Lynn Wheeler on sun 7 aug 11
Hello Ric,
I love the Klopfenstein. I still have one and use it 75% of the time and a
Brent CXC 25%. (If I were taller than 5'1", it'd be 90% of the time.) My
back never hurts after hours of using the Klopfenstein, unlike the stiff
back often experienced after hours of using an electric wheel. You can also
use a tall kitchen type stool to either sit on, or half sit/lean on, while
kicking the treadle to provide some variety of where pressure is on your
spine, which is not as easy to do sitting at an electric.
And aside from it being easier on your body than sitting at an electric
wheel, it has so much more sensitive control for subtle speed variations
appreciated by wheel throwers. Virtually quiet. Indestructible. I believe
one is a better potter if one learns on a kick wheel.
My old one has the steel wheel head but they now come with cast aluminum
wheel heads. Overall weighs a ton, (not literally) but they have free
shipping.
http://www.klopfensteinart.com/pw100.htm
I enjoyed being the only one throwing one day when the electricity went
out... :)
If I were setting up a teaching studio, I'd order lots of klopfensteins and
one electric.
If any of you live in central Ohio and want to try one, just drop me a line=
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I'd love to have potter visitors.
Thank you,
Lynn Wheeler
On 8/5/11 8:55 PM, "Ric Swenson" wrote:
> The treadle Klopenstein wheel is great...a good teaching wheel....we had=
6 at
> UAA and I quickly learned the treadle dance neccessary for making pots . =
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> seeing the process more transparent to students.
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> we also had shimpos, Brents and a few odd types...collected since the 195=
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> Richard H. ("Ric") Swenson, Teacher,
> Office of International Cooperation and Exchange of Jingdezhen Ceramic
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> TaoYang Road, Eastern Suburb, Jingdezhen City.
> JiangXi Province, P.R. of China.
> Postal code 333001.
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>> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:36:58 -0400
>> From: dolcenea@FRONTIER.COM
>> Subject: Who has thrown on an Amaco No pottery wheel?
>> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
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>> Hey Bonnie! :-)
>> You're # 1 in MY book! I don't think Vince's
>> generation realizes the value and importance that that good old Amaco
>> #1 wheel had for yours and my generation... When in the late sixties
>> and early seventies I ran around the country as "Mr. Amaco" doing
>> teacher workshops, Amaco and indeed all of Amaco's wheels, kilns and
>> other ceramic products were # 1 in the industry and schools. Amaco
>> supplied all of the nation's teachers ' ceramic needs. Variable speed
>> electric wheels, while regarded as the best kind of wheel to have for
>> an experienced potter, do not possess nearly the learning value of the
>> good old
>> # 1... and I don't care WHAT others might say in that regard!
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>> BTW the old treadle wheel (Amaco #4) you learned on was the first mass
>> produced potter's wheel commercially available after WW2. In 1946 the
>> # 1 was born, it is still being made. Sometimes I wish that every
>> beginning student would have the experience of throwing (or trying
>> to! :-) ) on an old # 4 or a Klopfenstein, then "graduate" to a #1 and
>> THEN to a variable speed wheel. Much easier way to go to master the
>> art of throwing.
>>
>> Rogier
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>> P.S. See us on the web at http://www.donkerstudio.org
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