Tracy Shea on thu 8 jan 04
Dear Earl and all,=20
Thanks for your response. Let me say that I received and email from CI =
and I will be talking with them today- I appreciate their willingness to =
help me out with this.=20
You said you could not stop the head on the wheel at NCECA. I cannot =
stop the wheel head on mine either, but my problem is slowing, not =
stopping. I have a Pacifica GT 400 I have been using for 12 years that =
does not slow when I center or open or trim, even at very slow speeds. =
And, you're right, I can lessen the slowing by altering my technique, =
by pushing more towards the center and less down towards the wheel head. =
But, both wheels still slow down. I am just trying to establish if =
that is how this wheel is supposed to work. Because, if it is, then I =
will live with it and use it for demos and teaching - It's portability =
is my big attraction. I just expected more torque, I guess, from a =
wheel built to take 25 lbs of clay. =20
And, the shipping issue? Well, first of all, if the wheel is, in fact, =
working properly by slowing down, then I would have wasted $30 to ship =
it back to CI for them to tell me nothing is wrong. Secondly, if it is =
defective, and this is CI's policy, then I thought it was good to share =
with others the possible additional expense they are looking at. I am =
comfortable with the opinion that I do not agree with it, no matter how =
many companies consider it normal practice. =20
I hope this helps clarify my position, and I really look forward to =
working it out with CI.
Tracy Shea
Earl wrote:
"I don't know if there was something wrong with the
first wheel you bought or if it might just be your
technique. I don't know what your experience level is.
I do know that I have students who can't "make" the
clay stick to the wheel head for a variety of reasons,
they pre-wet the masonite bad and it's too slippery,
or they don't get it wet enough and "skin over" their
ball of clay by handling it too much prior to trying
to throw. My point being that sometimes you might
have to change the way you do something to make it
work. I'm sure that I might have to apply my pressure
differently on the Artista than on my CXC, but I'm
also sure that I could throw a pretty big pot on it.
As far as the shipping thing goes, don't fault
Creative Industries fr something that first of all
didn't happen and second of all is pretty much
standard policy for most companies."
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