Temporarily Discontinued:

Due to the impact of Hurricane Helene, the PUSH Extruder line is temporarily discontinued for the foreseeable future. Mudtools has lost both the workshop facility and the advanced equipment necessary for producing the PUSH line of tools.

We will continue to offer service and support for all existing PUSH Extruders.

A new way to work!

The first extruder I ever used was a small, multicolored plastic model. Do you remember those? I was 5 and I made some awesome star-shaped tubes and piles of “spaghetti noodles.” Now, many years later, I’m still making things with an extruder - but I’ve made a few changes to that early model.   

Back in the ’90’s, in my own studio practice, I was throwing and altering forms to use as functional and sculptural elements in my work.  I began to experiment with extruded tubes and quickly realized that when I applied the same altering techniques to the extrusions -the possibilities for form were unlimited! As my sculptural forms began to change and expand, so did my expectations of the extruder as an integral tool in the studio. I designed a set of Dies and Mudtools introduced them to the clay market in 2007.   When I taught workshops I would see students struggle with certain aspects of the traditional extruder. I wanted to design a tool that was accessible to everyone, uncomplicated, and easy to use.”

Let me introduce you to PUSH- a new, powerful, but simple machine that can open up a world of possibility for your work.

• Aircraft-grade hard coat anodized aluminum and stainless steel components
• Omnidirectional: can be installed and used horizontally, vertically extruding up and down
• Variable speed
• Rugged
• Water resistant
• Easy to clean
• Holds 7 lbs of clay
• Runs stiff to soft clay
• Fully Electric
• Easy to use one switch operation
• No additional equipment or power source needed - plug it in and go!

PUSH Extruder includes:

• 1 PUSH Extruder
• Main body (5.5"x8.5"x21")
• Cassette (4"x4"x6" internal dimension)

• 2 Mounting brackets
• 8 screws
• 1 T-handle hex key
• Power Supply (water resistant)

*Only Mudtools branded dies are guaranteed to work with our PUSH Extruder.