Polymer Clay Gun For Fondant/gumpaste
Decorating By mpaigew Updated 24 May 2006 , 9:22pm by fearlessbaker
Has anyone ever used one? I have been debating ordering a Sugarcraft gun, but I have a 50% off coupon from AC Moore, so I was thinking about trying out a regular polymer clay gun. Any advice?
Thanks!
I have a sugarcraft gun, never used the polymer one but i can't see that it'd be any different. I love it, it is a very useful took especially for making hair on gumpaste ppl.
Nati
mpaige,
went to the pastry conference yesterday
in ny and had the privledge of having
a demo with Ron Ben Isreal, a great decorator.
He uses the clay gun. Alot of art stores are where
these decorators get their toys. You could probably
call the company who makes the gun and ask
if it's food safe.
vicki
I had the regular clay gun and couldn't stand it. I could never get a good grip on it to squeeze the fondant out. I ended up buying the Sugarcraft gun at the ICES convention last year and will not turn back! Easier grip which meant easier squeezing for me.
Though, if you look in The Interantional School of Sugarcraft Book Three (Margaret Ford and Nicholas Lodge), on page 51 they show a nifty contraption for using the regular clay gun.
I bought the regular gun this week, and I'm not nuts about it. I used a 40% coupon at Hobby Lobby, so I wasn't out a ton of money. I really had to thin down the fondant a LOT, and still it was hard to push through. The other gun y'all are talking about...is it the one where the whole thing sits in your palm and it has a long "trigger" that is as long as the gun itself? That looks like the best thing. I was in a hurry, as always, and didn't want to wait to order one. Seems I'd learn.
I must have the same one Crimsicle has!! It's sitting on the scrap heap with those Wilton Combs that have all the inserts. Right now if I need a few strands the garlic press is working. The Sugarcraft one sounds good though.
Thanks everyone...I think I'm going to go ahead and order the Sugarcraft one. I really didn't want to spend quite that much money ($32.50 from Beryl's) but I definately think it will get used.
It is a great investment, one of my most used tools for sure.
Enjoy it!
Nati
I love the clay gun. Ordered mine from sugar craft. Off topic has anyone used a Clay machine (like the pasta maker) ? I have seen them in the clay section for 20 bucks? Didn't know if it was a waste.
I've never used a clay machine, but i've seen a teacher use a pasta roller to roll out all the petals for her orchids, and her orchids are awesome. The trick she uses is that she puts her paste in between two pieces of thick plastic and then feeds it through the machine. I had tried it without the plastic and ruined my machine 
Nati
I had the regular polymer clay gun and it was really hard to push out the fondant. I bought the clay gun with the red handle from Sugarcraft for 28.50 but I wouldn't buy from them anymore so I don't know if I should recommend that website. The clay gun works really well. It's great when you're making ropes or beads (if you're going to use the bead maker) in addition to the other uses mentioned by other people.
I've been using molds meant to be used for polymer clay with fondant and a few weeks ago I stumbled with this note about whether they're safe to use with food. Thought I would pass it on.
http://www.baking911.com/asksarahbb/viewtopic.php?t=2970&highlight=molds
And, yeah, the comb thingy from Wilton is also in my trash bin... What a waste of $$$$. Thankfully I had used a 40% off coupon.
Inma
www.beryls.com sells the red & black clay gun as well as the little set of replacement disks if you lose some. I recommend this pasta machine because of the little feeder tray: http://ww1.williams-sonoma.com/cat/pip.cfm?pkey=xsrd0m1%7C15%7C0%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7Cpasta&gids=cw072&cmsrc=sch
Darn, I bought the clay gun from the clay section, and I was so excited! I haven't used it yet, but I was really hoping to! I will still give it a try. Don't you think if you washed it REALLY well it would be fine to use with food? Unless there's lead or something in it. I was also wondering about the pasta-looking machine in the clay section.
I swear by my Sugarcraft gun. Sugarshack recommended it to me and I have been hooked ever since. Almost the best money spent to date for smaller items. The first was my polymer clay pasta machine from Michaels with the 40% coupon. (I don't use plastic as stated above.) Just use enough cornstarch to keep fondant from sticking to the rollers. It makes the thinnest ribbons. Love these two tools the best, right up there with my new KA!
After reading all of these again, I realize now that I have the Sugarcraft Caly Gun. It can't be used. Maybe it's broke. After looking on the KA site, there is the meat grinder attachment that you get attachments for that have a lot of discs. Is anyone familir with those? www.earlenscakes.com under product examples show how she makes long ropes with a cookie press from Wilton. It seems only to have one disc though.
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