Help! I can't center

Hey Everyone, It feels great to make a NEW VIDEO! I have a bunch more tape and will be putting them as soon as I get them edited. It's good to be back.

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[nayelybarajas1991]

pause at 5:30 the clay look very gross see what i mean

[timseepots]

@nayelybarajas1991 you mean that it so off centered? yah being that out of round if soooo gross. yucky ewww

[bobbutnot]

So... is this about types of mistakes or a perfect demo for centering?-?

[timseepots]

@bobbutnot These are example of common mistakes people make when centering. For a viedo without mistakes there is "centering and posture explained" and "First day or class"

[metal0artist0kyle]

glad you're back!! excited to learn some new stuff! do you think you could do a tutorial on throwing big things and knuckle lifts and such, I seem to REALLY get uneven walls when throwing big and I think its because of my lifting technique, what technique do you use?

[timseepots]

@metal0artist0kyle There are a couple videos that address this just poke around on my Channel you should find them

[DJMusicMadness1]

yay! Tim you're back! :D love your work

[gypsyjumper]

Yayyyy!!!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!! ...for making another video! :D I'm so excited, I was starting to give up on throwing because I kept running into these problems. Without an instructor it can get kind of frustrating... :\ I can't wait to get back on the wheel!

[ATFstudio]

Thanks Tim, Great instructional videos. Almost all my learning on the wheel is from You Tube potters. I refer back to yours often. You have inspired me to keep at it during that difficult learning phase. December 2009 I bough a wheel and 300 lbs of clay and dedicated 1-2 hours a night for 90 days and was able to advance beyond the basics. Today I launched my first ever YouTube video of me throwing a pot on the wheel. Check it out if you have time.

[beestone]

looove your vids! giving the linx to my students!!!

[bobcat22227]

i love you

[evewingful]

I just got one. The video really helped! Thank you for covering the basics for us! :)

[KustomFu]

nice video. I've never been able to center

[bluestarslool]

1 wrd.... exxxppperrtt

[Mariede425]

Hi Tim, glad to see you answering some posts recently. I'm (still) having a little trouble centering and I'm thinking that the clay just might be too hard! When I watch your videos (and all the rest out there) I notice the clay looks a heck of a lot softer than what I'm using. Any tips on making the clay just a LITTLE bit softer..and actually, how soft should it be? Could you say poke a finger into it easily? Appreciate any tips you could give. Thanks!

[ClayThrower]

Very informative and funny!

[javorst]

I use an elephant ear sponge to get slip off the bat. It's probably my favorite tool! works great for lots of things!

[CASEDILLA]

You are a wonderful person.