Makin's USA Makin's Professional Ultimate Clay Extruder, Stainless Steel

Good quality visible throughout. Has a fair price. Wonderful extrusion disk shapes that are useful.What would I do without these?

I've never used an extruder before, so I haven't any way to compare this particular one with other models. That being said, I do find it's performance consistent, easy to use, and easy to clean (just follow the directions on the back of the package). I prefer its small size since I do not do large work. I use air dry clay through it, and have had no issues. I bought a set of extruder discs (different from those that come with the extruder) and they work well too, no problems. Although it was expensive, I am pleased with my purchase.

Using this with polymer clay and the o-ring gasket slipped out of position on the first use. The o-ring is poorly joined with a visible flaw, so it will likely continue to slip out of place. Got clay everywhere, despite the claim of a "completely clean" barrel after use.

Much stronger than the original. Price seems a little high, though.

Smaller than I expected

This works well. Just unscrew the bottom, add the disc that you want to use, screw the bottom piece back on. Then unscrew the top, place a small amount of clay inside, and then screw the top back on. It is easy to use and provides a very long piece. I did find that cleaning the old clay out of the large piece took a few minutes.

excellent well worth the extra price all stainless steel this is the only makins extruder i would want this one can also do metal clay it is that tough

A little pricier but this is a case of you get what you pay for. I won't go back to the other brand I'd been using. The other would lock up after not much use and you'd have to really grind to get it to work. I've used this twice as long as the others and still no issues.