SBRANFPOTS on sun 1 mar 98
Ooooooooo...those 2 speed wheels. It was the first electric wheel I ever
worked on and I swore that I would never use one again. Imagine the irony when
I was only able to outfit my first studio with 5 of those little suckers.
Actually, a 2 speed wheel is not a bad teaching device as it removes one of
the difficult-to-control variables that face beginners. As a teacher I find
myself saying "slow down, speed up, too fast, too slow", many, many times
during the course of a beginning class. Historically, industrial production
potters have often used one or two speed wheels in their work with great
success. If you experienced potters out there take a moment to analyze your
own throwing habits, most will find that they work at a few constant speeds
and do not continuously vary the speed of their wheel. The down side? The slow
speed is too slow and the fast speed is too fast!
If you have a choice, forget the 2 speed wheel. If you are getting one for
free, gobble it up and throw like a maniac until you can afford a variable
speed wheel!
Steven Branfman
Vivian Mills on tue 3 mar 98
I have a two-speeed, and it works fine for me---- The only problem I have
with it is that I wish it would go SLOWER at times, the slow speed is too
fast when trying to work on the outside edges of larger pieces.
Maybe it is just that we like what we get used to using!
Vivian
At 05:14 PM 3/1/98 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Ooooooooo...those 2 speed wheels. It was the first electric wheel I ever
>worked on and I swore that I would never use one again. Imagine the irony
when
>I was only able to outfit my first studio with 5 of those little suckers.
>Actually, a 2 speed wheel is not a bad teaching device as it removes one of
>the difficult-to-control variables that face beginners. As a teacher I find
>myself saying "slow down, speed up, too fast, too slow", many, many times
>during the course of a beginning class. Historically, industrial production
>potters have often used one or two speed wheels in their work with great
>success. If you experienced potters out there take a moment to analyze your
>own throwing habits, most will find that they work at a few constant speeds
>and do not continuously vary the speed of their wheel. The down side? The
slow
>speed is too slow and the fast speed is too fast!
>
>If you have a choice, forget the 2 speed wheel. If you are getting one for
>free, gobble it up and throw like a maniac until you can afford a variable
>speed wheel!
>
>Steven Branfman
>
Vivian in Florida
e-mail me at potter2@geocities.com
Ernesto Burciaga on wed 4 mar 98
The first wheel I learned on was a kick wheel. Late an night the leg
cramps would wake me up. We got a 2-speed. Thought it was the best
thing than young co-...... Any way you can work and do good work with
even an old kick wheel.
Ernesto Burciaga
eburciag@rt66.com
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