Author Юрий Горний 22.02.2014
There is a wonderful Master Class on making homemade pottery wheel by VertDude. He made it by using the treadmill motor.
You will need:
- Treadmill.
- V-belt pulley.
- 1/2″ V-belt 48″ long.
- Melomine plate.
- Plywood.
- Hub-assembly.
- Turned Main Shaft.
- Three 7/16″ bolts with nuts and washers.
- Masonite and Corian (solid surface counter top material).
- 5/16″ bolts and nuts.
- 6″ diameter steel circle.
- 1/2″ bolt with washer.
- Jackscrew Tensioner.
- Two 5/8″ nuts and washers.
- Two 14″ oil drain pans.
To view how VertDude was doing homemade potter’s wheel, please visit DIY site. Here we present a photos of his Master Class.
See you soon and success to you in pottery!
Tags: Pottery wheel Categories: Lessons
I am in the process of building a potter’s wheel and I need to know the height of the turning surface to the floor. I don’t know if there is a standard or it’s specific to the potter. From what I have seen, it’s about sitting mid crotch height, lower than the knees.
Is there a standard for this height?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Jim, you can look at the drawing Shimpo poterry wheel – http://forum.goncharnoe-delo.ru/img/goncharnyi-krug/shema-shimpo-rk-3e.gif
It has max. height – 555 mm – it is a common size of many wheels.