Elca Branman on sun 25 aug 96
Does anyone out there in the great clay world have either an address or a
phone number for the Estrin Co.? I need a replacement rubber
drive...Thank you..Elca branman elcab1@juno.com
Don Sanami on mon 26 aug 96
Dear Elca,I no longer have Larry's address but the address of theregional
supplier is:Greenbarn Potters Supply Ltd.9548-192nd street Surrey,B.C.
Tel1-604-888-3411. FAX: 1-604-888-4247 .They can either supply you or
give you Estrin Mfg.'s #. Hope this helps. don&Isao Sanami-morrillOn Sun, 25
Aug 1996, Elca Branman wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Does anyone out there in the great clay world have either an address or a
> phone number for the Estrin Co.? I need a replacement rubber
> drive...Thank you..Elca branman elcab1@juno.com
>
Don Jung on mon 26 aug 96
Elca Branman wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Does anyone out there in the great clay world have either an address or a
> phone number for the Estrin Co.? I need a replacement rubber
> drive...Thank you..Elca branman elcab1@juno.com
I believe Larry at Estrin Mfg Ltd 1696 W.5th Ave Vanc. BC Canada, can be
reached at 604-731-5371.
Don
rlparkh@ibm.net on mon 26 aug 96
Hi Elca
Estrin Mfg. Co is located at 1696 West 5th Ave., Vancouver, B.C.
and their phone no. is (604) 731-5371, and their fax no. is
(604)731-0099.
Hope that is some help.
Virginia
boutique@island.net on thu 29 aug 96
Estrin's address and number are:
Estrin Mfg Ltd. & Industrial Equipment
1696 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
V6J 1N8
Phone 604-731-5371
Fax 604-731-0099
Good Luck!
Dave Quist
Leon Popik on sun 9 feb 97
Would anybody know how much an old Estrin wheel would be worth?
Don Sanami on mon 10 feb 97
Leon, It really depends upon the type and model all else being in decent
condition. Larry Estrins, kick wheel is probably worthfrom $50.00 to
$150. 0O These wheels usually have salvagable parts and can easily be
reconstructed. Estrin also made an iron kickwheel with a friction motor
drive.Althjough I did not care much for the wheel,(Me SHIMPO
alltheway)there are many of them around at a price of from $200.00 and
up.Don M. Sun, 9 Feb 1997, Leon Popik wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Would anybody know how much an old Estrin wheel would be worth?
Sam Cuttell on mon 10 feb 97
At 12:05 PM 2/9/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Would anybody know how much an old Estrin wheel would be worth?
>
I sold mine (very used, in perfect working order) about 1988 for
$500. Put an ad in the paper and it sold immediately. Should be
worth that much or more now.
sam - alias the cat lady
Home of Manx cats, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and the odd horse
Melbourne, Ontario, CANADA
(SW Ontario)
http://www.geocities.com/paris/3110
"Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."
Dennis G Evans on tue 11 feb 97
At 12:05 09/02/1997 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Would anybody know how much an old Estrin wheel would be worth?
>
>I bought mine in 1969 for $139.00 and that was when the Canadian dollar was
more than the one to the south :).
Dennis Evans
6203 Longmoor Way SW, Calgary, Alberta, T3E 5Z8
email evansdg@cadvision.com
homepage http://www.cadvision.com/evansdg/INDEX-1.HTM
Hertz Pottery on tue 11 feb 97
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>At 12:05 PM 2/9/97 EST, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Would anybody know how much an old Estrin wheel would be worth?
>>
>
>I sold mine (very used, in perfect working order) about 1988 for
>$500. Put an ad in the paper and it sold immediately. Should be
>worth that much or more now.
>
>sam - alias the cat lady
>Home of Manx cats, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and the odd horse
>Melbourne, Ontario, CANADA
>(SW Ontario)
>http://www.geocities.com/paris/3110
>
>"Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."
>
>I bought mine with 12 bats and some tools in 1979 for $90.00
I have since replaced the motor because the shaft broke cost almost $300.00
and worth every penny. I use it 3-4 times a week for 3-4 hours each session.
good wheel but I like my shimpo better, someone left his here 10 years ago ...
Mine Now!
Erik
erik hertz
Gayle Swicker on tue 11 feb 97
I *happily* paid $175.00 for a 1970's vintage Estrin in 1992. An Estrin ad
in a '70's issue of Ceramics Monthly lists this wheel for $115.00.
Isn't it nice to know some equipment appreciates.
[Am I correct in imagining Estrin is a Canadian company which is no longer
in business?]
This has been my favorite wheel. I swore I would never part with it,
however, we are moving twice this year and the thought of hauling that old
Estrin was too much. I sold it to a friend for $150.00. It would have been
$200.00 to anyone else, but this friend invested a lot of time searching for
a caster to replace the worn wheel on the drive shaft of the motor.
Gayle Swicker
Elca Branman on wed 12 feb 97
Estrin is still in business in Canada, but I am away from home without my
businbness Rolladex..maybe some out in the great Clayart world can give
you their address...Elca
Branman Potters elcab1@juno.com
in Stone Ridge ,N.Y.
in the Hudson Valley
Hiro Matsusaki on wed 12 feb 97
I have a motorized one. It's heavy and quite diffitult to move or transport.
But it's great for throwing a large bowl. I got it used for $200 or
something. At that time, I did not know anything about the name Estrin. I
did not know much about wheels, either, for that matter, but it was
available, so I grabbed it. Later I did some reasearch and found that it was
originally sold by a company of the same name headquartered in Vancouver, BC,
Canada. I don't know what the situation is now. Anyway, the wheel came with
a lot of glazes and books. So this price I gave you above is an estimate
after deducting the value I placed on other items. I cannot trust my fading
memory.
It was some time ago.
Once the motor is disengaged, the large "flywheel" at the bottom gives me a
noise-free pleasure to work on the clay for some time. I can kick it for a
shorter but silent pleasure, as well. Maybe that's why I was attracted to
it. I could reverse the rotation for certain trimming tasks. And I
practiced throwing left handed, in a traditional kickwheel style. Did you
know that Japanese wheels turn the opposite way? I tried to steal a thunder
from them. It worked. And it was fun. Pragmatically, the wheel is quite
conveniet for forced drying or banding of larger pieces. (I always thougt
the noise of the motor was because the previous owner had put it there while
the original had none. Now I know better.) I modified the motor housing and
the small rubber wheel. It's still noisy. I like it, but I seldom use it.
For that matter, I seldom use all five wheels I own, or any of them. They
are all motorized. And I guess some of them are now semi-antique or
antiquated, for some time now. Some of them were useless when I boutht
them...hence the number of wheels I own. But, for some reason, I do not own
a Shimpo. I encountered a lot of Shimpos in my life, though. At any rate,
it looks like I progressively moved from one wheel to another. As my
throwing needs changed, my needs for trimming, and decorating also changed.
Estrin is a great wheel. Trust me on this. Estrin is unique. The $200 is
a steal, if it is not the only wheel you have. Why? I would not use it for
the pleasure of it, since I don't like the noise the motor generates. Also,
its weight does not let you move it about. Have you ever tried to throw
outdoors under a big magnolia tree shaded from the warm summer sun, while
listening to your favorite music? What a pleasure would that be! I haven't,
unfortunately. We have no such trees here. But the idea appeals to me. I
will create such a pleasure some day, for sure. But I may have to rush and
force dry it. And that negates the anticipated pleasure.
Hiro Matsusaki
FAX 1.403.863.7954 Phone 1.403.963.3809
Frank Simons on thu 13 feb 97
I beleive Estrin made several models of different designs. We had one
that was a large square thing with lots of iron pipe and angle iron and very
heavy. It had a wedging table on one side and the bench on the other. Large
iron disk with 1/2 hp electric motor friction drive. Could be used as kick
wheel. We paid 250 for it about 4 years ago. Sold for 200 a while back. Very
rugged wheel. Dont know whether Estrin still making wheels now. Think
unlikely as dont see any advertisement about them.
Larry Phillips on thu 13 feb 97
In article <199702110150.UAA22812@mailhub.southeast.net>,
Gayle Swicker writes:
>
> [Am I correct in imagining Estrin is a Canadian company which is no longer
> in business?]
Estrin is still in business.
Estrin Mfg. Ltd.
1696 W. 5th
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Phone: (604) 732-5371
Fax: (604) 731-0099
> This has been my favorite wheel. I swore I would never part with it,
> however, we are moving twice this year and the thought of hauling that old
> Estrin was too much. I sold it to a friend for $150.00. It would have been
> $200.00 to anyone else, but this friend invested a lot of time searching for
> a caster to replace the worn wheel on the drive shaft of the motor.
I paid $200 (Cdn) for mine, with no motor. That works out to about $150 US.
I built my own motor bracket, used an old table saw motor, and bought
a drive wheen from Estrin. I thinbk the drive wheel was about $60 Cdn.
--
Socrates said that no man is truly free.
Socrates was never a pilot.
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