Nancy Braches on wed 9 aug 06
Greg
I live in upstate new york where it gets mighty cold. I kept my wheel on my covered porch for over a year with no problem. I bought an inexpensive outdoor lawn chair cover (fits better than the gas grill one) and kept it covered when not in use. It did very well.
Nancy
Hilltop Pottery
Gregory Tomso wrote: Hi Everyone,
I'm getting ready to buy my very first wheel. I'll have to keep it
outdoors, on my covered front porch. I live in the Florida panhandle where
the summer temps can be in the mid 90's and the winter lows can by in the
mid 20's. Of course, it's always very humid here.
Assuming I keep the wheel covered with a grill cover or something similar,
does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside year
round? I really don't have any other place to keep it. Is storing the
wheel outside likely to shorten its life? Are there other maintenance
problems I should be worried about?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Greg
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Gregory Tomso on wed 9 aug 06
Hi Everyone,
I'm getting ready to buy my very first wheel. I'll have to keep it
outdoors, on my covered front porch. I live in the Florida panhandle where
the summer temps can be in the mid 90's and the winter lows can by in the
mid 20's. Of course, it's always very humid here.
Assuming I keep the wheel covered with a grill cover or something similar,
does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside year
round? I really don't have any other place to keep it. Is storing the
wheel outside likely to shorten its life? Are there other maintenance
problems I should be worried about?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Greg
William & Susan Schran User on thu 10 aug 06
On 8/9/06 3:50 PM, "Gregory Tomso" wrote:
> I'm getting ready to buy my very first wheel. I'll have to keep it
> outdoors, on my covered front porch. I live in the Florida panhandle...
Keeping any electrical equipment in a non-conditioned environment will
certainly lead to earlier issues with corrosion. Situations of high humidity
would certainly exacerbate the issue.
Why not ask some of the manufacturer's and see what they have to say?
-- William "Bill" Schran
Fredericksburg, Virginia
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
Bruce Girrell on thu 10 aug 06
Outdoors? Florida?
Humidity. Bugs.
I suspect that your controller will be toast within a year.
Unless, of course, it's a kickwheel.
Bruce "just my opinion" Girrell
Dannon Rhudy on thu 10 aug 06
......> does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside
year
> round? .......
I used to keep a wheel outside year round in Texas. I
couldn't always USE it, in the summer heat, but it never
harmed it. I did keep a cover over it, stitched an old
cotton blanket to an inexpensive tarp, the ones you
can find for a few dollars at home stores. Worked a
treat. It did not seem to suffer any traumas from it's
outdoor placement; a covered patio.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Wayne Seidl on thu 10 aug 06
Greg:
Comments amidst yours below.
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Gregory =
Tomso
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:51 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Thoughts on keeping your wheel outdoors?
Hi Everyone,
I'm getting ready to buy my very first wheel. I'll have to keep it
outdoors, on my covered front porch. I live in the Florida panhandle =
where
the summer temps can be in the mid 90's and the winter lows can by in =
the
mid 20's. Of course, it's always very humid here.
Assuming I keep the wheel covered with a grill cover or something =
similar,
does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside year
round? =20
You certainly can keep it there. I do, both a kickwheel and an =
electric.
I really don't have any other place to keep it. Is storing the
wheel outside likely to shorten its life? =20
Not appreciably, if you keep the water off it. It _might_ shorten the =
life
of the belt a bit (if electric), but depending on use, that would be =
hard to
prove. Just being in a salt air environment can do that. Mine are
occasionally subject to blowing rain. The cover can help, if it doesn't
blow off. Remember that wheels are designed for use in a "wet" =
environment
(well, muddy ). Keep the motor and electronics bits dry, you should =
be
fine.
Are there other maintenance
problems I should be worried about?
Watch for critters taking up residence. Lizards and frogs seem to
appreciate the cool underside of mine, and the lizards lay eggs in the
control box on a regular basis (sigh). How they get in there is beyond =
me.
And of course, rust can be an issue over time.
Treat it like a lawnmower, or a gas grill- same protocols. It will be =
fine
for years and years.
Best,
Wayne Seidl
(Key West)
L. P. Skeen on thu 10 aug 06
Hey Greg, when I first got my wheel, the only place for it was the =
patio. I live in NC where outdoor temps in the winter get down below 20 =
every once in awhile. Kept a large grill cover over it, never had a =
problem. That wheel is 10 years old now and runs like a champ. Just be =
sure to keep the cover over it and the plug and foot pedal up off the =
ground. I set my plug and pedal on the wheelhead and covered the whole =
thing with a WEber cover.
L
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Gregory Tomso=20
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:50 PM
Subject: Thoughts on keeping your wheel outdoors?
Hi Everyone,
I'm getting ready to buy my very first wheel. I'll have to keep it
outdoors, on my covered front porch. I live in the Florida panhandle =
where
the summer temps can be in the mid 90's and the winter lows can by in =
the
mid 20's. Of course, it's always very humid here.
Assuming I keep the wheel covered with a grill cover or something =
similar,
does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside year
round? I really don't have any other place to keep it. Is storing =
the
wheel outside likely to shorten its life? Are there other maintenance
problems I should be worried about?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Greg
=
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Snail Scott on thu 10 aug 06
At 03:50 PM 8/9/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Assuming I keep the wheel covered with a grill cover or something similar,
>does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside year
>round?
Wiring will corrode more quickly in a
damp environment than a dry one. Covering
it with a tarp won't really help except
against direct rainwater, since humidity
gets everywhere. The lifespan of the
electrical connections may be shorter than
on an indoor wheel, but it won't croak
immediately, and if you've gotta, you've
gotta.
-Snail
Elizabeth Priddy on fri 11 aug 06
Another thought on this,
Keep the electric ones indoors and get yourself a good
kick wheel for outdoors. A York is good, or the giant
metal Brents of old also hold up well in humidity.
The electrics get tics and burps from being in
humidity.
E
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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Heloisa Nunes on sat 12 aug 06
I am very interested in this issue since my studio is in the garage, it has
windows in one side and no doors on the other side and I live in a high
humidity climate.
Since I cannot have another place, any suggestions on how to do maintenance
of the kiln, wheel and other equipment?
Cheers,
Heloisa Nunes,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Snail Scott"
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: Thoughts on keeping your wheel outdoors?
> At 03:50 PM 8/9/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>>Assuming I keep the wheel covered with a grill cover or something similar,
>>does anyone know of any reason why I can't keep the wheel outside year
>>round?
>
>
>
> Wiring will corrode more quickly in a
> damp environment than a dry one. Covering
> it with a tarp won't really help except
> against direct rainwater, since humidity
> gets everywhere. The lifespan of the
> electrical connections may be shorter than
> on an indoor wheel, but it won't croak
> immediately, and if you've gotta, you've
> gotta.
>
> -Snail
>
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