Roy K. Yoder on fri 19 jul 96
I have recently been asked to do a pottery demonstration at a
festival, but it will need to be done on a kickwheel. I do not have a
kickwheel.
Does anyone know of a kickwheel for reasonable price in southeastern
PA area? If so, I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks.
Roy K. Yoder
Bally, PA
Nils Lou on tue 14 apr 98
If anyone in the Portland, Oregon area has or knows of a kickwheel for
sale (used) Jack Walsh would be interested. Call him at 503-876-6777.
Thanks, Nils Lou
Andi Cody on thu 16 apr 98
I got my Lockerbie kickwheel at an army surplus store for $150. Great
deal, as it is outside on my patio and a bit of rust on the frame doesn't
matter-- it's a great, heavy duty wheel. Check out surplus stores, they
buy all kinds of stuff.
Andi
At 07:35 AM 4/14/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>If anyone in the Portland, Oregon area has or knows of a kickwheel for
>sale (used) Jack Walsh would be interested. Call him at 503-876-6777.
>Thanks, Nils Lou
>
thanks,
Andi
email: mailto:acody@ucsd.edu
Larry Phillips on wed 23 aug 00
Wolff's wrote:
>
> I learned on a kick wheel and have two kick wheels in my home studio
> (randal, Thomas Stuart). Personally, I feel I have better control with the
> kick wheel because of my throwing style (I'm VERY amberdextrious and work in
> both directions, I know I should not do that, but...).
Wow! This sentence really struck me! I often think, while I'm throwing,
that I'd
like to reverse the direction of the wheel. Not always, not for all
operation, but
certain operations just cry out for a different direction. The last time
I wanted
to do it was when I wanted to use my right hand on the inside of the
pot, on the
left, to hold a rib for flaring the sides out. All other positions just
seemed so
awkward.
Other than a reluctance to try something new, are there any other
reasons this would
be a bad idea?
--
Hukt on fonix werkt fer me!
http://cr347197-a.surrey1.bc.wave.home.com/larry/
Wolff's on wed 23 aug 00
I learned on a kick wheel and have two kick wheels in my home studio
(randal, Thomas Stuart). Personally, I feel I have better control with the
kick wheel because of my throwing style (I'm VERY amberdextrious and work in
both directions, I know I should not do that, but...). I have ran into one
draw back with the kick wheels, I broke my toe on the foot I use to kick
with the most and have not been able to throw for 3 weeks! (Yes, it is
driving me nuts! But my hand-building skills are coming along nicely). I am
now considering getting a motor for at least one of my wheels so I do not
have to worry about something like that laying me up in the future. I also
know that I run out of steam kicking and can not throw all day as I would
like to.
Kimi
Howard Scoggins on mon 29 oct 01
One of my homemade kickwheels uses clay filler instead of cement or =
bricks. If I remember correctly the 20" flywheel has about eighty lbs of =
scrap clay in it, sandwiched between two wooden discs. Works fine.
Or, a big flywheel--say 48"--two layers of laminated wood, 1" by =
whatever,
will do it without weights. Saw one of these in Spain (and in =
Barbaformosa's
Pottery Wheel book).
howard
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