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throwing standing up question

updated mon 12 may 03

 

Christie Johnson-Lucero on sat 10 may 03


I have two standing up wheels, an electric and a treadle, both with no =
discernable brand names... apparently made by Martians. The elecric has =
a sort-of "V" shaped thingie attatched to the rim of the splash pan . =
You lean your torso into it to brace your self. The treadle has a =
vertical flange coming off one corner so that your right side leans =
against it. This seems a better method. I learned on an stand-up treadle =
so it seems the most natural position, besides for a broad of a certain =
, er, fluffiness, it doesn't compress your ribcage into your diaphragm.

Christie Lucero
Snowlion Fine Arts
Coyote Creek, NM