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Uploaded by on Jan 11, 2009

centering clay how to center on a wheel centre pottery tips demo

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  • Isn't your wheel spinning the opposite direction it should? I am left handed and my teacher told me to have the clay spinning into my right hand toward me.

  • Possibly,but It's not done me any harm.

    Just goes to show what teachers know.LOL.

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  • You have a nice speaking voice. You are easily understandable. Really great sounding Accent! Please speak in all your videos, we learn better by seeing and hearing your explanations!

    Thanks for all your hard work! You make it look easy. 8~)

  • dude u just centered tht like it was nothing. like wtf? lol.

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  • DUDE CENTERING SKILL!

  • From all the classes I've taken, the wheeel ALWAYS goes anti/counter clockwise, for right handed people. Clockwise for leftys. but I've seen people switch that up as well...so I'm guessing whatever is more comfortable is the right thing to use.

  • Fantastic - all the better for the accent too.

  • your accent is great! especially to us uncultured americans :)

  • @rickisbored I've never heard/used the wheel spinning toward me, personally...it would make things awfully difficult if you had to use a needle tool for cutting. I've only needed to have it spin toward me in maybe 2 or 3 instances. From what I've heard from other potters/students who happened to bring it up, they all have it spinning away from them as well.

  • You have made this very clear by repeating the same motions with slightly different "clay configurations" and by TELLING clearly what you are doing. I have thrown before but it was a long time ago - current teacher doesn't really show us how, he wants us to just do it by trial and error, which may be fine if you have unlimited access to a studio, but not so great when you're only allowed in once a week! Now I'm remembering how I did it before. Your video reminds me of the basics I'd forgotten

  • Thanks for this, I didn't laugh at your accent.....promise ;D

  • my ceramics teacher never taught me how to center i finally know! thanks! lol ive been doing your example at 1:40!

  • Great, Dan. thank you. I am a painter, but have taken on teaching a high school ceramics class.  this has been the most helfpul refresher vid because of the repetition, and because you constantly center and then throw off center.

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