Thank you! These wheels are amazing!

@@phillipschmidtpottery Yes for sure. I got to use one in college. I like the interaction with the work. Generating the energy for the piece was great.

Thanks! I think i sound rather like ernie from Sesame Street, so i appreciate the kindness.

Hi Linda! I’m not sure exactly what you mean by wheel thing. Do you mean the wheelhead-the metal round part that you throw the actual pots on? Or do you mean the entire treadle wheel?

@@phillipschmidtpottery yes sir the whole metal part and the wheel.

@@lindawhite8566 to buy a treadle wheel is no easy or cheap task, unfortunately. Occasionally they pop up for sale. The better ones are like heirloom furniture. I actually made my own and one for a customer before. They sure are pretty wheels! I’d check Facebook marketplace or Craigslist, and your local clay supplier might know of one for sale. The wheelhead can be purchased from any wheel manufacture-I liked Lockerbie wheel heads as they have a 1” diameter opening to easily fit a 1” steel crankshaft.

Thank you! I do enjoy old technology!

Thank you! I appreciate your kindness.

Great! Let me know if you run into an issue and I can try to be helpful.

Did you build it yet? How’s it going?

Correct! Thank you for the trivia.

Did I build that treadle wheel? Yes of course I did! I made it for a client. What do you mean by your “building family?” Thanks!

Perhaps someday you’ll stumble upon one at a yard sale. Good luck! Or just build your own!

Also curious about where you sourced your wheel head from. The only ones I have been able to find are name brand: Pacifica, Brent, Shimpo and they're all $150+

Hi Adam! Is there specific hardware you are curious about? A lot of it was bought at a home goods store, Menards. Some parts were made on a welder, others were just reused pieces of other things that are already made. The "gate hardware" section at a large home store will have some nice hinges to use for the kicker, for example.

@@Adam-ui8iy The wheel head I used was a Lockerbie from Axner pottery supply. I used this because it fits onto a 1" metal shaft, which is what I was making my crankshaft from. You need to be careful which wheel head you buy (or you could make a wooden one much easier I presume) because they need to fit your crankshaft. Otherwise you'll need a metal lathe or need to bring it to a machinist and that will cost the big bucks $$. Even this 13" wide wheel head fits in the wood trough! I was skeptical at first. Just make everything as your own system of doing things, and you will naturally customize what you build and buy and use.

@@phillipschmidtpottery yea I would advise against a wooden wheel head. Wood warps and moves with time (and moisture) so eventually your wheel head would wobble like crazy. I’ll check out that supplier for the wheel head thanks!

@@Adam-ui8iysure it will, but wood is easy to work with and seal, and relatively cheap. It’s accessible, which is really important in a build like this, and some who don’t know how to make a treadle but want to learn will be put off by sourcing a metal wheel head. A wooden one works just fine and if taken care of, can last a long time too. It’s also potentially more customizable for someone who has a need for it.

Hi Gina! Thanks for the interest in the finished piece! I sold the pot a long time ago but my sister in law may have bought it. I’ll try to remember to take a picture of it next time I’m there.

You're also incredibly arrogant and condescending. A "professional" like you has no reason to watch a video titled "how to hakame!" other than to boost your own ego.

How rude! I liked the spontaneity of the presentation. I am just beginning and such videos give me the inspiration to experiment myself.

I also notice there are no videos from you Helen. Show us some of your “professional” expertise please.

So rude

Well, rude or simply honest. And if someone announces a "how to"-video and then begins with "actually I don't know, what I am doing" one can find that fact disarmingly honest - or pretty rude, too.