I'm looking into purchasing a clay gun for fondant use and I'm wondering what brands are out there and what works for you. Also If anyone knows where to purchase one in Canada that would be a great help!!
Thanks!

Michaels have a couple to choose from, just make sure not to buy the cheap green plastic kids' one. It's too flimsy to handle fondant. There is also one that looks like it would work better for around $40, and with a coupon it would be more affordable.
Natalie.

SugarCraft has a fantastic one! I bought it at the ICES convention & love it! Very sturdy & easy to use~

SugarCraft has a fantastic one! I bought it at the ICES convention & love it! Very sturdy & easy to use~

I agree...the Sugarcraft gun is wonderful. If you soften the fondant with a bit of shortening before putting it in the gun barrel it will be a lot easier to handle.

I have the black & red Sugarcraft gun (expensive=$35+) and I really hate it. Besides needing to soften the fondant with crisco, I also don't feel that the length of a rope you get out of it is really worth all the effort.

I bought the Makins shiny green metal clay extruder from Michael's using a coupon (<$20) and I love it. The barrel is long, so the ropes you get can be 18 inches+, depending the diameter of the hole in the disk you choose. It's easy to clean, and you don't have to add as much crisco to the fondant because of the twist turn handle (also no pressure on your hand this way). It comes with lots of disks and you can buy an additional set with another 10 disks for about $6 with another coupon.

http://www.theclaystore.com/pages-popup_image-pID-745/index.html?zenid=f137b09ce79ba5d33c003557fa6fdc0f

HTH
Rae

I've seen this page posted more than once. I think they're supposed to hold a lot of clay/fondant and seem like a good price. I don't have one though.

http://www.clay-king.com/extruderlist.htm

Thanks everyone, I'll have a look at michaels and see what they have available! Thanks for your input!