Maid O'Mud on sun 2 jun 02
Thank you to all who replied to my earlier questions. My husband =
adjusted the motor/cone and I now have access to all speeds - from slow =
to fast :-)
My question NOW is: =20
There is a handle from the foot peddle to just over the splash pan. =
When I push the handle forward, it does not stay in place; it just =
slumps back to "off" position. What needs to be done so that I can have =
"cruise control" via the handle, rather than having to press on the =
"gas" peddle all the time?
Thank you again for all your help and knowledge.
Sam - Maid O'Mud Pottery
Melbourne, Ontario CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
william schran on mon 3 jun 02
Sam wrote: There is a handle from the foot peddle to just over the
splash pan. When I push the handle forward, it does not stay in
place; it just slumps back to "off" position. What needs to be done
so that I can have "cruise control" via the handle, rather than
having to press on the "gas" peddle all the time?
I don't understand what is happening since the handle and foot peddle
are joined together as one unit. I don't see how the handle is moving
independent of the peddle. Do you mean the handle is loose? I'll have
to check one of ours to see if the handle is screwed in (which I
suspect) or is held in place by a set screw.
Bill
Maid O'Mud on mon 3 jun 02
Bill wrote: I don't understand what is happening since the handle and foot
peddle are joined together as one unit. I don't see how the handle is moving
independent of the peddle. Do you mean the handle is loose? I'll have to
check one of ours to see if the handle is screwed in (which I suspect) or
is held in place by a set screw.
>
> Bill
Hi Bill:
The handle is set tight to the foot peddle and they move together in unison.
At our guild, we have some wheels (shimpo?) that when you move the handle
forward (add gas so to speak) the handle - and hence foot peddle - stay at
the speed you've set it to. This is very important as we have a paraplegic
potter in the guild. This same person also likes to work here at my studio.
Since using his foot is not an option, I'm trying to repair my "new to me"
wheel so that it can act like the wheel at the guild - staying at speed
until the handle or foot peddle is moved.
I hope I've explained this well enough this time. It's really hard to type
whilst flailing one's arms in the air trying to describe all this
sam - Maid O'Mud Pottery
in dark and dreary melbourne, ontario.
william schran on mon 3 jun 02
Sam - May be you simply have to do some more adjusting of the motor
position. You may have moved the cone too close to the drive ring,
and the tension is moving the cone/motor assembly when engaged,
causing the slower speed.
Bill
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