NorthStar Slab Rollers
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NorthStar
slab rollers are made in two series: Standards (used
by hobby potters and students everwhere) and Supers, which are right at home in industrial, production and
institutional settings.
- The
Standard machines are built at 18" and 24" wide. 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 for both series 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 moisture-resistant Medex with melamine surfaces.
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All
metal surfaces are either zinc-plated or coated with a durable
powder coat finish in NorthStar's distinctive blue. Virtually
no maintenance is 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 to
2" thick. A wide variety of other texturing materials and
objects can be passed through the machine along with the clay.
Porta-Roller (NS501)
The Porta-Roller was designed for home
and studio clay artists with limited space and
teachers who move between multiple classrooms (or schools). The rollers are 18" wide, with two "tabletops"
that measure 18x24". Slabs from the Porta-Roller can measure
anywhere from paper-thin to 2-3/4" thick and 16"
wide.
Polaris Portable Roller (NSCT500)
The North Star 24" Standard slab roller redesigned with a set of Table Toppers for a little more width than the Porta-Roller.
The two rollers 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.
Here you get great flexibility in making slabs from very thin, translucent porcelain slabs to thick, heavily textured architectural slabs with ease. Slabs can be rolled either direction or reversed on all North Star machines.
Standard Slab Rollers
Slab Roller Cores:
These "core" 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.)
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.
Super Slab Rollers
Slab Roller Cores
These "core" 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.)
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.
Canvas
Shelf & Wing Accessories
Table Toppers
provide the work surface 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. This is an accessory for the Northstar 24" Standard Slab roller to mount on a table.
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.
Table Extensions (or Wings)
may
be just what you need if you work large and want more workspace!
The extensions
fold down against the legs when not in use. Wings measure 24x24x3/4"
and can support up to 100 pounds each.
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