iandol on sat 4 oct 03
Dear Malcolm Schosha,=20
I take it you are describing the operation of an industrial wheel. I =
recall they had two speed settings, Stop and Go, worked from a dog =
clutch. High Torque, low rpm.
As I said, employed on "Piece Work" in any industry, production takes on =
a whole new meaning.
One thing I thought of overnight was the degree to which this recent =
discussion about various aspects of throwing reveals the inadequacies of =
current literature. Apart from some commonalities of working on the =
wheel, A wealth of information about styles and techniques from many =
cultures, which must be classed as unrecorded Folk Lore, is being =
revealed.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia
John K Dellow on mon 6 oct 03
iandol wrote:
>Dear Malcolm Schosha,
>
>I take it you are describing the operation of an industrial wheel. I recall they had two speed settings, Stop and Go, worked from a dog clutch. High Torque, low rpm.
>
>
>
Iandol,
You may have not seen a protius friction wheel ,some times called a scotch friction wheel. Harry Davis and Michael Cardew mention it. I have two one made in England , but with out a makers plate which is one
of a pair imported about 1860 for the first production pottery in Queensland. These wheels have a leather clutch and can be run at just
ticking over speed to about 300 rpm, depending on the drive sauce. Originally they were driven by a steam engine.
John Dellow "the flower pot man"
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Steve Mills on wed 8 oct 03
John,
Where the wheels you mention made by Bristol Welding Industries?
If so I know of 2 examples still in operation in the UK.
There must be others.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , John K Dellow writes
>iandol wrote:
>
>>Dear Malcolm Schosha,
>>
>>I take it you are describing the operation of an industrial wheel. I recall
>they had two speed settings, Stop and Go, worked from a dog clutch. High Torque,
>low rpm.
>>
>>
>>
>Iandol,
> You may have not seen a protius friction wheel ,some times called a scotch
>friction wheel. Harry Davis and Michael Cardew mention it. I have two one made
>in England , but with out a makers plate which is one
>of a pair imported about 1860 for the first production pottery in Queensland.
>These wheels have a leather clutch and can be run at just
>ticking over speed to about 300 rpm, depending on the drive sauce. Originally
>they were driven by a steam engine.
>
> John Dellow "the flower pot man"
>Home Page http://www.welcome.to/jkdellow
>http://digitalfire.com/education/people/dellow/
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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