Juneau on mon 21 oct 02
Hi!
I'm new to the list so I hope you'll forgive me if this is a question that's been posed a couple of dozen times already...
I've finally decided to purchase a wheel for my home and am intrigued by the Thomas Stuart electrics. I have found very little in the Clayart archives about them--maybe because they're relative newcomers--but I'm wondering if anyone has used them and can offer candid comments about them. I was particularly interested in the Thomas Stuart Classic or Elite.
I was strongly considering a Pacifica 400 until one of the local teaching studios told me they'd had problems with the two they purchased and warned me off. Still, another studio (which also sells them) says they love their Pacificas and recommend them highly. I don't know if they're 400s and if they're the newer, Laguna Pacificas. Notes in the Clayart archives seem to give mixed reviews.
Of course, it's ideal to try them all out, but I'm having a tough time finding a place to test them (particularly the Stuart) and I'd love to hear about longer term performance too.
Any recommendations from users?
Hope this note finds you enjoying a great day!
Linda
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Megan Ratchford on mon 21 oct 02
Juneau,
I love the Thomas Stuart wheel!!!! I'm planning to buy an Elite myself
and can only say that they are the most powerful, steady and well made
wheels I have ever come across. The Pacifica that I used to use has a
chronic pedal problem and like all the Pacificas in the studio whine and
squeal with glee until they receive their weekly lubrication. (That Noise?
Well, that's the crickets that make the wheel go round and round. Ha ha...)
I think the Pacifica wheels are very good for the potter who does not
throw every day for hours on end. But since I throw for an average of six
hours a day, more or less, the Thomas Stuart has never shown the strain or
wear and tear that other wheels have. I have thrown two tons of clay on
this wheel and it doesn't even seem like it's been used.
Megan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Juneau"
To:
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: Thomas Stuart Electric Wheel?
> Hi!
>
> I'm new to the list so I hope you'll forgive me if this is a question
that's been posed a couple of dozen times already...
>
> I've finally decided to purchase a wheel for my home and am intrigued by
the Thomas Stuart electrics. I have found very little in the Clayart
archives about them--maybe because they're relative newcomers--but I'm
wondering if anyone has used them and can offer candid comments about them.
I was particularly interested in the Thomas Stuart Classic or Elite.
>
> I was strongly considering a Pacifica 400 until one of the local teaching
studios told me they'd had problems with the two they purchased and warned
me off. Still, another studio (which also sells them) says they love their
Pacificas and recommend them highly. I don't know if they're 400s and if
they're the newer, Laguna Pacificas. Notes in the Clayart archives seem to
give mixed reviews.
>
> Of course, it's ideal to try them all out, but I'm having a tough time
finding a place to test them (particularly the Stuart) and I'd love to hear
about longer term performance too.
>
> Any recommendations from users?
>
> Hope this note finds you enjoying a great day!
>
> Linda
>
> juneaupup@yahoo.com
>
>
>
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Darla Heard on tue 22 oct 02
I LOVE my Elite Thomas Stuart wheel. I think it's
particularly suited to my style of "wet" throwing.
(drilled a hole in the marked spot, slop drains right
into a bucket.)
The first wheel I ever threw on had a two piece splash
pan, at an art center. The splash pan had been put on
and taken off so many times, it no longer held water.
yuk. (The stuart pan is permanent) This also makes
clean up a breeze. I pour a pitcher of clear water
around the interior edge, the rinse water drains
straight to the slop bucket and I wipe the pan down.)
I've had it for a year, and never had a single
problem.
Darla
(by the way. Brackers will have their fall sale,
starting on November 1. I don't know if wheels will
be in this years sale, but thats when I got mine, and
I saved quite a bit.)
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