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We built a working pottery wheel for $200! It works great, come see how we did it!
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For this project I knew that I needed a motor that had a lot of torque to handle the forces applied to the clay. I found a small DC motor meant as a replacement for Hover Boards. I could control this whole system with an off-the-shelf motor driver unit that allowed the wheel to increase in speed and change direction. Knowing that the motor's RPM was too high for conventional pottery throwing, Josh came up with a pulley reduction to slow the motor down.
From the motor, we attached a 1.5" pulley that drives a 10" pulley with a v-belt. The 10" pulley has a drive shaft through the center that will spin the pottery plate, called a bat. I mounted all of this to a piece of 3/4" plywood and drilled holes for some bearings that the drive shaft would go through.
Now that I had the drive system attached to a platform, I flipped that piece over so that it would all be under the working surface. I cut some simple 2x4 legs and arranged them in a triangular pattern so that you could center the pat between your legs. I mounted the motor driver system to the rear of that platform and cut a simple shelf that will be attached later.
The bat is the super flat surface on which the clay is worked. Looking online, I could only find bats that fit on a pottery wheel's existing spinning surface, none would fit onto the drive shaft that we made. Without an inexpensive commercial solution, we decided just to make our own bat. I decided to use a thick plastic cutting board and CNC out the pieces we needed.
Josh modeled up the circular bat as well as a coupling that would lock into the drive shaft and fit into the underside of the spinning plate. With a little bit of filing the pieces fit together perfectly. I locked the coupling to the drive shaft with a nail and some epoxy. The bat fit snuggly down over the key in the coupling and the whole system worked perfectly.
To ensure that there was enough support under the bat, I added some bearing casters that the bat could ride on top of. I quickly noticed that we had to add a rubbery gasket the the bottom to buffer the sound of the bat riding on the casters. This greatly reduced the noise level and I was really happy with the result.
Everything was coming together and the pottery wheel was working surprisingly well. One thing that needed to be addressed was the slight wobble in the bat. Because we could trace every connection back to its origin, we found that the 10" flywheel and the drive shaft weren't quite straight. Luckily, we didn't screw down the plate holding the opposite end of the drive shaft just yet.
Josh and I were able to work together to slightly adjust the flywheel and shaft position underneath so that they were perfectly square, which resulted in a tracked bat up above. All that was left was to use a lathe tool to score in some reference centering lines on the bat surface so you know where to center the clay.
Although I have no idea how to properly use a pottery wheel, my wife and her friends do. One of my wife's friends is a professional potter and came by to test out the wheel. She seamlessly began molding and shaping a lump of clay into an awesome bowl. I asked her about the speed, the control, and the tracking, and she said that it performed just like a commercial pottery wheel.
We were all taken back ever time she used the word "perfect" when comparing our $200 pottery wheel to ones you can buy for upwards of $1,000. I hope this video inspired you to trying something that you've always had an interest in. More specifically, if that interest has an expensive barrier to entry, look at making some of the equipment yourself, it can be just as rewarding.
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@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

We ended up NOT gluing down the bat so that it's removable. That way cleaning isn't an issue. The couple holds it in place just fine with out glue 👍🏼

@sheendex 5 лет назад

Look up Ingleton pottery on here, he makes removable bats that fit onto the main bat and then you can remove them with the pot on. Then you can do multiple pots and take them off the bats when they're semi dry. I think it allows you to trim when they are semi dry too. Ps brilliant video!

@fredmyers8366 5 лет назад

Looks great, surprised you did not add some leveling feet so if you place it on a surface not level you can just turn them so you dont need to mess with the bat. And then maybe add a drain to the basin to make it easier to empty and clean. But nice DIY project I like it!

@rainbowsandmorerainbows841 5 лет назад

Its not called a bat, a bat is a removable piece u can attach to the wheel head and then throw on that. The weel head is what you made, you could print your wheel head with pins and also print your own bats to go on top. Also, your cake pan was a good idea for the splash pan as it is called but you can't remove it to clean it!

@JpLorimer 5 лет назад

@@rainbowsandmorerainbows841 except it is removable

@angelsinthewindow 5 лет назад

I was actually going to say it would be easier if you could remove it for easy cleaning. I think the ones at my old school had ones that didn't remove and they were really hard to clean up after. Also, did you end up blocking out the holes from the old baring you used?

@aaronsadowski1691 5 лет назад

I own a pottery shop and use wheels all the time. One of the most helpful things to have is a rack to hold your sculpting tools, you should add one.

@ashramirez9190 4 года назад

How much are you used pottey wheel s

@AmandaJohnson77 5 лет назад

Waiting on the tutorial for building a kiln!

@chloelawrence3394 5 лет назад

Right? That's what I need lol

@peteboss2424 5 лет назад

Amanda Johnson it’s not sure he needs it. If he doesn’t need it he won’t build it

@jasonclegg6125 5 лет назад

That would be great!

@Redshift71 5 лет назад

YES! Kiln, kiln, kiln!!!! That would be greatness!!!

@DanteNava 5 лет назад

There's a guy out of the UK called the VegOil guy that has a pretty good video on building an electric Kiln. It's more of a foundry, but the way he builds it, I can definitely see it doubling as a Kiln. Though I could be COMPLETELY wrong, but it does look like a lot of Kilns I've seen.

@WoodChuckCreations 5 лет назад

Great job! A sewing machine pedal should work the same way as well

@andyaitken4243 5 лет назад

WoodChuck Creations my thoughts exactly!

@VincentDzinh 3 года назад

Can you link to what sewing machine pedal that works the same?

@2degucitas 3 года назад

@@VincentDzinh Any sewing machine pedal would work. I don't know where you live.

@earlye 5 лет назад

Perfect timing. I was just looking around youtube yesterday for "how to make a diy pottery wheel," and then one of my favorite maker channels answers the question :D

@AequitasSaints 5 лет назад

Me too! Except what do we do with the pottery when it's done? I have no kiln. Lol 😂

@JointerMark 5 лет назад

Paul's Garage just posted a foot powered Japenese style wheel as well...after watching Paul and Bob both do wheel videos I have the strange compulsion to start doing pottery :-)

@sheaross3124 3 года назад

Ain't that just the grace of God much love from Kansas City USA Jesus Christ loves you never forget God bless

@PolicePubliCallBox 5 лет назад

Girlfriend is a ceramicist, so I’ve spent some time on a wheel. You’re going to regret not being able to remove the bat or the tub that catches the water. They’ll both get gross quit, and not being able to remove the bat will keep you from easily removing whatever you just made. That being said, you can easily make bats to drop onto the one you have. Drill two holes into the bat you have, then make another bat with two holes in the same place. Put some pins through both bats and you’re good to go.

@cmdraftbrn 5 лет назад

so wanna see version 2.0 of this

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

The bat does come off. We found that the friction fit was good enough for use.

@jeffreynerdin3522 5 лет назад

I was going to make these same two recommendations. They’ll be essential if this wheel is going to get much use. Multiple removable bats that sit in top of the base bat are super helpful because they allow you to pull a piece off and let it dry a little before you have to pull it off the bat. That helps save more delicate pieces. It would be super easy to add the pins and make a bunch of removable bats out of thinner material.

@ZeBeowulf 5 лет назад

I Like To Make Stuff I did ceramics in high school and he’s right, what you need is some plates that fit into predrilled holes on your bat. That way you can throw a bowl and take it off the bat dry it for trimming then put it back and it’s still centered. The plates are a huge quality of life improvement. The big difference is that You can take them off and hose them down to clean them, you can also work on more than one project at a time. I highly suggest getting some kind of plate system going. They don’t have to be thick just a then sheet of plastic or whatever that goes on top and spins with the bat. Also just a drain tube that you can put into a 5 gallon bucket will make a huge difference when it comes to throwing and cleaning.

@MissCathexis 5 лет назад

I was thinking along similar lines. The splash tray on most modern models is in two parts which overlap and split for removal. Cleaning it would otherwise be a bear. Also the wheel head and bat are two different items. The wheel head is generally made of metal that takes two removable bat pins to hold the bat in place. It’s scored with concentric rings which help you make sure your project is centered (crucial). I think the rest of the build is great, but the parts I’m talking about (wheel head and splash pan) can be purchased directly from the manufacturer of pottery wheels (Brent is best, IMO). I would order them from there.

@scotthaun8582 5 лет назад

i like how you made the birds mouth joinery. super simple but i would have been trying to do trigonometry to figure out the angles.

@nasebear 5 лет назад

Hi there. Cool project. The cake pan/splash guard: you may want to revise it a bit. You’re going to need to remove it to dump the water or wait for the clay to soak up and dry out the water and then reach under and pull out the clay that falls in the pan. If you look at commercial wheels, the splash guard is made in two interlocking pieces and are removable for cleaning and removal of clay. Otherwise, you will have clay, that you cannot see, building up under the bat. It doesn’t necessarily need to be circular just big enough for the water and clay to fall into.

@Phyre.hazurd 5 лет назад

Thanks for the tip with the knife to prevent tear out on plywood, I'll be sure to use that one in the future.

@J3rs3yM1k3 5 лет назад

My new tip from this was using a clamp to act as a stop when screwing in a piece of wood. Simple, useful!

@williammarshall3381 5 лет назад

I learned so much from the B-roll in this video alone! I'm not an active woodworker but I'd love to be one day and I would have never thought to use the clamps to support the stringers from the underside while attaching them. I also never thought about with a pocket hole jig to make sure your bit will fit right by placing the bit in the jig and sliding the work piece into it. Great stuff Bob and team! Thanks for awesome content that I can still learn from even after following you for the last 2.5 years.

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

That's great feedback, thank you!!

@1980JPA 5 лет назад

Awesome man. This is why I love your channel. I do remodeling by trade and am familiar with a lot that you do, but you come up with ideas for projects that I would never think could be diy. Great job. Pro tip. When sealing a screw hole, dab the sealant onto the surface first, then the object you're attaching (your bearing) then screw through the sealant. Guaranteed, every time. Great job man. Thanks 👍🏾

@douglaspollnitz5418 5 лет назад

Loved the tip about scoring the plywood to avoid tear out!!!

@jeffreynerdin3522 5 лет назад

Thank you for this. I’ve been meaning to make a pottery wheel for my daughter using an old commercial sewing machine motor. Your video showed me how to solve a few problems that I hadn’t worked out yet. Now maybe it will actually be done. Much appreciated. I agreed with some critiques below, but I should acknowledge that you actually MADE a pottery wheel, whereas I’ve just been planning to make one for the past year and a half, so what you actually made is infinitely more productive and efficient than the nothing that I’ve actually made. Kudos.

@chainbraindg 5 лет назад

I've been wanting to build a pottery wheel for a while now but did dedicate the time to doing the research and creating a parts list. Thanks for doing all the hard work!

@ryanh6589 5 лет назад

I’ve been thinking about making one for a long time. My wife is into pottery so you’ve inspired me to make one for her! Thanks!

@blcouch 5 лет назад

My wife does pottery and has wanted a wheel but the factory made ones are a bit too much. This will make a great gift for her. My only roadblocks will be anything requiring 3d printing or CNC machining, since I have neither. Thanks for this video❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@richardplatel5246 5 лет назад

Awesome tip for depthing pocket holes at 10:56. Can’t believe I never thought of that.

@paulgeier7324 5 лет назад

i love this kind of build and using the stuff on hand or get at hardware store good build bring more like this THANKS GENTLEMEN

@filipebruninimendes8455 5 лет назад

Greetings from Brazil! The best build I've ever seen here, and I've seen a lot! Weldone, thanks for sharing. 👏👏👏

@jennypurrucajb6521 5 лет назад

Wow 😲 amazing what you did I cannot waight to tell my brother in law to make one for me I have wanted one for a whole life time and I do know how to use a pottery machine thank you so very much for sharing have a wonderful blessing day

@jakenewton9792 5 лет назад

Wow I absolutely love this project! As a potter as well as someone who has basic experience in a shop I believe this is more than cool; if you want some advice I would suggest to add some weight either via a metal bat/wheel head or in some cases a wheel will have a concrete counter weight that will make a much more enjoyable experience for the artist. Also a wheel will generally have a much taller dam to keep the water in your cake pan and it will also generally come off for cleaning purposes. Enjoy!!

@CulannHS 3 года назад

The difference between the volume in the bearings you put under the plate is very telling. Thank you for that. Had planned on using similar bearings for a project of my own...and will now swap to ones like you eventually ended up using.

@indeliblyronnie 5 лет назад

Probably my favorite ILTMS video yet. Great job. I think you've inspired me to look into making one myself.

@richardnanis 5 лет назад

One of the best diy pottery wheel instruction you can find on the internet! There are powerful DC motors with a gear as well so you probably won't need the pulley reduction.

@StefanSalowsky 5 лет назад

Put some rubber pads between the motor and the rest of the machine, that should quiet it down even more since most of the vibration should come from there.

@Busyturtle 4 года назад

I think the noise was mostly the bearings he had but your advise would make it almost noise free

@sadafw7635 5 лет назад

Every video you download it here I learning a lot of things so thank you so much

@FigmentsMade 5 лет назад

Love it! I love making pottery but I don't have a setup yet. I would not have thought it would be this easy to make a wheel myself! Any chance you're going to build a kiln next?

@VW.907 5 лет назад

Great multi faceted project. Electronics, wood metal. I love projects like that. Really stretches you and makes you learn and trouble shoot.

@sirwalruscrow2954 5 лет назад

Loving these longer videos. Particularly intriguing seeing you make a tool to learn a new skill.

@willowbei 2 года назад

I like the way you changed your design and how it works as you went along. I find with many of the projects I work on, no matter how much planning I put into it, when I actually being to work on a project I find myself noticing what I could do to improve the finished product. Seems like a very practical way to get the best results. The DIY aspect of making the potters wheel is wonderful. Thanks.

@askariana100397 5 лет назад

"I was able to throw on some clay and turn it into a thing that I wanted to make and I call that a win". I will live the rest of my life by this.

@nitchmakes7550 5 лет назад

My father has always been interested in pottery. I also have always wanted to learn how to add electronics into projects. This may be a cool project that him and I could work on this summer. Another great video, thanks Bob

@klickerstudios 5 лет назад

This was a great project. It was a small things I learned. But using a knife to score the wood before you cut so you don't have as much tare out. Very helpful. I have followed you for years now. And listen to all your podcasts, thanks for doing what you do. I have learned a lot from you over the years

@alisabethnash7702 5 лет назад

I work at Woodcraft of Seattle and I noticed your Kreg Pocket Hole Jig. Aren't they the best tool ever??? By the way. I have major shop envy. You shop is truly amazing.

@jawillou 5 лет назад

The trick of scoring plywood with a knife to prevent splintering is one of the the exact reasons I love content creators like yourself. These are the little things i would have never figured out myself l!

@avakaret9952 5 лет назад

I would be really worried about clay and slip getting into the bearings that support the bat. I’m also worried about the cleaning of the wheel since the basing can’t be removed. I hope it works out and I hope you enjoy it!

@1000superhappy Год назад

It’s been three years and I’ve watched it at least that many times! Loved the video and I’m going to start down the path of making one myself with things I have on hand. While I do not have the same machines as you I saw the concepts and can adapt them to what I have for material and machines. Please keep making these great videos!!!!😊

@glennr9913 Год назад

I'd purchased parts to build a pottery wheel years ago, but never got around to building one. I recently discovered that Chinese made budget wheels are now available for about $200. I picked up a Vevor brand with a 14" wheel head & 450 watt motor on Ebay for $220 delivered, and am really impressed with it considering the price. It's much better than the design in this video.

@faraheleinbaltasarculebro5783 Год назад

@@glennr9913 amazing info, i feel like you save my money, thanks.

@Gorlbossish 4 года назад

Came across this today and was wondering how durable the wheel has been over the past year? Best wishes, I hope you and yours are healthy and well!

@aliciadarden6475 Год назад

Same I kinda wanna know I was asking my husband if he could make one for me I wanna know if this held up well?

@normjacques6853 5 лет назад

My wife is a (35+-year) retired art teacher. We started talking about getting her a potters' wheel.....and then I found this video!! Prices of commercially-produced wheels are pretty ridiculous......*if* you can't make one yourself! Excellent video! Now, to find someone discarding an old treadmill! :-)

@rayojel3918 5 лет назад

I just took ceramics in school I wanted to make this!!

@laceyyeend5482 5 лет назад

I am glad you didn't glue the bat down. I laughed to think of trying tl clean all that out without being able to remove it.

@hunterhudson4773 5 лет назад

Never knew I wanted to make a pottery wheel...now I do. Looks like you and your family will enjoy this one!

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

Pottery is really satisfying.

@johannes.meller 5 лет назад

Alrighty, what did I get from this video of yours: - the idea with the gitarre pedal: nice one - attaching the metal piece to the shaft with epoxy: i didnt expect epoxy being that good of a glue - the cutting out method of the stabilzers for the legs: nice and simple, thanks - cutting w/ a utility knife into the plywood to reduce tear-out: will use that tomorrow, thanks!!! I watch your videos every week, every now and then i use them in some of my English classes as an authentic piece of listening comprehension. This week‘s video taught me really a lot of neat little tricks, thanks again for that!!!

@ImGonnaMake 5 лет назад

Haven’t watched yet, but really hoping for a Bob/Josh “Ghost” moment ...

@JoshMakesStuff 5 лет назад

That was awkwardly discussed and promptly vetoed.

@romulolage4508 5 лет назад

@@JoshMakesStuff dammit, i thought you were leaving it to the end! lol

@wrenchdoozer 5 лет назад

That would have been a great clickbait thumbnail.

@GeekBuildersNet 5 лет назад

Footage for ILTMS 2

@tharemyhopkins5873 5 лет назад

Dang! I watched all the way to the end, thought for sure there would be a few seconds or two in the bloopers. Still, great project.

@evangepner4097 5 лет назад

I own no woodworking tools, yet I find these videos very satisfying.

@angeliahouse2513 4 года назад

I have always wanted to learn how to do pottery. I think it would be calming, if you’re not expecting yourself to turn out a masterpiece at first go around. This video is very informative and I appreciate it. I was hoping to find a way to make my own wheel, cheaply but well done. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to all of the tools you used. 😢. But, I was able to get the idea behind how everything worked. So, thank you for the video. Now, to just figure out how I can do it.

@SarahBearah2023 11 месяцев назад

I'm in the same boat. I don't have a workshop full of tools. Just a handsaw & a power drill. But I'm thinking the plastic pan full of concrete with an iron rod & then figure out how to put it all together for the top section. Steel Bearing? All without all those shop tools...

@ScrapwoodCity 5 лет назад

Awesome!

@rydemccarthy 5 лет назад

I really enjoyed this video. The pottery wheel is a great DIY project and you make it look very attainable. One thing that I learned though, and it seems to be the case in a few of your videos, didn't have to do directly with the making of the wheel. In one shot when you were drilling the pocket holes, I noticed how you offset the 2x4 so that you could get the depth you wanted. I've drilled through many tester boards trying to find the right depth, but the trick you showed was very helpful. Keep up the good work!

@ComfyChameleon 5 лет назад

Pottery, very interesting

@MichaelMarko 3 года назад

It would be good also to have a drain in the pan with a spout so you can drain water and slurry without it building up and so you don’t have to so it up by hand. The liquid can accumulate pretty fast.

@lizb444 5 лет назад

This is awesome! I've been interested in pottery, but scared off by the cost of a wheel. Seeing how you worked through this makes building one feel less out of reach. And I learned how guitar pedals work, too, haha. Thanks for the inspiration, as always! I also appreciate the write up in the description. It's awesome to see that a potter friend praised it so much.

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

I was really surprised at how it compared to a commercial wheel.

@lorenz4594 3 года назад

4:08 omg I really needed to hear that. In every project I waste so much time thinking about how or why my solution to a problem will fail instead of just trying if it will work

@verygoodboy2688 5 лет назад

It is make stuff day my dudes

@AnthonyRose 5 лет назад

eeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

@nickpolkownikow8986 5 лет назад

The scoring trick to reduce tear up is nice, never thought of doing that before but will be sure to use it

@michaelhale4248 5 лет назад

I’d like to know where you got motor, speed control and power supply.

@pajamaflowers 5 лет назад

Loved this. As you use it you will want to have a removable pan and bat for sure. Clay gets everywhere.

@jinxybb9314 4 года назад

Oh sure, right after I buy a wheel this pops up on my recommendations

@BrothersMake 5 лет назад

These types of projects are the best. It’s great to see you work things out as you go along. Great project Bob

@DavideTampellini 5 лет назад

"I wasn't able to find in my whole ship a screw that would fit this threads". HELLO METRIC!

@taralynvonderlinden500 5 лет назад

This was a great one. Really great seeing you combine different skill sets and problem solve along the way!

@cokefridger 5 лет назад

9:49 Man, you must be a really big fan of Germany, if you even ordered wires in our colors ;)

@tsegawyoseph4859 3 года назад

An awesome idea, especially for third world countries where you have to be self sufficient. Thank you and God bless. Tsegaw from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

@NobleHays 5 лет назад

You do want the bat to be interchangeable, but really gluing it down was kinda the only issue here.

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

We ended up not gluing it down, so it can be removed 👍🏼

@omarrashed2005 2 года назад

9:08 is the most important shot in the video, I spent a loooooot of time trying to figure it out. good job man.

@Miniac 5 лет назад

Hey Bob, do you find your edits running longer is an intentional thing because of higher retention rates, or have you last projects just been more ambitious than normal ones? Either way, I don't mind!

@forby_ 5 лет назад

There are more interludes for talking directly to camera rather than talking over action, which tends to space things out a bit longer. Nothing to do with retention rates, just trying to be clear. We still cut a lot out anyway.

@Miniac 5 лет назад

@@forby_ appreciate the response!

@harrycurtis6045 Год назад

Great video, and a marvelous shop. I too learned a couple of tricks from watching this. I enjoyed your no-nonsense way of demonstrating the various steps taken. You would make an excellent shop teacher.

@onecheapgeek 5 лет назад

The lack of a Josh/Bob Ghost montage upsets me. Greatly.

@williamgajda6665 5 лет назад

onecheapgeek totally missed opportunity!!!

@neilhendricks1609 5 лет назад

over the cake pan i would spray either spar urethane or clear flex seal (more partial to spar urethane) for waterproofing and giving some extra durability and protection for the pan against any water damage or rusting

@ryandrake6915 5 лет назад

SEES THUMBNAIL: STARTS PLAYING SONG FROM GHOST IN HEAD.

@christofix 5 лет назад

I had the same idea hahahaha

@decomputerleraarable 5 лет назад

Hi, You can dress up your barings with pieces cut from an inner bike-tube. It should reduce the noise. Just finding the right size.... Rob

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

Great idea!

@jcsmith800 5 лет назад

You forgot one thing.... a quipy “Ghost” reference! 😜

@onefatdollar1941 5 лет назад

I am the least DIY person you could ever meet, yet I still love watching your videos!

@SushiKing123NorskGaming 5 лет назад

Daniel Radicliffe third wheeling = Harry Pottery wheel

@PURPLEPANDACHAN9 5 лет назад

This is some dope serendipity! We've been debating buying vs. building a wheel but most of the other 'tutorials' are kinda... not great. This is amazing! Thank you!

@LordOfWizardurl 5 лет назад

Today is not my birthday but you will give me like and heart for my honesty.

@cl3886 4 года назад

This is so cool! A potter of five years myself, and would love to make one of these, though I wonder if making a slightly larger one would be too challenging... Also, a couple things that might help long term: most pottery wheels also have two holes on the wheelhead so you can add a bat (google potter's bat), and rather than a fixed catch pan, have removable ones so that you can clean them. I would also highly recommend having the catch pan allow enough clearance for your hand to reach into it, even while the wheel is spinning. Happy potting!

@lucabaldassi6024 5 лет назад

Now all you have to do is to replicate the scene from the movie "Ghost" with your wife and you're done

@christofix 5 лет назад

i agree! nice idea!

@SuperDukie 5 лет назад

Love the vid. You do realize the motor had left hand thread so you were just trying to over tighten it and it probably stripped the threads. That's why it wouldn't come off. Reference 5:19 for a clear view of the threads sloping up to the left, meaning left hand threads.

@varunagarwal8395 5 лет назад

I learned that a guitar pedal has a pontentiometer hidden..

@patrickretsel7048 5 лет назад

I really liked the way you placed your sponsor ad in a spot that didn’t take anything away from your awesome build! Great job....

@JoshMakesStuff 5 лет назад

You can make this wheel for about $200 instead of buying one for 4-5 times that amount. FIRST!

@doktagero4483 5 лет назад

@@ComfyChameleon video probably was released to patreon first

@jimmycrawford2977 5 лет назад

@@ComfyChameleon he is part of iltms

@markthornhill519 2 года назад

Working in a boat shop for years. I learned how strong silicone caulk is. You could have put a half dollar size spot on one surface n matted the other to it. Been semi permanent. Now drill you a hole for a line up dowel in your wheel make you some bats that you can use to remove your piece when done throwing it.

@schmerol 5 лет назад

2:47 this is why you should start use metric my friend.. good job otherwise ;)

@pierreretief 2 года назад

Absolutely awesome! Just a tip, put a cloth or something down when filing that shaft for the flat spot, those small metal pieces will find their way into the motor...

@seansysig 5 лет назад

Bob very interesting project. I'd have your wife try it out for real feedback.

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

She and a few friends who do pottery really love it!

@vikhes121 5 лет назад

That is cool. You get the husband of the month award. Very informative thank you.

@hunteregesdal3368 5 лет назад

Hey bob a tip for making the learning of this skill easier and more enjoyable would be to add pegs to the surface you were turning on and get some plate bats that lock in to the pins that way when you finish a bowl, plate or whatever your making you can remove the whole plate to set it to dry and start again on another one without needing to wait in between. it would also make it to where multiple people in your house could use it and have multiple projects of their own going. I hope this helps.

@joshuah2234 5 лет назад

Bob, you're basically my hero.

@puwazatza Год назад

You're a genius. I always wondered why good pottery wheels are over three grand but this video clearly explained why

@melissagay1240 4 года назад

I am going to show this to my hubby and fingers crossed it will inspire him to make me a pottery wheel. It is something I have been wanting to learn for quite some time! So thank you for this video!

@dpw6900 4 года назад

I learned that I will buy one. If I still had a workshop I might give it a go. Nice work there.

@bloomfieldbaber2834 5 лет назад

I’m a production potter, Wheels are made with strong motors that go very fast not for fast throwing, but to be able to handle heavy loads of clay and force. I own a Brent model c wheel with a 200lb centering capacity.

@UthoRiley 5 лет назад

I do learn something new with every episode! For this one specifically, it was how to easily set up a bird mouth joint (trace it out by putting it on top and then saw it out like that to fit) I love watching crafts and seeing cool end products, but it's these little quality of life tips/hacks (for a lack of a better term) sown into the episode that do it for me

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

Thanks for letting us know!

@miraclo3 5 лет назад

i used to do a lot of pottery and some things that i know would help would be to maybe take the return spring out of the peddle so that you can set the speed and take your foot off to get a better footing around the wheel instead of having one foot uneven on the peddle and one on the floor. makes it harder to work and causes strain. also like others have said that having a removable basin that is easy to clean is a god send and a must. also having removable and changeable bats so that you can make something and swap it out for a new one and not have to worry about cutting it off with string and ruining it in the process. Don't forget to wedge your clay :)

@robw1571 4 года назад

Cool video., though there are somethings I would definitely look at modifying. I'm not a maker but I am a part-time potter. If you're going to make a wheel make sure the splash pan is removable or at least accessible to clean. The wheel head should be fixed to the motor. He says he didn't worry about it because you're not pulling up on it. Having taught people they do pull up and could potentially pull that off at high speed. You would need to either add some pins that you would then apply a bat to or learn to cut your pieces off the wheel head.

@willdwyer6782 2 года назад

Wheelchair motors often have braking systems that use a hexagonal socket that attaches to the motor shaft. If the motor is reversible, it would tighten and loosen a threaded nut, so they attach it with a setscrew instead. These setscrews are usually very small and easy to overlook if you don't know what you're looking for.

@Keibaret 5 лет назад

This diy pottery wheel is better then the 5 gallon bucket video I saw a few years ago. In our class in high school. The bats for the wheel had holes on them and the wheel itself had pegs on them that way of a piece of pottery needed to stay on it for working on later. It was able to and made the bats sooooo much easier to keep clean.

@DevMoSofi 5 лет назад

You asked about our opinions so here is my personal opinion: I like the projects like this one more than the projects where you make cabinets and home improvements. I like the projects the involve 3D printing, electronics and wood working. Of course this is just my opinion, other people may have other opinions. Keep the great work up

@Naalderiis 5 лет назад

i've been wanting to make a pottery wheel for a while. this brought up a lot of things i hadn't thought about. the thought in my head was mostly as a sculpting station that could spin the model slowly to get a better working angle on it with the added bonus of also being able to use it like a more traditional pottery wheel if i felt like doing some of that. another awesome video.

@Iliketomakestuff 5 лет назад

For something like that, a simple revolving cake plate would work.

@Naalderiis 5 лет назад

@@Iliketomakestuff i've never actually heard of a revolving cake plate until now. i used some plywood and a lazy susan bearing to make what i've been using but it's had a long standing to do for it to add some peg holes and a peg to allow me to lock it's rotation down. the weight of the clay doesn't help as much as you'd think with the bearings making rotational friction much easier to overcome. more than that i've been wanting something a little more stationary that i'm not stuck moving on and off of my work table to do different things. i figured if i'm gonna build something like i could also include a motor and give it some pottery wheel functionality and learn to do that too.