Diy pottery wheel

Here is a potters wheel plan that uses an AC electric motor. Now, there are two different basic kinds of motors you can use for a potters wheel (actually, there are technically several different kinds of electric motors, but these two are the most common) an AC motor or a DC motor. The difference between the two (as pertaining to potters wheels) is that an AC motor is cheap but hard to control the speed. A DC motor is more expensive and harder to find (cheaply) but easy to control the speed…

DIY Pottery Wheel (Using Treadmill Motor): I set out to build a pottery wheel for my 7 year old daughters Christmas present. She saw a toy pottery wheel at a local craft shop and had to have one. Knowing that these "toy store" units do not actually work properly, I did not want…

Pt. 1 How to Build a Potters Wheel With a Treadmill Motor!: This tutorial is pt 1. the quick version of how to build a potters wheel using parts from the scrap pile and parts from a $10 treadmill. I've searched high and low on the web to get information regarding this subject, but it all seems so…

This portable pottery wheel fits in your pocket and can actually be used to throw tiny pots. #Instructables #tools #ceramics #art #woodworking

How to Make a $50 Pottery Wheel: You can use a ceiling fan motor and a plastic bucket to make a pretty decent pottery wheel for under $50. The most expensive part is the ceiling fan, and you can pick those up, on sale, for $30, or at a garage sale for even less. History: &nb…

Well, here is the finished product. A homemade pottery wheel for under five dollars. Except for the stainless steel drain hole in the upper right hand corner of the table top the entire wheel was constructed with recycled or reclaimed found materials. This was a really fun project, so much so that I am going to build another wheel with a slightly different design. If you would like to see additional photos of the building process you can check out my slide show at my other blog that I write…

A DIY pottery wheel is perfect for those potters who don’t want to spend a ton of money, and it’s quite easy to create. How do you do it?

When I attended the Greg Daly workshop hosted by the Coastal Claymakers in Coffs Harbour at the TAFE, I was gobsmacked by the wonderful throwing area and the tables they had constructed. Such a wonderful work area! The tables surrounding the wheels provided a really convenient workspace that fit right around the wheel. So…remember that […]