26. Throwing / Designing Mugs / Cups on the Potter's Wheel with Hsin-Chuen Lin

[jmax12324]

What kind of wheel do you have?

[tmwow]

Is working from the hump more about preference or speed of completion? I've yet to try this method, what would you say is the best tip for a beginner? Thanks for the great videos!

[hsinchuen]

@tmwow Hi, throwing off the hump is my personal preference and it was also the way I was trained. I think it is also an Asian method of throwing many little pieces at a time.

[TheTater5000]

Amazing! I just started the wheel back in September at school and love it! Great videos!

[kritsri29]

thank you for posting your video. could you please tell me what kind of clay you use? is that porcelain? i'm trying to throw porcelain now and find out that it's very difficult to throw. do you have any suggestion?

[frankiejHC]

When you're wiring off the cup/mug are you using a piece of yarn? When I throw off the hump I can't get the bottom to cut evenly as I'm using a metal wire.

[hsinchuen]

@frankiejHC Hi, Please watch my video #21. I should have a good explaining on how I cut off the hump.

[frankiejHC]

@hsinchuen Ahh, gotcha! I understand the process. I was wondering what type of string you're using to cut the pieces off? Sorry if I was unclear. I asked my teacher and while she doesn't use this technique to cut off the hump, she suggested using fishing wire. Would that be a suitable substitution?

[demelloimage]

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[yerikson100]

cool

[00andy069]

I went to my first Throwing on the wheel class today and all I want to do now is make cups and mugs. You are absolutely fantastic !

[milainsanfrancisco]

Hi,

first let me say - I admire your work! Thank you for the videos.

Next I have a question concerning the clay you are throwing with - it looks really smooth and very moist.What type of porcelain/clain are you using?

Thank you again.

[TheRakuman]

Love the mugs and the chatter. I would like to make those tools.

[hsinchuen]

The following is my respond to one of viewer's s crack question on my video#25:

"There is nothing to do with the string cut-off or throwing part. My way of avoiding S crack is to trim the bottom thin enough. How thin? I'd say about 1/8 inch. Also, dry your pots naturally instead of put them under the sun."

So far, if I trim the foot within the range of the thickness, 99.9% of my pots are all perfect without crack. The problem is how can you tell the thickness of your bottom?

[WiserStealth]

@hsinchuen Thank you! Your videos are really helping me.

[WiserStealth]

This is a really great video for throwing mugs off the hump, but my pottery teacher says she likes to stray away from throwing off the hump because of S cracks. How do you avoid S cracks, especially with porcelain?

[creating3d]

@WiserStealth

You can also avoid S cracks by compressing the center of the bottom of the pot. Pressing from the inside and outside does this.

[js74858]

I love the glaze on the orange mug

[Yajirushi89]

Very helpful, thank you.

[potterylady1]

I am loving how you are working the metal rib. Wish I had mine. I lost it years ago and never replaced it :(.

[potterylady1]

Beautiful!!!!!

[slurpeejerky711]

i think ive watched this video like 15 times now

[dutch803]

thanks..wow

[31361claire]

Thank you

[PsychicDavidJames]

Fantastic demo thanks for posting.