Stacey Klopp on fri 15 jan 99
hey there clayarters. ive been trying to find a mold to cast more plaster bats
for my kick wheel. looked in a few catalogs and cant find one. the wheel is a
pretty standard type school kick wheel (the ones with the "traffic cone"
orange seat) does any one know who supplies them or the name of the
manufacturer of these wheels? the name or any other type of markings has long
since worn off and im completely lost. i know from experience at school that
the mold is plastic and comes in i think just two sizes.please help!!ill take
any info that i cant get
TIA.....stacey in jersey
Debby Grant on sat 16 jan 99
Dear Stacy,
It sounds like a Randall wheel. The Randall Wheel and Pottery Co.
is located in Rochester,NY, 505 University Ave., Apt 39, Rochester,
NY 14607. Phone #716-461-0136. Apparently you have a bucket
head on your wheel. Randall also makes a flat head which does
not require you to make plaster bats if you prefer.
Good luck, Debby Grant in NH
Mike Gordon on sun 17 jan 99
Hi,
I use pie tins, they have a nice slope to the sides and the plaster pops
out easily. Mike
Stephen Grimmer on sun 17 jan 99
Stacey,
Sounds like a Randall kick wheel. They advertise on Ceramics Monthly and
other places, and are located in upstate NY. It's a great wheel and bat
system, and three sizes of mold are available. I think they are 12, 16, and
20". The molds are expensive, and used to be aluminum. I don't know if they
are still that way. If you can't find Randall Pottery Equipment or don't
want to spring for a set of molds, Steve Jepson in Florida has either bought
or "borrowed" the the rights to make the bats (won't sell the molds) and an
adapter for standard wheelheads. No credit given, however.
steve grimmer
marion illinois
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>From: Stacey Klopp
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Subject: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>Date: Fri, Jan 15, 1999, 11:46 AM
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>hey there clayarters. ive been trying to find a mold to cast more plaster bats
>for my kick wheel. looked in a few catalogs and cant find one. the wheel is a
>pretty standard type school kick wheel (the ones with the "traffic cone"
>orange seat) does any one know who supplies them or the name of the
>manufacturer of these wheels? the name or any other type of markings has long
>since worn off and im completely lost. i know from experience at school that
>the mold is plastic and comes in i think just two sizes.please help!!ill take
>any info that i cant get
>TIA.....stacey in jersey
Lori Pierce on sun 17 jan 99
Hi there Stacey! I bought my mold from Randall Wheel...see their add in
Ceramics Monthly, and the White plastic 'holder' for my plaster wheel head
from Jepson Pottery, also in Ceramic monthly adds. Jepson sells only the
individual plaster bats. I also had a machinist drill like holes in my
different wheel heads, so that the same system could be used on all. Of
course one can attach the plaster bats to the wheel head with slurry, but I
find its hard to recenter for additiional work after the initial throwing
is accomplished .Hope this helps. Lori in New Port Richey Fl where I lost my
banana trees last week in the cold...but people were basking on the sand non
the less!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Stacey Klopp
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 12:35 PM
Subject: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>hey there clayarters. ive been trying to find a mold to cast more plaster
bats
>for my kick wheel. looked in a few catalogs and cant find one. the wheel is
a
>pretty standard type school kick wheel (the ones with the "traffic cone"
>orange seat) does any one know who supplies them or the name of the
>manufacturer of these wheels? the name or any other type of markings has
long
>since worn off and im completely lost. i know from experience at school
that
>the mold is plastic and comes in i think just two sizes.please help!!ill
take
>any info that i cant get
>TIA.....stacey in jersey
Stacey Klopp on sun 17 jan 99
debby,
to further describe the wheel.....it has a silver-ish splash guard that holds
inside a "bucket" type form that the plaster bat fits down into, the bat looks
similar to an actual thrown pot and the foot. am i making sense? the support
is made from black painted(im assuming its paint), tubular metal. i wish i
could draw it for you! it would be so much easier! thank you for the help as
this is a serious problem or has the potential to be so.
hope this works!
stacey
Jonathan Kaplan on mon 18 jan 99
American Art Clay in Indianapolis has a recessed wheelhead and a
corresponding mold to make bats.
Jonathan
Jonathan Kaplan, president
Ceramic Design Group LTD/Production Services
PO Box 775112
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
plant location
1280 13th Street Unit 13
Steamboat Springs CO 80487
(970) 879-9139 voice and fax
jonathan@csn.net
http://www.sni.net/ceramicdesign/
Donn Buchfinck on mon 18 jan 99
A good place to start to look for the bats you are loking for is the randal
wheel company that is listed in ceramics monthly
also jepson pottery supply sells the bats that fit the dish that fits on a
randal wheel. it is a great bat system.
you can also make a bat mold yourself
Donn Buchfinck
Debby Grant on tue 19 jan 99
Dear Stacey,
If your wheel also has a very heavy flywheel and a tractor seat
that adjusts up and down and back and forth it is definitely a
Randall and you are very lucky indeed to have it. I have had
mine for 38 years and it is just as good as when I first got it. I
think it is the most comfortable and versatile wheel made and I
also have a Brent and a Shimpo. When you call the Randall
Wheel Co. ask tham to send you a catalog and then you can be
sure. They also have a motor attachment if you are interested.
Good luck, Debby Grant in NH
Christine Laginess on tue 19 jan 99
how would one go about making a bat mold for themselves?
Lori Pierce on tue 19 jan 99
second message to stacey after reading her most recent desciption of her
wheel; Sounds like the old Randal I learned on years ago...still made, and
a great wheel. Ted Randall's son is carrying on the business and you can get
the address from their add in Ceramics Monthly magazine. The head is called
a bucket head, and You will know when you see the wheel pictured in the
add.Hope this is it.Lori in New Port Richey FL
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Pierce
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi there Stacey! I bought my mold from Randall Wheel...see their add in
>Ceramics Monthly, and the White plastic 'holder' for my plaster wheel head
>from Jepson Pottery, also in Ceramic monthly adds. Jepson sells only the
>individual plaster bats. I also had a machinist drill like holes in my
>different wheel heads, so that the same system could be used on all. Of
>course one can attach the plaster bats to the wheel head with slurry, but
I
>find its hard to recenter for additiional work after the initial throwing
>is accomplished .Hope this helps. Lori in New Port Richey Fl where I lost
my
>banana trees last week in the cold...but people were basking on the sand
non
>the less!!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stacey Klopp
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 12:35 PM
>Subject: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>
>
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>hey there clayarters. ive been trying to find a mold to cast more plaster
>bats
>>for my kick wheel. looked in a few catalogs and cant find one. the wheel
is
>a
>>pretty standard type school kick wheel (the ones with the "traffic cone"
>>orange seat) does any one know who supplies them or the name of the
>>manufacturer of these wheels? the name or any other type of markings has
>long
>>since worn off and im completely lost. i know from experience at school
>that
>>the mold is plastic and comes in i think just two sizes.please help!!ill
>take
>>any info that i cant get
>>TIA.....stacey in jersey
Marty Anderson on wed 20 jan 99
Stacey
I just received info from Randall Pottery. The Bucket Head comes in
Aluminum $103, or Polyurethane for $88. Mold for 6" plaster bats $21,
adaptor for 6" bats to fit head $31, mold for 12" paster bats $46, mold
for 16" paster bats $57. Head Puller for Bucket heads $46. Discounts
are available for art students.
Randall Pottery
505 University Ave. #39
Rochester, NY 14607
(716) 461-0136
marty anderson
martya@airmail.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Pierce
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>second message to stacey after reading her most recent desciption of her
>wheel; Sounds like the old Randal I learned on years ago...still made, and
>a great wheel. Ted Randall's son is carrying on the business and you can
get
>the address from their add in Ceramics Monthly magazine. The head is called
>a bucket head, and You will know when you see the wheel pictured in the
>add.Hope this is it.Lori in New Port Richey FL
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lori Pierce
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 8:47 PM
>Subject: Re: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>
>
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Hi there Stacey! I bought my mold from Randall Wheel...see their add in
>>Ceramics Monthly, and the White plastic 'holder' for my plaster wheel
head
>>from Jepson Pottery, also in Ceramic monthly adds. Jepson sells only the
>>individual plaster bats. I also had a machinist drill like holes in my
>>different wheel heads, so that the same system could be used on all. Of
>>course one can attach the plaster bats to the wheel head with slurry, but
>I
>>find its hard to recenter for additiional work after the initial throwing
>>is accomplished .Hope this helps. Lori in New Port Richey Fl where I lost
>my
>>banana trees last week in the cold...but people were basking on the sand
>non
>>the less!!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Stacey Klopp
>>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>>Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 12:35 PM
>>Subject: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>>
>>
>>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>>hey there clayarters. ive been trying to find a mold to cast more plaster
>>bats
>>>for my kick wheel. looked in a few catalogs and cant find one. the wheel
>is
>>a
>>>pretty standard type school kick wheel (the ones with the "traffic cone"
>>>orange seat) does any one know who supplies them or the name of the
>>>manufacturer of these wheels? the name or any other type of markings has
>>long
>>>since worn off and im completely lost. i know from experience at school
>>that
>>>the mold is plastic and comes in i think just two sizes.please help!!ill
>>take
>>>any info that i cant get
>>>TIA.....stacey in jersey
>
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on thu 21 jan 99
I finally put a standard wheel head (and had it drilled for bat pins) on my old
Randall because I got tired of making the plaster bats. It's so much easier. I
highly recommend it.
Sandy D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Grimmer [SMTP:grimmer@mychoice.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 1999 1:18 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Stacey,
Sounds like a Randall kick wheel. They advertise on Ceramics Monthly and
other places, and are located in upstate NY. It's a great wheel and bat
system, and three sizes of mold are available. I think they are 12, 16, and
20". The molds are expensive, and used to be aluminum. I don't know if they
are still that way. If you can't find Randall Pottery Equipment or don't
want to spring for a set of molds, Steve Jepson in Florida has either bought
or "borrowed" the the rights to make the bats (won't sell the molds) and an
adapter for standard wheelheads. No credit given, however.
steve grimmer
marion illinois
----------
>From: Stacey Klopp
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Subject: plaster wheel head/bat mold needed
>Date: Fri, Jan 15, 1999, 11:46 AM
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>hey there clayarters. ive been trying to find a mold to cast more plaster bats
>for my kick wheel. looked in a few catalogs and cant find one. the wheel is a
>pretty standard type school kick wheel (the ones with the "traffic cone"
>orange seat) does any one know who supplies them or the name of the
>manufacturer of these wheels? the name or any other type of markings has long
>since worn off and im completely lost. i know from experience at school that
>the mold is plastic and comes in i think just two sizes.please help!!ill take
>any info that i cant get
>TIA.....stacey in jersey
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