to construct and sculpt with.

Pictures that I have been able to find seem similar but would appreciate some confirmation if anyone has done similar texts before.

Thanks in advance
Debbie

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Mar 28, 2005:
Thanks - fortunately the text just mentioned a few items of equipment so wasn't too technical, the rest was purely "sales pitch". Down here in Portugal there is no Easter Monday so already "slaving away", however off to the Azores on Thursday so mustn't complain! Keep well.
Marijke Mayer Mar 28, 2005:
Hi Debbie, mercifully, we have the Dutch phenomenon of the 'Tweede Paasdag' so I can rest up today :-), I just noticed the off spelling of 'form' which in Dutch is spelled was 'vorm' . . . in addition, 'mould' is usually spelled 'mold' in the U.S.
Non-ProZ.com Mar 27, 2005:
Hi Marijke - thanks for the post-grading input, always welcome. The client's own docs in fact refer (after finally tracing those) to an "extruder" (but of course that is translated too), I'll add this suggestion as a query when I deliver Tuesday morning and keep you informed. Have a good Easter (what's left of it!)

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Clay extruder

Hi Debbie,

If found at Eurodicautum that "formpers" translates to "folding press". When I googled "clay folding press" I didn;t get satisfactory results, but many of the sites offered showed "Clay extruder", so it seems to me that your suggestion is the correct one.

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-03-27 16:00:22 GMT)
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http://www.dickblick.com/categories/clayextruders/
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Johan, just got definitive confirmation as well - many thanks for helping out, especially on a holiday, keep well"
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clay mould press

Debbie and Johan, as a former potter I have to respectfully disagree. An extruder is used to press clay by means of dies into, usually, elongated forms; a clay mould on the other hand is a mould wherein liquid clay is poured which is then pressed (pers) onto a certain shape.

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Note added at 16 hrs 20 mins (2005-03-28 08:09:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Debbie,
There are basically four ways of creating clay designs, hand building, extruding, molding and throwing (on the wheel). Feel free to ask me if more info is needed.
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