Finding the Right Clay Press for Pottery: Tips for German Buyers

Please help me with this:

Background I am German want to buy a specific equipment, a press that is taking bits and pieces of clay left over by pottery work and squeezes them back into one thick homogeneous strand of clay. A quite niche market.

In German "clay* is "Ton", sadly this is also the homonym (same word) as "Ton" meaning "sound". Don't ask me why but thats how it is.

To make matters worse, "Presse" ist (like in English) the same word for the "mechanical press", as for "journalism press".

So searching for any combination of

ton, press, pottery (in German)

yields thousands of hits, newspaper articles about some pottery related stories. articles about 'music related' stuff by "ton" being used as "sound" in those etc.

The urge of those "SEO" /s guys thinking their shit website must pop up in any search result doesn't help either, because strangely some remotely correctet results show stuff like pasta machines sold as "clay press" cause you could create plates with them.

Okay, I understand the challenge. The homonyms in German ("Ton" and "Presse") are making it difficult to find the specific clay press you need. I'll try to formulate a search query that minimizes irrelevant results and focuses on the equipment you're looking for.

Here's my approach:

Use more specific terms: Instead of just "Ton" and "Presse," I'll use terms that are more closely associated with pottery and clay processing.
Include keywords that describe the function: I'll add keywords that specify the purpose of the press (reclaiming clay, extruding clay, etc.).
Use negative keywords (if possible): I'll try to exclude terms that are likely to lead to irrelevant results (e.g., "Zeitung" (newspaper), "Musik" (music), "Pasta").
Search in German: I'll conduct the search in German to get the most relevant results from the German market.

Based on this, I'll start with the following search query:

Tonpresse "Ton aufbereitung" "Extruder" -Zeitung -Musik -Pasta

This translates to:

"Tonpresse" (Clay press) - This is the base term.
"Tonaufbereitung" (Clay processing/reclaiming) - This narrows the search to presses used for reclaiming clay.
"Extruder" - since the machine extrudes.
-Zeitung -Musik -Pasta (Excludes newspaper, music, and pasta) - This helps filter out irrelevant results.

Let's see what this search yields.

🕵️ Search Agent was summoned ✓

Okay, I've reviewed the search results. It seems like the query was partially successful. Some of the results are indeed clay extruders, but there's a mix of large-scale pug mills (which are for more industrial use) and smaller, hand-operated extruders.

The larger machines like look like they could work, but might be overkill for your needs.

There are also smaller "Clay Extruder" like this one:

To help me narrow down the search and find the most suitable option for you, could you please clarify:

Scale of Operation: Are you looking for a machine for a small studio, or something for larger-scale production?
Manual vs. Electric: Are you open to a manually operated press, or do you specifically need an electric one?
Budget: Do you have a budget in mind?
Voltage: Do you need 220v (European standard) or 110v?

Once I have this information, I can refine the search query and find a more precise match.