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PortaRoller
The Perfect Slab Maker For
Teachers and Potters With Small Studios!
Got A Small Studio? Then This is For you!
Combine the North Star 18" Standard
slab roller with a specially designed set of Table Toppers and you have the
North Star PortaRoller. We designed the PortaRoller for ceramic arts teachers
who are moving from classroom to classroom and for studio potters who need a
fully functional slab roller but have limited space.
Like the other North Star slab rollers, the PortaRoller has two rolls, much like
the wringer of an old-fashioned washing machine. Both rolls have a small diamond
pattern ("knurling") machined directly into the metal to grip the canvas. The
bottom roll is turned by the handle, but cannot move vertically. As it turns, it
drives the top roll through a train of gears. The upper roll both turns and can
be adjusted up and down. The two rolls turning together pull slabs through
easily, and the vertical adjustment of the top roll gives an easy-to-set and
infinitely adjustable thickness from paper-thin to over 2 inches. A reference
scale allows setting and repeating openings to within 1/100 of an inch.
The design gives great flexibility in making slabs. Very thin, translucent
porcelain slabs and thick, heavily textured architectural slabs are equally
easy. A wide variety of other texturing materials and objects can be passed
through the machine along with the clay. Slabs can be rolled either direction or
reversed on all North Star machines.
CONSTRUCTION
The PortaRoller body and rolls are
made of cast and carefully machined high-strength special alloy aluminum. Gears
are made of the strongest material available for this application, nylon or
steel. Bushings are nylon and the remaining parts (except plastic gear covers
and knobs) are machined steel. The Table Toppers are made of moisture-resistant
Medex with a melamine surface. Metal surfaces are zinc plated or coated with a
durable powder coat finish. Virtually no maintenance is required, and the
simplicity of the design ensures that any repair ever needed will be quick and
easy.
HIGH DESIGN &
GREAT ADVANTAGES
Every part carefully designed and made for
its intended purpose. No off-the-shelf or inferior parts or material.
Rust free and virtually maintenance free.
No clumsy heavy shims or boards.
No chains, cables or cast-iron gears.
Thickness infinitely variable from 0 to
2-3/4 inches.
Slabs can be rolled in either direction and
clay can be added or subtracted at any time.
Roll slabs up to 22" wide. The length of the slab is limited only by
the space and canvas available.
Tapered slabs are quick, easy and precise.
Warping, curling and cracking are
drastically reduced.
All machines accept press molds and a wide
variety of texturing material such as burlap, plant materials, rope, cork and bark.
PortaRoller Price
List
Effective May 2006
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Item No. |
Description |
Weight &
No. of Ctns |
Price |
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| 501 |
PortaRoller
w/2 TableToppers, Crank
and Canvas
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30, 28 |
$549.95 |
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| 501TT |
PortaRoller Retrofit Kit
w/ 2 Table Toppers,
handle clips, friction pads
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25 |
$88.50 |
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501CA |
PortaRoller Canvas
2 Sheets, 18" x 24"
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5 |
$16.50 |
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F.O.B. Factory. Prices and
specifications subject to change without notice.
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