Elizabeth Priddy on thu 19 jun 03
York Kick wheels can throw up to about ten lbs comfortably. Eight inch plastibats fit their head perfectly. I usually throw between 1 and four lbs items on it. They come in a very manageable box that you can haul it in 2.5 square feet. I can fit four of them in my Honda Civic. (two in the back seat, one in the passenger, and one in the trunk- I can fit eight in the back of the truck with no stacking) It weighs about 55lbs, box and all. Because it is a kick wheel, you can set it up anywhere, completely reversible, (just kick with the other foot). I use six of them in my program. They are excellent for trimming and demonstration and cost about $300. I own one for personal use. I like it just as well as I like my Brent CXC and the Pacifica 800. Each for different applications. I much prefer it to my big brent kickwheel. (easier to use, no stumbling across the flywheel to get on it, no need for three other people to move it, no wood to degrade and rot if I leave itoutside,
etc. ) It is also excellent for sculpture projects. It is made of concrete with aeronautical bearings. I used six with 350 kids for the last year and nary a problem to be found yet. They are great. My apprentice has a Pacifica 400 and used the wheels in the program for a year. She snapped up a used one that became available. She likes it because it is indestructible, quiet, keeps a gopod kick going for a long time, and here on the coast, if you are all electric, you are out of work when the hurricanes come.
I think you want one for your birthday.
I do not work for York or anyone that sells them. I just really really love this product. I truly believe it is the best non-electric wheel ever made.
primalmommy wrote:
They say a fool and his tax refund are soon parted, and I am thinking
seriously about that little wheel that fits into its own stool-- Throw
'N Go, made by a company in Chicago. I have talked to the company, but I
have never talked to anyone who owns/uses one. It seems kind of gimmicky
but I need a wheel that I can put in the back of my minivan for scout
group demos or weekends at the lake, and I still need something that
will reverse for my one-armed wheel student (he's 10).
I don't know if it's good list manners to ask for responses off list, or
if it's best left on list....(???) Clayart is such a powerful tool with
such a wide audience that one person's "heresay" can have a lot of
impact on a business or distributor. I'll leave it up to y'all. (sorry,
hung out with southerners recently and it rubbed off.) I'm
primalmommy@mail2ohio.com
Next question: What do I want for my birthday? I'm not joking! I'll be
42 on the 24th and while most of my equipment gets purchased through my
studio (and written off) there must be some "potter's luxury" out there
that my hubby or my folks would enjoy buying for me more than, say, 10
pounds of fireclay and some alumina hydrate... In the past I have gotten
an hour long massage (which was lovely) and I've thought about an
ergo... ergomentric? ergonomic? ergowhatchamacallit chair, the kind you
kneel on. Has anybody used one for throwing or computer, and could offer
me an opinion?
So I'm all ears. Workshops, I'm all set for.. (Lana Wilson in Tennesee
next month)... I have a wheel and an electric, raku and pit kiln, and
never enough books but a pretty good collection... just ordered myself
some raku tongs for "naked raku." Short of a full time nanny, what makes
a potter's life more luxurious?
Yours, Kelly in Ohio... where pick-your-own strawberry season is late
this year because of cool and rain, but my heirloom lettuce garden is a
gallery unto itself...
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Earl Brunner on thu 19 jun 03
AT NCECA they were right across the aisle from Creative Industries. I
don't know about the Throw-N-Go, but I do know about the new portable
Creative Industries. If you are looking for a good portable light
weight wheel, I personally can recommend the CI wheel. It will throw 25
lbs of clay; I couldn't stall it by hand on the wheel head.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of primalmommy
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:42 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Throw 'n Go wheel? and need ideas
They say a fool and his tax refund are soon parted, and I am thinking
seriously about that little wheel that fits into its own stool-- Throw
'N Go, made by a company in Chicago. I have talked to the company, but I
have never talked to anyone who owns/uses one. It seems kind of gimmicky
but I need a wheel that I can put in the back of my minivan for scout
group demos or weekends at the lake, and I still need something that
will reverse for my one-armed wheel student (he's 10).
primalmommy on thu 19 jun 03
They say a fool and his tax refund are soon parted, and I am thinking
seriously about that little wheel that fits into its own stool-- Throw
'N Go, made by a company in Chicago. I have talked to the company, but I
have never talked to anyone who owns/uses one. It seems kind of gimmicky
but I need a wheel that I can put in the back of my minivan for scout
group demos or weekends at the lake, and I still need something that
will reverse for my one-armed wheel student (he's 10).
I don't know if it's good list manners to ask for responses off list, or
if it's best left on list....(???) Clayart is such a powerful tool with
such a wide audience that one person's "heresay" can have a lot of
impact on a business or distributor. I'll leave it up to y'all. (sorry,
hung out with southerners recently and it rubbed off.) I'm
primalmommy@mail2ohio.com
Next question: What do I want for my birthday? I'm not joking! I'll be
42 on the 24th and while most of my equipment gets purchased through my
studio (and written off) there must be some "potter's luxury" out there
that my hubby or my folks would enjoy buying for me more than, say, 10
pounds of fireclay and some alumina hydrate... In the past I have gotten
an hour long massage (which was lovely) and I've thought about an
ergo... ergomentric? ergonomic? ergowhatchamacallit chair, the kind you
kneel on. Has anybody used one for throwing or computer, and could offer
me an opinion?
So I'm all ears. Workshops, I'm all set for.. (Lana Wilson in Tennesee
next month)... I have a wheel and an electric, raku and pit kiln, and
never enough books but a pretty good collection... just ordered myself
some raku tongs for "naked raku." Short of a full time nanny, what makes
a potter's life more luxurious?
Yours, Kelly in Ohio... where pick-your-own strawberry season is late
this year because of cool and rain, but my heirloom lettuce garden is a
gallery unto itself...
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muchimi on sat 21 jun 03
Here in Japan there are many different sizes of what I think was called a
'banding wheel' in the states. metal, heavy, blue...
I have 2, a small one for handbuilding and a large one (12.8 kg) which has 3
shallow holes in the wheel head for spinning with a stick. You can throw
smaller items on it (small to med. cups bowls), or finish out larger items
that you've built up by pinching or coiling. The big one is actually too
heavy for handbuilding smaller items, as the weight prevents it from turning
and the clays stretches instead. Anyway extremely handy, cheap (about
100USD), about 13 inches wide and 4 inches tall. You can really get a lot
out of one good spin. Has given me a good excuse to put off spending 1000$
on an electric wheel.
Mike Martino
Taku, Japan
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Priddy
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:04 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Throw 'n Go wheel? and need ideas
York Kick wheels can throw up to about ten lbs comfortably. Eight inch
plastibats fit their head perfectly. I usually throw between 1 and four lbs
items on it. They come in a very manageable box that you can haul it in 2.5
square feet. I can fit four of them in my Honda Civic. (two in the back
seat, one in the passenger, and one in the trunk- I can fit eight in the
back of the truck with no stacking) It weighs about 55lbs, box and all.
Because it is a kick wheel, you can set it up anywhere, completely
reversible, (just kick with the other foot). I use six of them in my
program. They are excellent for trimming and demonstration and cost about
$300. I own one for personal use. I like it just as well as I like my
Brent CXC and the Pacifica 800. Each for different applications. I much
prefer it to my big brent kickwheel. (easier to use, no stumbling across
the flywheel to get on it, no need for three other people to move it, no
wood to degrade and rot if I leave itoutside,
etc. ) It is also excellent for sculpture projects. It is made of
concrete with aeronautical bearings. I used six with 350 kids for the last
year and nary a problem to be found yet. They are great. My apprentice has
a Pacifica 400 and used the wheels in the program for a year. She snapped
up a used one that became available. She likes it because it is
indestructible, quiet, keeps a gopod kick going for a long time, and here
on the coast, if you are all electric, you are out of work when the
hurricanes come.
I think you want one for your birthday.
I do not work for York or anyone that sells them. I just really really love
this product. I truly believe it is the best non-electric wheel ever made.
primalmommy wrote:
They say a fool and his tax refund are soon parted, and I am thinking
seriously about that little wheel that fits into its own stool-- Throw
'N Go, made by a company in Chicago. I have talked to the company, but I
have never talked to anyone who owns/uses one. It seems kind of gimmicky
but I need a wheel that I can put in the back of my minivan for scout
group demos or weekends at the lake, and I still need something that
will reverse for my one-armed wheel student (he's 10).
I don't know if it's good list manners to ask for responses off list, or
if it's best left on list....(???) Clayart is such a powerful tool with
such a wide audience that one person's "heresay" can have a lot of
impact on a business or distributor. I'll leave it up to y'all. (sorry,
hung out with southerners recently and it rubbed off.) I'm
primalmommy@mail2ohio.com
Next question: What do I want for my birthday? I'm not joking! I'll be
42 on the 24th and while most of my equipment gets purchased through my
studio (and written off) there must be some "potter's luxury" out there
that my hubby or my folks would enjoy buying for me more than, say, 10
pounds of fireclay and some alumina hydrate... In the past I have gotten
an hour long massage (which was lovely) and I've thought about an
ergo... ergomentric? ergonomic? ergowhatchamacallit chair, the kind you
kneel on. Has anybody used one for throwing or computer, and could offer
me an opinion?
So I'm all ears. Workshops, I'm all set for.. (Lana Wilson in Tennesee
next month)... I have a wheel and an electric, raku and pit kiln, and
never enough books but a pretty good collection... just ordered myself
some raku tongs for "naked raku." Short of a full time nanny, what makes
a potter's life more luxurious?
Yours, Kelly in Ohio... where pick-your-own strawberry season is late
this year because of cool and rain, but my heirloom lettuce garden is a
gallery unto itself...
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Jim Cullen on fri 27 jun 03
Great Lakes Clay Supply in the Chicago area has a portable wheel.
Keep Centered
CULLEN
Naperville, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Earl
Brunner
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:32 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Throw 'n Go wheel? and need ideas
AT NCECA they were right across the aisle from Creative Industries. I
don't know about the Throw-N-Go, but I do know about the new portable
Creative Industries. If you are looking for a good portable light
weight wheel, I personally can recommend the CI wheel. It will throw 25
lbs of clay; I couldn't stall it by hand on the wheel head.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of primalmommy
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:42 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Throw 'n Go wheel? and need ideas
They say a fool and his tax refund are soon parted, and I am thinking
seriously about that little wheel that fits into its own stool-- Throw
'N Go, made by a company in Chicago. I have talked to the company, but I
have never talked to anyone who owns/uses one. It seems kind of gimmicky
but I need a wheel that I can put in the back of my minivan for scout
group demos or weekends at the lake, and I still need something that
will reverse for my one-armed wheel student (he's 10).
________________________________________________________________________
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