Jim Cullen on mon 23 dec 02
You don't have to SHOUT!
BUT YOU MUST BE ABLE TO STAND TO THROW!!! (Shouting intended).
Keep Centered
CULLEN
Naperville, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of John
Niehaus
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:38 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject:
GREETINGS, CLAYFOLK!
I HAVE BEEN AN AMATEUR POTTER FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. HAVING BEEN
DISSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY/DESIGN OF OF WHEELS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, I
AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE PROTOTYPE OF A NEW WHEEL THAT I HAVE
DESIGNED. I INTEND TO MARKET THIS PRODUCT AND OTHER STUDIO EQUIPMENT IN
THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
BACKGROUND, SO I ASSURE YOU THIS WILL BE A TOP NOTCH PRODUCT.
I NEED YOUR HELP TO INSURE THAT THIS WHEEL IS THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER
TO THE NEEDS OF SERIOUS CLAY ARTISTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE
OR DISLIKE ABOUT WHEELS YOU HAVE USED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT FEATURES
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT ARE NOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE? ANY HELP WILL BE
MUCH APPRECIATED.
I WISH YOU ALL HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAYS! PEACE.
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Michael Wendt on mon 23 dec 02
Bad News John...
There are already plenty of well made potter's wheels. Add to that the fact
that you are entering a saturated market. Most of the people on clayart who
use wheels have them already and are not likely to shell out thousands for a
new wheel.
Instead, offer as I do, a plan kit to build your own wheel. That lets each
person customize in the features he values most. Some people don't like
electric wheels because they "cog" or jump at low speed. I have solved that
problem, have you? Some like to stand while others like to sit. Splash pans
vary, tool decks vary , etc.
Mine includes a general set of instructions plus where to get the standard
needed parts you buy off the shelf and help with the needed design elements
such as belts, pulleys and motors. That way, if the user has a break down,
he knows how to fix the problem locally without waiting for proprietary
repair parts from a distant manufacturer.
Just a thought,
Regards,
Michael Wendt wendtpot@lewiston.com
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Avenue
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
1-208-746-3724
wendtpottery.com
see original message:
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of John
Niehaus
John Kimpton Dellow on tue 24 dec 02
Jim Cullen wrote:
>
> You don't have to SHOUT!
>
> BUT YOU MUST BE ABLE TO STAND TO THROW!!! (Shouting intended).
>
> Keep Centered
> CULLEN
> Naperville, IL
I'll second that .Have the foot control movable or on the left ,
but also like to sit when centring :).
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John Dellow "the flower pot man"
Home Page http://www.welcome.to/jkdellow
http://digitalfire.com/education/people/dellow/
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