steve graber on fri 4 dec 09
some time back i read=3DA0a recommendation to buy a kiln before buying a wh=
ee=3D
l.=3DA0 you can always handbuild, but where can you fire?=3DA0 you might wa=
nt t=3D
o buy a kiln first.=3DA0 then a wheel later.=3DA0 unless you have kiln acce=
ss s=3D
omewhere, you'll have a lot of thrown pots with no where to fire them.=3DA0=
=3D
=3D0A=3DA0Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc=3D0AClaremont, California USA=
=3D0AThe=3D
Steve Tool - for awesome texture on pots! =3D0Awww.graberspottery.com stev=
e@=3D
graberspottery.com =3D0A=3D0A=3D0AOn Laguna Clay's website=3D0Ahttp://www.l=
agunacla=3D
y.com/blogs/ =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A----- Original Message ----=3D0A> From: Al=
ec J Jones=3D
=3D0A> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=3D0A> Se=
nt: =3D
Fri, December 4, 2009 10:17:35 AM=3D0A> Subject: Wheel Confusion!=3D0A> =3D=
0A> Ok=3D
, so I have decided after 4 months of throwing at my local University to=3D=
0A=3D
> buy a potters wheel.The only reason i am buying one is because I am not a=
=3D
ble=3D0A> to afford or take the ceramics class agin. Part time student full=
t=3D
ime=3D0A> employee.=3DA0 Im 21 yrs old and have fallen "in love" with throw=
ing =3D
pottery. Haha=3D0A> =3D0A> The problem is this. I dont know which one to bu=
y. I=3D
have saved up enough=3D0A> for The Shimpo VL Whisper and the Brent C Model=
. =3D
So when comparing the price=3D0A> they are really close. I have been throwi=
ng=3D
on the brents at my school and=3D0A> they work just fine. I also have hear=
d =3D
alot of good things about the Shimpo.=3D0A> =3D0A> If you could help me out=
by =3D
giving me some feedback on either of these=3D0A> wheels I would really appr=
ec=3D
iate it. I am going to buy one of these wheels=3D0A> today so it can be her=
e =3D
soon! I am new to CLAYART and have enjoyed reading=3D0A> other peoples thre=
ad=3D
s about "clay".=3D0A> =3D0A> Happy Thowing-=3D0A> Alec J=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0=
A
Alec J Jones on fri 4 dec 09
Ok, so I have decided after 4 months of throwing at my local University t=
=3D
o
buy a potters wheel.The only reason i am buying one is because I am not a=
=3D
ble
to afford or take the ceramics class agin. Part time student full time
employee. Im 21 yrs old and have fallen "in love" with throwing pottery.=
=3D
Haha
The problem is this. I dont know which one to buy. I have saved up enough=
=3D
for The Shimpo VL Whisper and the Brent C Model. So when comparing the pr=
=3D
ice
they are really close. I have been throwing on the brents at my school an=
=3D
d
they work just fine. I also have heard alot of good things about the Shim=
=3D
po.
If you could help me out by giving me some feedback on either of these
wheels I would really appreciate it. I am going to buy one of these wheel=
=3D
s
today so it can be here soon! I am new to CLAYART and have enjoyed readin=
=3D
g
other peoples threads about "clay".
Happy Thowing-
Alec J
John Rodgers on sat 5 dec 09
Steve is right. Unless you have a good firing arrangement somewhere -
kiln first, wheel second. There are many ways to work with clay and come
up with good work without having a wheel. In fact, if you will work for
a time doing hand built things, it will enhance your skill at the wheel.
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
steve graber wrote:
> some time back i read a recommendation to buy a kiln before buying a whee=
l. you can always handbuild, but where can you fire? you might want to bu=
y a kiln first. then a wheel later. unless you have kiln access somewhere=
, you'll have a lot of thrown pots with no where to fire them.
> Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
> Claremont, California USA
> The Steve Tool - for awesome texture on pots!
> www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
>
>
> On Laguna Clay's website
> http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>
>> From: Alec J Jones
>> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>> Sent: Fri, December 4, 2009 10:17:35 AM
>> Subject: Wheel Confusion!
>>
>> Ok, so I have decided after 4 months of throwing at my local University =
to
>> buy a potters wheel.The only reason i am buying one is because I am not =
able
>> to afford or take the ceramics class agin. Part time student full time
>> employee. Im 21 yrs old and have fallen "in love" with throwing pottery=
. Haha
>>
>> The problem is this. I dont know which one to buy. I have saved up enoug=
h
>> for The Shimpo VL Whisper and the Brent C Model. So when comparing the p=
rice
>> they are really close. I have been throwing on the brents at my school a=
nd
>> they work just fine. I also have heard alot of good things about the Shi=
mpo.
>>
>> If you could help me out by giving me some feedback on either of these
>> wheels I would really appreciate it. I am going to buy one of these whee=
ls
>> today so it can be here soon! I am new to CLAYART and have enjoyed readi=
ng
>> other peoples threads about "clay".
>>
>> Happy Thowing-
>> Alec J
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Lis Allison on sun 6 dec 09
On Saturday 05 December 2009, John Rodgers wrote:
> Steve is right. Unless you have a good firing arrangement somewhere -
> kiln first, wheel second.
Or go for second-hand, then you'd have enough money for one of each.
Lis
--
Elisabeth Allison
Pine Ridge Studio
www.Pine-Ridge-Studio.blogspot.com
David McBeth on wed 9 dec 09
my students are much happier with the Shimpo wheels in our studio than the
Brent. I am not just sure of the reasons though. It might be they have a
hard time putting the splash pan on the Brent, for a time some one had
removed the bat pins from the Brent and that confused them. From my
perspective - we have more problems with the Shimpos, with the
potentiometer, still have three wheels out of commission as we try to track
down the problems there.
personally I prefer the whisper and see that they have it in the RK model
now.
Dave
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Alec J Jones
wrote:
> Ok, so I have decided after 4 months of throwing at my local University t=
o
> buy a potters wheel.The only reason i am buying one is because I am not
> able
> to afford or take the ceramics class agin. Part time student full time
> employee. Im 21 yrs old and have fallen "in love" with throwing pottery.
> Haha
>
> The problem is this. I dont know which one to buy. I have saved up enough
> for The Shimpo VL Whisper and the Brent C Model. So when comparing the
> price
> they are really close. I have been throwing on the brents at my school an=
d
> they work just fine. I also have heard alot of good things about the
> Shimpo.
>
> If you could help me out by giving me some feedback on either of these
> wheels I would really appreciate it. I am going to buy one of these wheel=
s
> today so it can be here soon! I am new to CLAYART and have enjoyed readin=
g
> other peoples threads about "clay".
>
> Happy Thowing-
> Alec J
>
--
David McBeth
Professor of Art
Department of Visual and Theatre Arts
University of Tennessee - Martin
731-881-7416
Lee Love on wed 9 dec 09
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 1:36 AM, David McBeth wrote:
> my students are much happier with the Shimpo wheels in our studio than th=
=3D
e
> Brent.
I cracked my students up, when I hit the foot pedal on a
brent and almost sent the platter flying. It reminded me why I
hate them: low speed lack of control. The cone drive shimpos are
great at low speed.
I did my throwing demos on my Korean kickewheel (on a
portable stand), but wanted to show the jumping/chattering tool at
higher speeds and that is why I used the brent.
Do the new shimpo whispers act like most non-cone drive wheels at low speed=
=3D
?
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D97tha=
t is, "T=3D
he
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
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