How I Made a Variable speed potter's Wheel Part 2 Final As_0001.wmv

[zeussaurabh]

can u tell me whats the motor rating? like current, voltage, frequency of AC, motor rated speed and rated power.. i have an ac motor from a REEEAALLY OLD hard disc (yes ! AC motor) with ratings as 115V, 50Hz, 0.7 A, 2850RPM and 1/20 HP.. i wonder if i can use it to make a potters wheel with speed around 400-500 rpm (using pulley and belt arrangement to reduce speed)... BTW, is 400-500 rpm a sufficient speed for a potters wheel ?

thanks...

[newearthclaypottery]

@zeussaurabh

The motor in this video is a used washing machine motor 1/4 or 1/3 hp

I also made one out of a 1/8 hp 'gearhead motor with final single speed drive of 80 rpm which workes fine for stuff up to 10 lb.

Not familiar w your motor but it sounds like higher speed low torque which isn't great for potters wheel

If it's a 'brush' type motor you can buy inexpensive speed control on e-bay

When choosing a motor amps are more important than hp.. in general; look for at least 1 amp 1/8hp

[newearthclaypottery]

@newearthclaypottery

you can find 90v dc motors w/ speed control one bay; look for at least 1 amp, 1/8 hp gearhead motor 5/8" shaft

I wish yoiu the best

let me know how it goes

Bill

[newearthclaypottery]

agreed; kinda ties it all together

wish you well,

Bill

[credenza1]

The coat of paint makes all the difference.

[yapi85]

Wonderful video. Thank you for such detailed and simple instructions.

[newearthclaypottery]

@yapi85

You're welcome

[baileyslip]

We are more interested in seeing you working the wheel now that you went to all this trouble making the videos of how you built this wheel,buy the way I built my wheel allso. My hat is off to you sir for the building this,now we would like very much to see video of you or somebody pulling pots now and lots of them..Thank you Linda.PS we be waiting you reply!!

[newearthclaypottery]

@baileyslip

Hi bailey, making pot on this wheel isn't any different than on any other wheel; there are so many out there now didn't see the point in more. I've been using it a an auxillary wheel (I have 5 in the studio) when I throw larger pieces. I was considering doing one on that process; that is throwing then adding rings and continuing up. But again some videos like that already out there.

Nice to hear from you. I wish you the best.

[madman1487]

hello thanks a bunch for this video this is one of the coolest thing i have ever seen i was wondering if you could show how you wired it? or tell me thanks:)

[newearthclaypottery]

@madman1487

Sure,

The wiring is just a regular on/off switch; I just used an old VW ignition switch beause I had on on hand from a '58 Bus I scrapped several years ago.

The variable speed is provided by the 'ZERO-MAX' gearbox; so, the motor is just single speed (1725RPM). It just neets to be on or off.

Does that help?

[madman1487]

@newearthclaypottery ya a ton thanks :) btw this is the most amazing wheel i have seen in a long time and probably as good as an 800 dollar wheel if you cant stop it with your hand

[newearthclaypottery]

@madman1487

mmmmm... well maybe not THAT great; but, yea it works good. The weak link is the wheel head: getting and holding a good tight fit on the output shaft. Extending the shaft with a coupler and adding a second bearing just under the wheelhead would provide more stability. One can also buy wheelheads from AMACO; I did that on a pouple others I built.

Wish you the best.

Bill

[newearthclaypottery]

@madman1487

Drop me a response if you get this reply; I always wonder if these actually get through.

Thanks!

[88SANCHEZ88]

AWSOME BRO THE WHOLE THING CAME TOGETHER LIKE A BOUGHT ONE,AND THE SWITCH CLASSIC!!!

[newearthclaypottery]

@88SANCHEZ88

Thanks...

Yea i knda hated to use the VW switch... but I had it on hand so......