NorthStar's Big Blue Extruder looks and works like no other. It is designed to be simple and safe to use, yet powerful. This extruder features a 6" x 6" x 12" barrel that holds a full 25-pound pug of clay. It can produce extrusions up tp 4½" x 4½", without an expansion box or additional hardware.

• There are no heavy bars or levers to injure head or feet, and no hydraulic pumps or air compressors with their inherent hazards. Instead, it's entirely hand-driven. Turning the large handle drives a compound rack-&-pinion gear box which dramatically reduces the force needed to make extrusions. You need no more than 30 pounds of force to produce most extrusions!
• Solid construction is worry-free, and there's almost no maintenance required.

• The barrel is heavy-wall aircraft-quality aluminum alloy. Only UHMW (the material of the dies), aluminum and stainless steel come into contact with the clay. The housing is made of powder-coated steel and stainless steel. All gears and the gearbox are solid steel, either stainless or plated.
• Die adapter is available to use NorthStar's standard 4" dies.
• The Big Blue includes the NS992 Large Hollow Die set, one blank die, and the NS983 Stainless Steel Center Brace (needed for all hollow dies).

NS980 • $105.99
Blank Die Set
Set of three: fully machined exterior with sidewall groove and center detente for making your own solid-shape dies.

NS981 • $124.99
Solid Coil Die Set 3
Large (1¾" outer diameter),
Medium (1-1/4" outer diameter),
Small (3/4" outer diameter).

NS982 • $54.99
Universal Die Adapter
Use NorthStar 4" dies in the Big Blue with this adapter. All standard NorthStar dies with rounded corners (made since March 1997) will work. Four inch dies from other companies will not work in this adapter without modification of the dies.

NS9825 • $59.99
6" Tile Setter Die
Extrude with a groggy high-fire clay, cut into sections, and fire for instant tile or plate setters.

NS9826 • $59.99
Large Footed Tray Die (5")
Extrusions are 5" wide. Easily deform them by hand or with tools into many useful shapes, or use them just how they come out of the machine.

NS9827 • $59.99
Solid Tile Die (6")
Solid single die with very wide adhesive grooves. Often used for tiles that will be mounted vertically.

NS9829 • $59.99
Solid Tile Press Slug Die (6")
Made especially to create clay blanks for use in the 4" tile die for the NorthStar Tile Press.

NS9830 • $59.99
Bread Tray Die (6")
This die can make bread trays or more complex structures by joining trays together at the sides or in other configurations. Experiment!