carrie jacobson on tue 26 may 98
Hello all. First things first: My mugs for my bichon party came out great!
The kiln did not fire quite up to cone 6, so what I had contemplated as a
shiny clear glaze came out a matt whitish glaze, which was probably
prettier.
Here's my question: A woman here has a brent wheel for sale, 1/2
horsepower. She bought it for a class four years ago, use it for 30 hours,
and then has left it sitting in her basement for three years. Oh, to be
rich.
When I called her about it, she said she had just gone down to try it, and
the wheelhead would not spin. I called her back a few days later, and she
said she had called Brent, and they said to clean the brushes (?). So she
did, and it was turning well, she said.
I went and looked, and in my mind, it was not turning well. It was very
balky and sticky at the low end, and did not seem to spin quickly enough at
the high end. I have only used brent wheels in the pottery, and they are
probably more powerful, so that may be the high-end answer. But it does not
seem to spin quickly enough to really throw the clay centrifugally. If
that's a word.
Also, When I yank on her wheelhead, it turns more easily, in either
direction, than do the wheelheads at the studio, on which I have to use
serious muscle to force to move manually.
Do these things I have described sound fixable? Do they sound like pedal
connection problems? She wants $400. Should I offer her $200, or just walk?
Tanks,
Carrie
Carrie Jacobson
Pawcatuck, CT
mailto:jacobson@brainiac.com
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