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NorthStar
slab rollers are made in two series: the Standard series used
by hobby potters and students everwhere, and the massive Super
series, which are right at home in industrial, production and
institutional settings around the world. The most obvious differences
are the sizes.
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Standard machines are built at 18" and 24" wide (or
30" by special order). Their rollers are 2-1/2" in
diameter, and the tables measure 48" long.
- The
Super machines are much heavier: the tables measure 72"
long, the rollers are 4" in diameter, and they come with
wagon wheel handles. The machine pictured at left is a Super
slab roller.
- Bodies
and rollers are made of cast, machined high-strength aluminum
alloy.
- Gears
are made of either nylon or steel, whichever is strongest for
that particular application.
- Tabletops
are made of moistre-resistant Medex with melamine surfaces.
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metal surfaces are either zinc-plated or coated with a durable
powder coat finish in NorthStar's distinctive blue. Virtually
no maintenance if required, beyond keeping the machines clean.
All
NorthStar slab rollers have two rollers, much like the wringers
of old-fashioned washing machines. The handle turns the bottom
roller, which cannot move vertically. As the bottom roller turns,
it drives the top roller through a train of gears. The upper roller
turns, and can be adjusted either up or down for slabs of any
thickness from paper-thin (and translucent, for porcelains) to
2" thick. A wide variety of other texturing materials and
objects can be passed through the machine along with the clay. |
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The
Porta-Roller was explicitly designed for home
or studio clay artists with limited available space and
teachers who move between multiple classrooms (or even multiple
schools). The rollers are 18" wide, with the two "tabletops"
measuring 18x24". Slabs from the Porta-Roller can measure
anywhere from paper-thin to 2-3/4" thick and 16"
wide. |
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Slab Rollers |
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Slab
Roller Only: These "only" units comprise the
central part of the slab roller: the aluminum rollers, the case
to house them, and the handle to drive them. The aluminum rollers
are 2-1/2" in diameter and either 24" or 30" long.
You can build or design your own worktable to your preferences in
height, length, etc as you prefer. (NS503 is available by special
order only: please contact us for more information about lead time
before shipment.) |
NS500
24" Standard Slab Roller Only |
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NS503
30" Standard Slab Roller Only |
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Slab
Roller Package: These Standard slab roller packages include
the standard slab rollers specified above, plus a worktable 4' long,
wagon wheel handle and canvas for the worktable. |
NS550
24" Standard Slab Roller Package |
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NS551
30" Standard Slab Roller Package |
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Slab Rollers |
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Slab
Roller Only: These "only" units comprise the
central part of the slab roller: the aluminum rollers, the case
to house them, and the handle to drive them. The aluminum rollers
are 4" in diameter and either 24" or 30" long. You
can build or design your own worktable to your preferences in height,
length, etc as you prefer. (NS1020 and NS1021 are available by special order only: please contact us for more information about lead time before shipment.) |
NS1021
24" Super Slab Roller Only |
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NS1020
30" Super Slab Roller Only |
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Slab
Roller Package: These Super slab roller packages include
the standard slab rollers specified above, plus a worktable 6' long,
wagon wheel handle and canvas for the worktable. |
NS1024
24" Super Slab Roller Package |
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NS1025
30" Super Slab Roller Package |
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NS546
#6 Bulk Canvas (36" wide) |
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Table
Toppers provide the worksurface on the frame of the NorthStar
worktable included in the slab roller packages. Made of moisture-resistant
Medex with a melamine surface, they're very tough and durable. Available
in two sizes to fit the most common NorthStar slab rollers. |
NS530
Table Topper 24"w |
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NS531
Table Topper 30"w |
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The
Bottom Shelf
for the NS550 is made of 3/4" Medex with high pressure melamine
overlay, in two sections supported by steel rails all around. Installing
the shelf requires drilling, but no disassembly of the slab roller
or worktable. Precision drilling template and all hardware are furnished.
This shelf can support 600 pounds. |
NS500BS
Bottom Shelf 24" (for NS550 only)
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Table
Extensions (or Wings) may
be just what you need if you work large and want more workspace!
They come in two flavors, with or without a hole sized to fit a
5-gallon plastic bucket (or the included 15" plastic throwing
bat to close the hole when you're not using it). The extensions
fold down against the legs when not in use. Wings measure 24x24x3/4"
and can support up to 100 pounds each. |
TWBKT
Bucket Wing for 24" Standard OR
Super Slab Roller Packages |
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TWBLK
Blank Wing for 24" Standard OR
Super Slab Roller Packages |
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TWBKT-STD30
Bucket Wing for 30" Standard Slab Roller Package |
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TWBLK-STD30
Blank Wing for 30" Standard Slab Roller Package |
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TWBKT-S30
Bucket Wing for 30"Super Slab Roller Package |
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TWBLK-S30
Blank Wing for 30"Super Slab Roller Package |
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