Pottery Wheel Pottery Forming Machine 25CM 350W Electric Pottery Wheel with Detachable Basin Foot Pedal DIY Clay Tool Ceramic Machine Work Clay Art Craft (Green)1

I bought this wheel 5 months ago and I've used it anywhere between multiple times a day to once a week, depending on the time I have for hobbies. I bought this because my pottery class couldn't have studio hours during the pandemic, so practicing wheel throwing was out of the question. In short, it is an amazing value that really helped me improve. Big wins: * Perfect for a home studio practice wheel * The joy to money ratio is amazing * I actually do use the metal trimming tools that it came with. The plastic ones aren't useful in my opinion. * Quiet and smooth operation. * Speed adjustment is smooth and continuous, not "stepped" or "discrete". * Adjusting the wheel to be level was easy * Handled centering approx. 7 pounds. (I'm not making huge pieces. ) * No issues with rust on the wheel or other oxidation. * Splash pan was easy to remove and hose off in the yard * With practice, I actually managed to make functional stuff in class instead of a series of collapsed bowls. Some tradeoffs: * The lowest possible speed is a bit fast for my tastes. * The bar which operates the pedal speed is a bit rickety, took a few tries to get it situated * It's possible to tip the wheel a bit of you hit the pedal too aggressively, and generally I have to reposition my body to adjust the speed, so it's hard to make micro-adjustments to the wheel while both my hands are actively working. * I thought there was a slight (1 millimeter) wobble or "thump" to the wheel but it ended up not impacting my craft too much. Things that have helped me working with this wheel: * The top right splash guard pocket is the exact right width for tall takeout soup recyclable tupperware (the one's you get when you order pho). Use that instead for an increased volume of throwing water. * If you don't watch your splash guard water levels you might notice some water leaking under the seams of the raised pan. * I've put my wheel on a workshop plush foam mat to increase the stability of the wheel and protect my floors. * I wire my pieces off and then use metal pottery piece removers to place them on bats, if I were making a lot of plates, the lack of bat pins could become problematic. * A regular chair will be too tall for this wheel. I use a 13 inch step-stool.

Even celebrity potheads who do pro level pottery like it and so will you. A solid construction, hilariously simple and genius usage of a scooter handle throttle, btw (flip it over and peek under the skirt to see what I mean). Being an engineer building similar, but super costly and high end devices that are functionally not that different, I heartily applaud the manufacture and design despite what some may claim is 'cheap'. News flash, IT'S CHEAP. What is also is, is SOLID and it WORKS GREAT. Motion is very stable, more than enough torque and speed. You could throw bigger pieces on it too other than that the lowest speed is too fast for a large diameter piece. I'd put 20lbs of clay on it without concern. Most pro-wheels are massively over-spec'd because they have very low speeds and that's quite abusive on induction motors. For a speed controlled motor with an impressive level of performance and repeatability and stability, this is a very inexpensive and durable solution. Honestly if you know how to do it, replacing the controller or motor/controller with a unit that can manage much lower speeds safely would be a better investment than a small pro-wheel. Bearings are very solid and smooth. The primary abuse for bearings in a wheel is the force you shove down with, not to the side, and the gritty material you are trying to pour into them. The seals are appropriate types and should outlast your hobby as well as the next ten people who inherit and discard the hobby from you. Again, another thing that could be upgraded in the future if needed, but the wheel blocks 99.9% of intrusion as well so the seals should last about 10 years of continuous usage just from general wear. Washdown from the top safe, no water intrusion. Don't wash it upside down, it's not built for that. For that matter don't operate it in a pool of water, the water goes on the top, but who operates electrical equipment in the pool? Not me recently. Should you buy it? Do you want to make pottery at least 2-3 times and possibly for the rest of your life but don't have a wheel? Even if you've got the money for a big pro wheel, start here. Totally suitable for low to medium scale production pottery work as well and easily upgraded to anyone who knows the basics of rotating equipment and/or sewing machine repair/modifications.

This seems great. It’s nice and quiet, and seems to run well, but we are returning to get a model that has a foot petal on a cord. It’s very uncomfortable to use this way, and needs to be elevated, rendering the foot pedal useless. Also, our order did not include the tools it said it would come with.

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Can't use the foot pedal really because it is so uncomfortabley placed. The machine will also tip over if you use the poorly placed foot pedal, now I only use the stick handle to control the speed. It's far too light, I had enough clay for a small cup (not a lot) and the machine nearly tipped over when centering