Juanita Blumberg on fri 1 oct 99
Hi, I'm a new subscriber to the list, and have been enjoying the archived
messages. Now, I need some help.
This summer I've been throwing at Rowantree Pottery in Blue Hill, Maine,
using an ancient stand-up wheel. I love it. My back loves it! Does anyone
on the list know of a wheel manufacturer who sells a stand-up model?
Thanks,
Juanita
June Perry on sat 2 oct 99
Juanita,
You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy a
special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks alone or
in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate for
yourself.
Regards,
June
Dannon Rhudy on sat 2 oct 99
At 03:12 PM 10/1/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original mes-------------------
>Hi, I'm a new subscriber to the list, Does anyone
>on the list know of a wheel manufacturer who sells a stand-up model?........
Bailey wheels can have extensions added to the legs to make a stand
up model. But any wheel, about, can be raised up on one device or
another to place it at standing level. Concrete block works for three
legged wheels such as Brent, Bailey. Other modifications work for
other wheels.
Regards
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
>
>Thanks,
>
>Juanita
>
Carol Seidman on sat 2 oct 99
Juanita: I too have saved many a backache by throwing standing up.
Since I owned a wheel when I first read the recommendation, I put it up
on an old coffee table. I stand on a foam based doormat and wear good
shoes. The weight of a wheel will keep it firmly planted on whatever
platform is available. Good Luck.
Carol Seidman
Juanita Blumberg wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi, I'm a new subscriber to the list, and have been enjoying the archived
> messages. Now, I need some help.
>
> This summer I've been throwing at Rowantree Pottery in Blue Hill, Maine,
> using an ancient stand-up wheel. I love it. My back loves it! Does anyone
> on the list know of a wheel manufacturer who sells a stand-up model?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Juanita
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Juanita,
>> This summer I've been throwing at Rowantree Pottery in Blue Hill, Maine, usin
Standing up is a great way to do it. If you're using an electric like a
shimpo, brent, pacifica, etc. there are lots of ways to get it up off
the ground. From simply putting it up on blocks to getting special leg
extensions (for the wheel, not you).
Kickwheels have to be designed to be standing up but I think there are
manufactures out there.
I've got my shimpo bolted onto an old barber's chair pedestal. Crank it
up, crank it down, spin it around, little bit off the top, short back
and sides our speciality!
Russel Fouts
Mes Potes et Mes Pots
Brussels Belgium
Thanks,
Juanita
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susan davy on sat 2 oct 99
I don't know of a stand up model specifically...but after throwing for a
year sitting down, I just put concrete blocks under my Brent CXC, and they
remained there for the next 24 years. This year I bought a new CXC and also
ordered their steel leg extenters...feet hurt sometimes, but back, never!!
Susan Davy
Davy Pottery,Inc
-----Original Message-----
From: Juanita Blumberg
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:13 PM
Subject: Stand up wheels
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi, I'm a new subscriber to the list, and have been enjoying the archived
>messages. Now, I need some help.
>
> This summer I've been throwing at Rowantree Pottery in Blue Hill, Maine,
>using an ancient stand-up wheel. I love it. My back loves it! Does
anyone
>on the list know of a wheel manufacturer who sells a stand-up model?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Juanita
>
Sara JH Ashodian on sat 2 oct 99
juanita
i believe brent makes a stand up model
sara
----------
>From: Juanita Blumberg
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Subject: Stand up wheels
>Date: Fri, Oct 1, 1999, 12:12 PM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi, I'm a new subscriber to the list, and have been enjoying the archived
> messages. Now, I need some help.
>
> This summer I've been throwing at Rowantree Pottery in Blue Hill, Maine,
> using an ancient stand-up wheel. I love it. My back loves it! Does anyone
> on the list know of a wheel manufacturer who sells a stand-up model?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Juanita
Jim Cullen on sat 2 oct 99
I've been throwing standing up for a year now and besides the relief from
back pain I enjoy the relief from not having of getting up and sitting down
all the time. There's always something going on somewhere (A.D.D. I suppose).
I simply put my 'ol Shimpo on a 20" table stand, which I built. That way you
can buy the wheel you like or can afford and make it a stand up. Good luck
and SAVE THE BACK.
KEEP CENTERED
Cullen
Naperville, Illniois
Mason Batchelder on sun 3 oct 99
BRENT MAKES AN ADD ON ATTACHMENT TO ELEVATE THEIR WHEELS.
Cindy Strnad, Earthen Vessels Pottery on sun 3 oct 99
I have my wheel on a low table, against the wall, and up on 3 cement blocks
because the table was a bit too low. I mounted my foot pedal at just above
knee level to work using my right leg. I think it wouldn't work if it wasn't
against the wall, though, as I tend to lean against the wheel while
throwing. The splash pan is about at the level of my belt buckle.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
Custer, SD
millie carpenter on sun 3 oct 99
Okay, last night my son helped me get my almost 30 year old year old shimpo up
on a wooden box. before I start throwing, what is the trick to standing uprigh
and being balanced and not wobbling myself? I was taught to brace my elbows on
my hip bones, back before they (hipbones) became well padded. Although I do hav
the 2 piece round in the front square in the back splash pan, I only use it for
trimming. leaning against it would be a disaster, it is thin, and getting
brittle.
Millie in Md. where it is beautiful fall weather, and my son and his friends
have all dressed in their Renaisance garb and are heading for the festival!
Jim Cullen wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I've been throwing standing up for a year now and besides the relief from
> back pain I enjoy the relief from not having of getting up and sitting down
> all the time. There's always something going on somewhere (A.D.D. I suppose).
> I simply put my 'ol Shimpo on a 20" table stand, which I built. That way you
> can buy the wheel you like or can afford and make it a stand up. Good luck
> and SAVE THE BACK.
>
> KEEP CENTERED
> Cullen
> Naperville, Illniois
Susan Fox on sun 3 oct 99
On Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:02:24 EDT June Perry writes:
>----------------------------Original
>message----------------------------
>Juanita,
>
>You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy a
>special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks
>alone or
>in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate
>for
>yourself.
>
>Regards,
>June
Hi June - The concrete blocks are a fine idea - but what do you do about
the foot pedal? I have my Pacifica on legs but I found it a strain to
stand on one foot so much to work the pedal, so I have it resting on the
table part of the wheel. I've learned to cope with working it by hand,
but it is not efficient - especially when I bump it with my elbow! Any
ideas??
By the way, to all concerned about splash pans, don't you find the
Pacifica pan the best? On and off with the greatest of ease - strong -
and easy to clean. SHIMPO TAKE NOTE !
Thanks - Susan
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June Perry on mon 4 oct 99
Hi Susan:
You can cut your wire or have an electrician do it and put a three prong
plugs on both cut pieces. You can purchase heavy duty coated extenders with a
three prong plug on one end and raw wire on the other. The combination of
this and then another plug on the other end should suffice.
Tom Collins put an extender on my Brent wheel one time, when he was trying
to persuade me to switch to the Soldner foot pedal. I didn't notice enough
difference in the Soldner to make the switch, but I now have the three prong
plug setup if I want to raise my wheel.
Warm regards,
June
Marcia Selsor on mon 4 oct 99
My new Bailey wheel has extension legs which I can adjust to throw
standing up or sitting up at a tall stool.
Marcia in Montana
millie carpenter wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Okay, last night my son helped me get my almost 30 year old year old shimpo
> on a wooden box. before I start throwing, what is the trick to standing upri
> and being balanced and not wobbling myself? I was taught to brace my elbows o
> my hip bones, back before they (hipbones) became well padded. Although I do h
> the 2 piece round in the front square in the back splash pan, I only use it fo
> trimming. leaning against it would be a disaster, it is thin, and getting
> brittle.
>
> Millie in Md. where it is beautiful fall weather, and my son and his friends
> have all dressed in their Renaisance garb and are heading for the festival!
>
> Jim Cullen wrote:
>
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > I've been throwing standing up for a year now and besides the relief from
> > back pain I enjoy the relief from not having of getting up and sitting down
> > all the time. There's always something going on somewhere (A.D.D. I suppose)
> > I simply put my 'ol Shimpo on a 20" table stand, which I built. That way you
> > can buy the wheel you like or can afford and make it a stand up. Good luck
> > and SAVE THE BACK.
> >
> > KEEP CENTERED
> > Cullen
> > Naperville, Illniois
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Jim Cullen on mon 4 oct 99
The "TRICK" is called practice. I assume you know how to throw. Now you have
to learn how to throw standing up. I had the same dilema when I started.
How the heck do you get those elbows on your knees when your standing?
FOCUS...Think about what it is that you're doing. It's not elbows or knees,
it's the movement within your hands. FOCUS, the clay will move.
Really, practice what you already know.
KEEP CENTERED
Cullen
Naperville, Illinois
John Baisch on mon 4 oct 99
Love the thread on Stand up wheels.. Does anyone have any advise on how
high I should put it?
(e.g. wheel head stomach high?)
Thanks much,
John Baisch
jbaisch@micron.net
Gregory D Lamont on mon 4 oct 99
At 11:34 AM 10/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>On Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:02:24 EDT June Perry writes:
>>----------------------------Original
>>message----------------------------
>>Juanita,
>>
>>You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy a
>>special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks
>>alone or
>>in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate
>>for
>>yourself.
>>
>>Regards,
>>June
>
>Hi June - The concrete blocks are a fine idea - but what do you do about
>the foot pedal? I have my Pacifica on legs but I found it a strain to
>stand on one foot so much to work the pedal, so I have it resting on the
>table part of the wheel. I've learned to cope with working it by hand,
>but it is not efficient - especially when I bump it with my elbow! Any
>ideas??
>
>By the way, to all concerned about splash pans, don't you find the
>Pacifica pan the best? On and off with the greatest of ease - strong -
>and easy to clean. SHIMPO TAKE NOTE !
>
> Thanks - Susan
>
Hi Susan,
I have my Pacifica up on blocks and my back thanks me everyday. have the
pedal on a waist-high shelf beside the wheel. I attached a short wooden
"paddle" lever about 8" long and an inch wide to the front end of the
pedal. Now I just move the lever down to start the wheel and up to stop.
It took a little getting used to, but quickly became second nature. The
lever does not get in the way either if I want to use the pedal in its
traditional foot-operated mode.
Greg
Greg Lamont
gdlamont@iastate.edu
http://www.ourwebpage.net/greglamont/
3011 Northwood Drive
Ames, IA 50010-4750
(515) 233-3442
David Bradley on tue 5 oct 99
I've been throwing standing up for 25 years, since a two year apprenticeship
in a Texas pottery factory.There, ten potters worked standing up at wheels
built in house, driven by belts and pulleys(constant speed). Each potter
would throw( or turn, as they called it), a ton of clay each day. I've worked
as a journeyman potter in many shops from Louisiana to California, and every
time I come in to work in a new shop, I show the others the advantages to
throwing standing up. None try it because they are happy sitting down to
throw, until they hurt their back and are faced with weeks off till the back
heals. Then they try standing up and find they can immediately resume
throwing because the stress on their bodies is no longer focused on their
lower back, but distributed down to their feet.
To make you feel more stable when you stand at the wheel you must stand as
close to the wheel head as possible, with one or both elbows braced against
your ribs, and your back straight. However, the best solution is to build
somekind of horizontal brace in front of the wheel so you can lean and brace
your body against it. That makes a big difference. Good luck.
David Bradley
Geoff Walker on tue 5 oct 99
G'day Standeruppers,
Can't for the life of me understand this interest in stand-up wheels. East
Sydney Technical College (National Art School) had them in the 60's and
70's. What a pain! Why would anyone want to stand in the one place when
doing exactly that is the very worst thing one can unconsciously do to one's
back is totally beyond me.
Sorry to those who like to stand and throw, and I realise the whole decision
is personal and, in some cases, medically demanded, but to CHOOSE this
method of throwing .... ???
Maybe you all have better legs than my "lucky legs" ... you know the ones
that are lucky not to snap off under the weight and stab me to death! LOL!
Good luck to those who try ... I'll stay seated, thank you very much.
Geoff ... astounded ... truly! ... but enjoying a perfect day on the Gold
Coast after a night of visually stunning storms. Loved them!
John Baisch wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> Love the thread on Stand up wheels.. Does anyone have any advise on how
> high I should put it?
>
> (e.g. wheel head stomach high?)
>
> Thanks much,
>
> John Baisch
> jbaisch@micron.net
Corinne P. Null on tue 5 oct 99
A couple of years ago this thread came up and I tried throwing standing up.
It worked out fine, except that my feet got tired! As a compromise, I put
the wheel sort of half way between, and put my Creative Industries
motorcycle seat on blocks so that my legs are fairly straight when I throw.
Getting in and out of it requires swiveling the seat and putting a leg in
first before swinging it forward, but it works. Now, I'm tall and have got
long legs, and sitting on the low down stool just crumpled me up too much.
I've been throwing like this for a couple of years now and just love it.
Corinne Null
Bedford, New Hampshire
null@mediaone.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU]On Behalf
Of Gregory D Lamont
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 6:42 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: Stand up wheels
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
At 11:34 AM 10/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>On Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:02:24 EDT June Perry writes:
>>----------------------------Original
>>message----------------------------
>>Juanita,
>>
>>You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy a
>>special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks
>>alone or
>>in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate
>>for
>>yourself.
>>
>>Regards,
>>June
>
>Hi June - The concrete blocks are a fine idea - but what do you do about
>the foot pedal? I have my Pacifica on legs but I found it a strain to
>stand on one foot so much to work the pedal, so I have it resting on the
>table part of the wheel. I've learned to cope with working it by hand,
>but it is not efficient - especially when I bump it with my elbow! Any
>ideas??
>
>By the way, to all concerned about splash pans, don't you find the
>Pacifica pan the best? On and off with the greatest of ease - strong -
>and easy to clean. SHIMPO TAKE NOTE !
>
> Thanks - Susan
>
Hi Susan,
I have my Pacifica up on blocks and my back thanks me everyday. have the
pedal on a waist-high shelf beside the wheel. I attached a short wooden
"paddle" lever about 8" long and an inch wide to the front end of the
pedal. Now I just move the lever down to start the wheel and up to stop.
It took a little getting used to, but quickly became second nature. The
lever does not get in the way either if I want to use the pedal in its
traditional foot-operated mode.
Greg
Greg Lamont
gdlamont@iastate.edu
http://www.ourwebpage.net/greglamont/
3011 Northwood Drive
Ames, IA 50010-4750
(515) 233-3442
The Brinks on tue 5 oct 99
Well John, it depends...do you have a high stomach or a low stomach? :)
Another post said something about the middle of your breastbone....that
seems REALLY high to me. I have been considering raising my elec. wheel,
once I glean all I can from this thread. Or maybe not.
Ann Brink in CA
At 06:39 PM 10/4/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>Love the thread on Stand up wheels.. Does anyone have any advise on how
>high I should put it?
>
>(e.g. wheel head stomach high?)
>
>Thanks much,
>
>John Baisch
>jbaisch@micron.net
>
>
e-mail billann@impulse.net
Brian Crocker [S.Australia] on wed 6 oct 99
Dear John,
Re the Stand up wheel height.
I am 1700mm high [shortish] and my wheel was 880mm to the top of the wheel
head I found this a little bit too low and raised the wheel another 50mm to
930mm and hence no back problems. I have always used a stand up wheel.
That's the way I started at College and now I just can't use a Sit down
wheel without getting one hell of a back problem.
Many years ago when I asked the same question I was told the wheel head
should be no more than100mm down from the point of the elbow. I have never
tried to set my wheel to that height ,,, I must try it one day.. All other
things my Guru [Kingsley Marks] told me have have worked so I'm sure he
didn't miss on that one.
Then the other thing to think about is the size of the Pots you throw, I
would call myself a medium sized Pot thrower.
I'll bet this will open a can of worms in the Clayart world????
Kind regards Brian C..
At 06:39 PM2:10: 4/10/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>Love the thread on Stand up wheels.. Does anyone have any advise on how
>high I should put it?
>
>(e.g. wheel head stomach high?)
>
>Thanks much,
>
>John Baisch
>jbaisch@micron.net
>
>
Brian Comley-Crocker.
4 Erica Street,
Tea Tree Gully 5091,
South Australia. Phone/Fax: 08 8264 4136
The Crock Maker.
Alex Solla on wed 6 oct 99
Having thrown standing up since 1990, I can recommend
starting the wheel head height out at your elbow
height. Bend your arm 90 degrees, put your fist out,
and there...you got it.
If you cant get to that height easily with cinder
block, add bricks, sheets of plywood, whatever. But
keep adjusting the height till you find what feels
best. It might be higher or lower.
Some folks seem to think that having an upright wheel
limits the size of the pots you can make. Hah. From
1998-1999 I made platters routinely weighing over 75#
some over 100#. And the only trouble was lifting the
darned bats off the wheelhead after cutting them off.
Tall stuff isnt hard either as long as you are willing
to work in stages.
My two and a half cents worth.
Alex Solla
Ithaca NY
--- The Brinks wrote:
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> Well John, it depends...do you have a high stomach
> or a low stomach? :)
> Another post said something about the middle of your
> breastbone....that
> seems REALLY high to me. I have been considering
> raising my elec. wheel,
> once I glean all I can from this thread. Or maybe
> not.
>
> Ann Brink in CA
>
> At 06:39 PM 10/4/99 EDT, you wrote:
> >----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> >
> >Love the thread on Stand up wheels.. Does anyone
> have any advise on how
> >high I should put it?
> >
> >(e.g. wheel head stomach high?)
> >
> >Thanks much,
> >
> >John Baisch
> >jbaisch@micron.net
> >
> >
> e-mail billann@impulse.net
>
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elizabeth priddy on wed 6 oct 99
I sit on a higher than normal stool to throw on my
wheels that are set up on concrete blocks. The
normal sitting height is not that good for the
back-according to the physical therapist who evaluated
my studio after my back surgery (unrelated to pottery).
The extra height I get is enough to let me stretch my
legs out and not get cramped up. I know several
potters who only throw standing and they all stand
with their backs to the wall and the wheel wedged up
close to their gut. They use the wall as extra bracing
support. I and they keep the wheel head level with
the belly button, generally, and/or with the wheel head
level with the bend in your elbow (measured with you in
position either sitting or standing in front of the wheel with your back straigh
It works for me, at least.
---
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I speak from sincerity and experience, not authority...
email: epriddy@usa.net
website: http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:32:01 The Brinks wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Well John, it depends...do you have a high stomach or a low stomach? :)
>Another post said something about the middle of your breastbone....that
>seems REALLY high to me. I have been considering raising my elec. wheel,
>once I glean all I can from this thread. Or maybe not.
>
>Ann Brink in CA
>
>At 06:39 PM 10/4/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>
>>Love the thread on Stand up wheels.. Does anyone have any advise on how
>>high I should put it?
>>
>>(e.g. wheel head stomach high?)
>>
>>Thanks much,
>>
>>John Baisch
>>jbaisch@micron.net
>>
>>
>e-mail billann@impulse.net
>
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Jinjer Stanton on thu 7 oct 99
>>Juanita,
>
>>You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy a
>>special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks
>>alone or
>>in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate
>>for
>>yourself.
>>
>>Regards,
>>June
>Hi June - The concrete blocks are a fine idea - but what do you do >>about
>the foot pedal? I have my Pacifica on legs but I found it a strain >to
>stand on one foot so much to work the pedal, so I have it resting on >the
>table part of the wheel. I've learned to cope with working it by >hand,
>but it is not efficient - especially when I bump it with my elbow! >>Any
>ideas??
> Thanks - Susan
Harking back to sewing: My aunt had foot problems that made using a foot
pedal painful when working at her sewing machine. She had my uncle mount
the pedal on the leg of the sewing machine stand at knee height. Using
it, I felt I had more control than I did with the pedal on the floor.
Perhaps this idea could be translated for a stand-up wheel.
Peace,
Jinjer
Susan Fox on fri 8 oct 99
On Thu, 7 Oct 1999 20:14:19 EDT Jinjer Stanton writes:
>----------------------------Original
>message----------------------------
>>>Juanita,
>>
>>>You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy
>a
>>>special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks
>>>alone or
>>>in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate
>>>for
>>>yourself.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>June
>
>>Hi June - The concrete blocks are a fine idea - but what do you do
>>>about
>>the foot pedal? I have my Pacifica on legs but I found it a strain
>>to
>>stand on one foot so much to work the pedal, so I have it resting on
>>the
>>table part of the wheel. I've learned to cope with working it by
>>hand,
>>but it is not efficient - especially when I bump it with my elbow!
>>>Any
>>ideas??
>> Thanks - Susan
>
>Harking back to sewing: My aunt had foot problems that made using a
>foot
>pedal painful when working at her sewing machine. She had my uncle
>mount
>the pedal on the leg of the sewing machine stand at knee height. Using
>it, I felt I had more control than I did with the pedal on the floor.
>Perhaps this idea could be translated for a stand-up wheel.
>
>Peace,
>
>Jinjer
Yes, Jinjer - I thought about the sewing machine I used as a child, too.
It had a lever that was pushed with the knee. But it would go when
pushed, stop when released, which is different from the pedal on a wheel.
Still - I'm going to try it. I'll try putting a handle on it that can
be pushed either way - to slow down or speed up. Thanks for the thought!
Susan - 10:00 waithing- for- the- kiln...
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there is a manufacturer in Cincinnati, Ohio I just can't think of the name
of it.
----------
> From: Jinjer Stanton
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: Stand Up Wheels
> Date: Thursday, October 07, 1999 5:14 PM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >>Juanita,
> >
> >>You can put any electric wheel up on concrete blocks. No need to buy a
> >>special wheel for throwing standing up. Just use the concrete blocks
> >>alone or
> >>in combination with hard bricks, etc. to get the height appropriate
> >>for
> >>yourself.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>June
>
> >Hi June - The concrete blocks are a fine idea - but what do you do
>>about
> >the foot pedal? I have my Pacifica on legs but I found it a strain >to
> >stand on one foot so much to work the pedal, so I have it resting on
>the
> >table part of the wheel. I've learned to cope with working it by >hand,
> >but it is not efficient - especially when I bump it with my elbow!
>>Any
> >ideas??
> > Thanks - Susan
>
> Harking back to sewing: My aunt had foot problems that made using a foot
> pedal painful when working at her sewing machine. She had my uncle mount
> the pedal on the leg of the sewing machine stand at knee height. Using
> it, I felt I had more control than I did with the pedal on the floor.
> Perhaps this idea could be translated for a stand-up wheel.
>
> Peace,
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> Jinjer
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