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Walker Slab Roller (Dual Roller Drive) 
Product Codes 
600mm (MA60) & 900mm (MA70)
Designed & Manufactured by Walker Ceramics in Australia.
These dual roller drive slab machines have two driven rubber covered rollers which give consistency of compression on both sides of the clay, ensuring accuracy of thickness throughout the slab.
Adjustment in thickness is variable from 5mm to 30mm and is instantly made from a single crank located on the top of the machine. This crank raises or lowers both sides of the upper roller simultaneously.
The rollers do not move along the table, they remain stationary and bulk clay passes through the rollers whilst between two sheets of canvas.
The sheets of canvas, being not attached to the machine, can be cleaned and washed very easily.
Two 1500mm lengths of canvas are supplied with the machine.
The drop side table design reduces the dimensions to the roller width and length of 1200mm and a table height of 950mm. Industrial castors make it very mobile for easy and small area storage. The slab roller weighs approximately 100 kgs.
The dual roller drives are operated through a series of gears, turned by a hand wheel of sufficient size to easily rotate. They are capable of rolling a slab any length by backing the machine up to a work table. The drop side tables on either side of the rollers allow the making of a 1400mm slab. If the drop side tables are down a 600mm slab can be made in a much reduced working space. A great advantage in a limited studio or classroom space.
The tables, when raised, make an ideal additional work bench.
The process is ideal for potters or schools requiring a wide thickness range of slabs or for performing sophisticated inlay work.
The table tops are in stainless steel at no extra cost.