mel jacobson on thu 5 nov 09
if i got into the lotus position, it would
take at least three men, and two four foot
crow bars to get me out.
i have never used that position for throwing.
even in japan.
i cut holes in the platform and stuck my legs
under the wheel, and tucked them back. reversed the
direction of the wheel by changing the belts. i three
american style for the entire year.
there is not a pot i could not make
on a brent model C. it would handle a 150 lbs..easy.
i did that in dubai..huge pot. not hard at all.
but, if you made ten of those a day, you would need
a more powerful wheel. just practical.
i have an old skutt wheel, dc1...still works great.
and, it fits me. 1973 model.
have to tweak it now and then, but it makes several
thousand pots a year...year in, year out.
it is sort of like `self centering clay` people look for
the magic tool, not skill development. basically the
new electronic wheels are mostly the same. some small
differences in electronics and bearings..but, by in
large, a well trained potter could use any of them and not
really know the difference. they spin.
for years kids at hopkins high would want to use my
wheel, it made better pots.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
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