{"id":19500,"date":"2015-02-26T03:05:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T11:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19500"},"modified":"2017-02-17T20:45:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T04:45:29","slug":"review-lucy-clay-czextruder-xxl-hd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/review-lucy-clay-czextruder-xxl-hd\/19500\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the Lucy Clay CzeXtruder XXL HD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19500#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/26-90631-lucy-clay-extruder.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Clay Extruder - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #631:<\/span> This product should really be called the Cadillac of Polymer Clay Extruders. It is very strong and durable.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Today I&#8217;m doing a review of the Lucy Clay Tools CzeXtruder XXL HD.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Play on words&#8230; the CzeXtruder is a polymer clay extruder made in the Czech Republic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">XXL HD stands for Extra Extra Long (20 cm) Heavy Duty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Did a review of the Lucy Clay Baker (see link below video) just a little while ago, and let you know that there is a new Canadian Distributor, Diane Bruce of VanIslandJewels on Etsy (see link below video) and she ships worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Diane sent me this extruder&#8230; it could be called the Cadillac of clay extruders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Lucy Clay XXL HD is more expensive than the other extruders on the market, but I feel it is well worth the price.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The package I received is called the Lucy Clay CzeXtruder XXL HD All-In-One-Box&#8230; which includes the XXL HD Extruder, XXL Vise, Vise Board, Extruder Die Set 1-7, the cleaning brush, lubricant, crank handle, drill adapter, mini-wrench, 2 plungers and several extra rubber o-rings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The funny part is this All-In-One-Box set is listed as not coming with the box! I&#8217;m guessing Diane had the tools shipped in bulk and didn&#8217;t get the boxes or something.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This XXL HD extruder is 20 cm long and very heavy duty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It is all steel construction and the heavy duty threads will not bend, warp or strip&#8230; even when extruding a very stiff clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In comparison to the Makins Professional Extruder and the Walnut Hollow Clay Extruder, this Lucy Clay Extruder is way bigger and way stronger!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Makins extruder has threads made of aluminum that can strip easily, though mine has been fine so far, because I was careful with it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My Walnut Hollow Extruder has steel threads on the shaft but then it winds through a softer metal (brass?) collar that can get stripped with heavy use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I stripped my Walnut Hollow Extruder when creating my Winter Sweater Cane Tutorial and had to switch back to my Makins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I wish I had this Lucy Clay Extruder when I making that cane&#8230; it would have been WAY easier and faster!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The extruder dies are not only pretty, the designs are very well thought out and will fit into any of the extruder brands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Lucy Clay Dies have all the typical extrusion shapes, like circles, squares and triangles but they also have many unique shapes with matching background discs to extrude the packing material. This means you can use these dies to create many complex cane designs that can easily be reduced to very tiny cane designs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;ll go into better detail on the vise and the extruder dies in another video.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The other great feature is that you can\u00a0 use the crank handle or the adapter for attaching the extruder to a power drill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I demonstrate how to remove dies from the disk and how to extrude the clay using the heart shaped die, a section of a rainbow cane and a power drill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Diane also just let me know that all of you will receive 10% off your orders of $25.00 or more until Mar 31, 2015 if you use the Coupon Code: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CINDYLIETZ<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lYcvqoqx_9s?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Resource: <a href=\"http:\/\/tidd.ly\/613e1dd7\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Diane Bruce of VanIslandJewels on Etsy<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19458#video\">Lucy Clay Brand Polymer Clay Bead Baking Rack<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18551#video\">Makins vs. Walnut Hollow Polymer Clay Extruders<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18713#video\">How To Clean Your Polymer Clay Extruder<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=5206\">Clay Extruder Cleaning and Maintenance Tips<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=1884#video\">Makins Professional Ultimate Clay Extruder<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lYcvqoqx_9s\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Lucy Clay CzeXtruder XXL HD Review (Polymer Clay Extruder)<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> &#8230; the Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #631: This product should really be called the Cadillac of Polymer Clay Extruders. 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