Logan Johnson on fri 16 oct 09
Hi DJ,
Taylor hit the nail on the head it's a York kick wheel & not only have seen=
=3D
one before,=3D20
=3DA0I own one.=3DA0 I love mine & will talk about it until you put a muzzl=
e on=3D
me.=3DA0 Feel free to ask all the questions you can think of.=3DA0 Yes if =
you =3D
put a glass top on it it will make a cute table
to display a piece or two AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE CATS.=3DA0 Sorry for "y=
el=3D
ling" (all caps) but I don't want you to get mad at me 'cause I said it cou=
=3D
ld be a table base only to discover=3DA0 a piece of glass sitting on the to=
p =3D
won't hold the weight of a full grown cat .=3D20
=3DA0Talk about a catapult !!! Sheesh !
Later!
Logan
Logan Johnson=3D20
Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply=3D20
719 w. Nob Hill blvd.=3D20
Yakima Wa. 98902=3D20
(509) 469-6966=3D20
www.yakimavalleypottery.net
--- On Fri, 10/16/09, DJ Brewer wrote:
From: DJ Brewer
Subject: weirdest kickwheel I have ever seen
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:07 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
I may get it if it actually works
its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool.=3DA0 Looks more like a
pedestal than a kickwheel
DJ
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Elizabeth Priddy on fri 16 oct 09
I have one. It is my favorite wheel.=3D0A=3D0AI have also recommended 7 ot=
her =3D
that were bought.=3D0A=3D0A=3D0Ait works very well.=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A- eP=
riddy=3D0A=3D0AEli=3D
zabeth Priddy=3D0ABeaufort, NC - USA=3D0A=3D0Ahttp://www.elizabethpriddy.co=
m=3D0A=3D
=3D0A=3D0A--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Taylor Hendrix wrot=
e:=3D
=3D0A=3D0A> From: Taylor Hendrix =3D0A> Subject: Re:=
weird=3D
est kickwheel I have ever seen=3D0A> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0A> Dat=
e: F=3D
riday, October 16, 2009, 6:38 PM=3D0A> York kick wheel. Check online.=3D0A>=
=3D0A=3D
> =3D0A> Taylor, in Rockport TX=3D0A> wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)=3D0A=
> http=3D
://wirerabbit.blogspot.com=3D0A> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com=3D0A> h=
ttp:=3D
//www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> On Fri, Oct =
16, 2009=3D
at 4:07 PM, DJ Brewer =3D0A> wrote:=3D0A> > http:/=
/www=3D
.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/=3D0A> >=3D0A> > has anoyone ever seen a kickwhee=
l li=3D
ke this?=3D0A> > I may get it if it actually works=3D0A> >=3D0A> > its just=
so we=3D
ird looking, but its kinda cool. =3DA0Looks=3D0A> more like a=3D0A> > pedes=
tal th=3D
an a kickwheel=3D0A> >=3D0A> > DJ=3D0A> >=3D0A> =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A
DJ Brewer on fri 16 oct 09
http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
I may get it if it actually works
its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool. Looks more like a
pedestal than a kickwheel
DJ
Taylor Hendrix on fri 16 oct 09
York kick wheel. Check online.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)
http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:07 PM, DJ Brewer wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
>
> has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
> I may get it if it actually works
>
> its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool. =3DC2=3DA0Looks more like =
a
> pedestal than a kickwheel
>
> DJ
>
Bruce on fri 16 oct 09
I have one, and it's wonderful. It's called a York kickwheel, and the
guy who makes them is a retired aircraft engineer. It's a sweet
little wheel, and really portable. The balance is great, and it'll go
for many minutes on a gentle kick *without load* - centering, though,
is considerably more challenging - the pressure of moving the clay
causes the wheel to slow down very quickly.
I use it to do demos at events.
..... Bruce
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 5:07 PM, DJ Brewer wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
>
> has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
> I may get it if it actually works
>
> its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool. =3DA0Looks more like a
> pedestal than a kickwheel
>
> DJ
>
Marcia Selsor on fri 16 oct 09
Don't you go to NCECA? That wheel has been around for decades. It is
called a York wheel I think.
I have thrown on it ages ago. It is cool for places without
electricity and light weight for carrying to demos.
Marcia Selsor
On Oct 16, 2009, at 4:07 PM, DJ Brewer wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
>
> has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
> I may get it if it actually works
>
> its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool. Looks more like a
> pedestal than a kickwheel
>
> DJ
>
Phoenix Rising Farm on fri 16 oct 09
DJ:
Having been around the block a few thousand times
(slowly catching up to the Mayor, I think)
I can tell you...
that ain't no weird wheel.
That's a York.
Still sold in bunches of places. Not expensive.
They are made from concrete, look (to me) like a birdbath
pedestal. But once you get it spinning, it's a thing of beauty
because of all the mass.
Best,
Wayne Seidl
DJ Brewer wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
>
> has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
> I may get it if it actually works
>
> its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool. Looks more like a
> pedestal than a kickwheel
>
> DJ
>
DJ Brewer on fri 16 oct 09
Thanks to all and sundry for your replies about the weird
birdbath-looking pedestal aka York kickwheel
DJ
Elizabeth Priddy on sat 17 oct 09
one complaint about the York is that it can't center enough clay fast enoug=
h.
I will just say that is user error, not the wheel.
I center large work on it regularly. You can't center on it the same way t=
hat you do on an electric wheel where you rely on motorized torque.
I prefer that wheel to the three other electric wheels I have. It is a ver=
y personal experience throwing on a York. There is nothing between you and=
the clay. And as I said, if you understand centering, it centers fine.
If you center by brute force and speed, well, maybe you might get one and l=
earn to center with technique instead of muscle.
It also serves as an excellent spray booth base, trimming wheel, sculpture =
base, and small person's wheel.
Also, I leave mine outdoors all year with no deterioration or rust or wear.=
Mr. York tested his outside in Wisconsin to make this be true. The beari=
ngs inside are completely sealed and the wheel stays exactly as is with no =
maintenance.
It is made of concrete and if you hit it with a hammer, you might chip it.
Another plus, unlike electric wheels, during a hurricane, you can still th=
row!
Every wheel has its own learning curve.
- ePriddy
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Steven Walker on sat 17 oct 09
Are the York wheels still available? I looked on Axners website and
they do not list the York kick wheel in their "wheel" section nor the
"kick wheel" section.
********
On Oct 16, 2009, at 10:40 PM, Elizabeth Priddy
wrote:
> I have one. It is my favorite wheel.
>
> I have also recommended 7 other that were bought.
>
>
> it works very well.
>
>
>
> - ePriddy
>
> Elizabeth Priddy
> Beaufort, NC - USA
>
> http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
>
>
> --- On Fri, 10/16/09, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
>
>> From: Taylor Hendrix
>> Subject: Re: weirdest kickwheel I have ever seen
>> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>> Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 6:38 PM
>> York kick wheel. Check online.
>>
>>
>> Taylor, in Rockport TX
>> wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)
>> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
>> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:07 PM, DJ Brewer
>> wrote:
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/auntdj/
>>>
>>> has anoyone ever seen a kickwheel like this?
>>> I may get it if it actually works
>>>
>>> its just so weird looking, but its kinda cool. Looks
>> more like a
>>> pedestal than a kickwheel
>>>
>>> DJ
>>>
>>
>
>
>
steve graber on sat 17 oct 09
i found thru an adult ed class that throwing on a kick wheel hones your tec=
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hnique.=3DA0 we can be lazy and still=3DA0center and throw pots on an elect=
ric =3D
wheel.=3DA0 but a=3DA0kicker requires every touch to count or you slow the =
whee=3D
l down=3DA0too much.=3DA0 plus, there is a cadence on a kicker that is very=
soo=3D
thing.=3DA0 i have two brent electric wheels, one that never stops when i t=
ur=3D
n the foot peddle off.=3DA0 ~ i know, i need to adjust the foot peddle pote=
nt=3D
iometer.=3DA0 but after 10 years of "getting around to it" i enjoy how it n=
ev=3D
er actually stops.=3DA0 sort of like a kick wheel...=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0Awith th=
at Trini=3D
ty Clay CD playing in the background it's all good!=3DA0 =3D0A=3DA0Steve Gr=
aber, =3D
Graber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremont, California USA=3D0AThe Steve Tool - fo=
r aw=3D
esome texture on pots! =3D0Awww.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com=
=3D
=3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D0Ahttp://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs=
/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D
=3D0A=3D0A----- Original Message ----=3D0A> From: Elizabeth Priddy lay@YA=3D
HOO.COM>=3D0A> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0A> Sent: Sat, October 17, 20=
09 4=3D
:45:27 AM=3D0A> Subject: Re: weirdest kickwheel I have ever seen=3D0A> =3D0=
A> one=3D
complaint about the York is that it can't center enough clay fast enough.=
=3D
=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> I will just say that is user error, not =
the wheel.=3D
=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> I center large work on it regularly.=3DA0 You c=
an't cente=3D
r on it the same way that =3D0A> you do on an electric wheel where you rely=
o=3D
n motorized torque.=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> I prefer that wheel t=
o the thre=3D
e other electric wheels I have.=3DA0 It is a very =3D0A> personal experienc=
e th=3D
rowing on a York.=3DA0 There is nothing between you and the =3D0A> clay.=3D=
A0 And=3D
as I said, if you understand centering, it centers fine.=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0=
A> =3D0A=3D
> =3D0A> If you center by brute force and speed, well, maybe you might get =
on=3D
e and learn =3D0A> to center with technique instead of muscle.=3D0A> =3D0A>=
=3D0A> =3D
=3D0A> It also serves as an excellent spray booth base, trimming wheel, scu=
lp=3D
ture base, =3D0A> and small person's wheel.=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0=
A> Also, I l=3D
eave mine outdoors all year with no deterioration or rust or wear.=3DA0 Mr.=
=3D
=3D0A> York tested his outside in Wisconsin to make this be true.=3DA0 The =
bear=3D
ings inside =3D0A> are completely sealed and the wheel stays exactly as is =
wi=3D
th no maintenance.=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> It is made of concrete and if=
you hit=3D
it with a hammer, you might chip it.=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> Ano=
ther plus,=3D
=3DA0 unlike electric wheels, during a hurricane, you can still throw!=3D0A=
> =3D
=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> Every wheel has its own learning curve.=3D0A> =3D0A> =
=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D
=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> - ePriddy=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> Elizabeth =
Priddy=3D0A> Beauf=3D
ort, NC - USA=3D0A> =3D0A> http://www.elizabethpriddy.com=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D=
0A
Jim Willett on sat 17 oct 09
I also have had a problem finding the wheel for sale. Did find the patent=
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drawings!=3D20
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D372496.pdf=3D20=3D20=3D20
If anyone can shed some light on where they might be available please let=
=3D
us all=3D20
know.
Jim
http://www.outofthefirestudio.com
http://www.theclayteacher.com
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