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

Part 2 of "How I Made a Variable Speed Potter's Wheel from Salvaged parts

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[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

[yapi85]

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

[newearthclaypottery]

@yapi85

You're welcome

[credenza1]

The coat of paint makes all the difference.

[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.

[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]

@madman1487

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

Thanks!