Recommended electric potters wheels - Electric Mid&Hi Fired Ceramics2024-03-29T07:18:27Zhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/forum/topics/recommended-electric-potters-wheels?groupUrl=group-studio-managers&commentId=2103784%3AComment%3A145649&groupId=2103784%3AGroup%3A98547&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat's what I bought. I like…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2018-03-16:2103784:Comment:1481962018-03-16T00:14:22.981ZLawrence Weathershttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/LawrenceRWeathersPhD
<p>That's what I bought. I like the quietness and the very precision low-speed control. Actually the engineering side of me bought it because of the elegant, simple drive system. </p>
<p>Though shimpo doesn't say so, the worktable from my M 400 bolts right on. In turn, this has allowed my custom-built throwing accessories to attach without modification.</p>
<p>That's what I bought. I like the quietness and the very precision low-speed control. Actually the engineering side of me bought it because of the elegant, simple drive system. </p>
<p>Though shimpo doesn't say so, the worktable from my M 400 bolts right on. In turn, this has allowed my custom-built throwing accessories to attach without modification.</p> I love my Shimpo VL it is so…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2018-03-15:2103784:Comment:1484412018-03-15T23:13:41.157ZCarmillia Kimmelhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/CarmilliaKimmel358
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I love my Shimpo VL it is so quiet</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I love my Shimpo VL it is so quiet</span></p> Grats on the whisper!tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-22:2103784:Comment:1457552017-10-22T21:09:35.268ZJoseph Firebornhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/JosephRosenblatt
<p>Grats on the whisper!</p>
<p>Grats on the whisper!</p> I bought a Whisper vl a coupl…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-22:2103784:Comment:1456532017-10-22T04:26:51.791ZLawrence Weathershttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/LawrenceRWeathersPhD
<p>I bought a Whisper vl a couple of days ago.</p>
<p>I bought a Whisper vl a couple of days ago.</p> A for-profit ceramic studio d…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-21:2103784:Comment:1455492017-10-21T05:07:59.522ZNorm Stuarthttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/NormStuart
<p>A for-profit ceramic studio donated this <strong>Shimpo-RK Whisper</strong> to our studio. 1/2 hp, exceptionally compact and quiet. If someone at the studio wants to use a wheel, I prefer they use the Shimpo. <strong>$995</strong> - <a href="http://www.clay-king.com/pottery_wheels/shimpo_pottery_wheels/shimpo_rk_whisper_pottery_wheel.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.clay-king.com/pottery_wheels/shimpo_pottery_wheels/shimp...…</a></p>
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<p>A for-profit ceramic studio donated this <strong>Shimpo-RK Whisper</strong> to our studio. 1/2 hp, exceptionally compact and quiet. If someone at the studio wants to use a wheel, I prefer they use the Shimpo. <strong>$995</strong> - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.clay-king.com/pottery_wheels/shimpo_pottery_wheels/shimpo_rk_whisper_pottery_wheel.html" target="_blank">http://www.clay-king.com/pottery_wheels/shimpo_pottery_wheels/shimp...</a></p>
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<p>We also have an older version of this <strong>Brent Model B</strong>, 1/2 hp which is definitely nowhere near as quiet (rumbling and whirring noise) <strong>$1,144</strong> - so based on Joseph Fireborn's comments I may investigate getting new bearings for it, but I don't know how much quieter that will make it. It doesn't help that the motor casing is exposed instead of being inside a sound controlling shell like the Shimpo is.</p>
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<p>Two of the owners of the for-profit studio donated the Shimpo wheel to us because "it was difficult to clean" - but that was because they didn't have the optional $85 two-part dish under the wheel. I think the third owner figured this out later because he came by nine months later wanting to undonate it, but they had received their tax deduction already - so he let the donation stand.</p>
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<p>For some reason the Shimpo doesn't have bat pins, so when I glued together two bats with a washer screwed into the center to use as the base for a diamond lapidary wheel (which I saw a potter do on YouTube with a water pump) we use that on the noisy Brent. The grinding noise is louder than the wheel so I don't notice the noise from the potters wheel.</p>
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<p>The similar-looking <strong>Skutt/ Thomas Stuart Revolution Pottery Wheel</strong> 1/2 hp Wheel is <strong>$1,155</strong> from the same vendor, but we don't have that one, so I have no way to compare.</p>
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<p>Three wheels, all similar in price. The comment I would make about Horsepower is the 1/2 horsepower models are only about $80 more than the 1/3 horsepower models, so why not get the extra power - you might want a home-made lapidary wheel.</p>
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<p></p> The horsepower is deceiving.…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-19:2103784:Comment:1455482017-10-19T16:29:50.040ZJoseph Firebornhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/JosephRosenblatt
<p>The horsepower is deceiving. It has something to do with the way the wheel is made or something. I have centered 25# on it without it even flinching. There are videos of people centering a lot more on the same wheel. It isn't super quiet, but it isn't loud either, you can carry a conversation on with someone sitting beside you or in the same room without stopping the wheel or increasing your voice any. </p>
<p>I had a bearing go out on mine. I called skutt, they asked me to do some steps to…</p>
<p>The horsepower is deceiving. It has something to do with the way the wheel is made or something. I have centered 25# on it without it even flinching. There are videos of people centering a lot more on the same wheel. It isn't super quiet, but it isn't loud either, you can carry a conversation on with someone sitting beside you or in the same room without stopping the wheel or increasing your voice any. </p>
<p>I had a bearing go out on mine. I called skutt, they asked me to do some steps to make sure it was the bearing. I did those steps, called them back told them what I found, they sent me a new bearing that same day. It was there 2 days later no charge. I only paid to ship my version back. Which was like 8 dollars or something. Pretty epic customer service.</p> Is 1/3 hp powerful enough?
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<p>Is 1/3 hp powerful enough?</p>
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<p>What do you think of the Shimpo Whisper VL?</p>
<p>Is 1/3 hp powerful enough?</p>
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<p>What do you think of the Shimpo Whisper VL?</p> I don't have a Thomas Stuart…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-19:2103784:Comment:1457482017-10-19T13:54:08.233ZGeorge Lewterhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/GeorgeLewter
<p>I don't have a Thomas Stuart Legend, but it is at the top of my wish list. I love the quiet, nearly vibrationless power, at all speeds.</p>
<p>I don't have a Thomas Stuart Legend, but it is at the top of my wish list. I love the quiet, nearly vibrationless power, at all speeds.</p> I've had a Brent CXC for over…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-19:2103784:Comment:1455452017-10-19T12:07:30.013ZGina Skillingshttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/GinaSkillings
<p>I've had a Brent CXC for over 20 years. I like that it has made it through very long distance moves and is still quiet and dependable. </p>
<p>I've had a Brent CXC for over 20 years. I like that it has made it through very long distance moves and is still quiet and dependable. </p> https://skutt.com/products-pa…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2017-10-19:2103784:Comment:1458442017-10-19T04:31:25.186ZJoseph Firebornhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/JosephRosenblatt
<p><a href="https://skutt.com/products-page/potters-wheels/legend/" target="_blank">https://skutt.com/products-page/potters-wheels/legend/</a> I have this one. </p>
<p><a href="https://skutt.com/products-page/potters-wheels/legend/" target="_blank">https://skutt.com/products-page/potters-wheels/legend/</a> I have this one. </p>