I like them way better than the plastic ones it comes with. Get on dirty girls email list and they often have “seconds” where they are highly discounted for little “mistakes” (a corner of my round bat is nicked off but nothing major!).
Thank you! I think that was BMX from Rocky Mountain Clay - That's my community studio clay that fires to cone 06. At home I use low fire clay and fire to cone 06. That clay is 80800 super white moist ceramic clay from Sheffield Pottery (looks grey before firing). Good luck!
2 years later do you sill like it? I wanted to buy local but theirs start at $1000 and they are trying to tell me I will outgrow the Aspire, that it won't handle a large item. that it will move around, hard to store ect, But $1000??? This is totally just for me and gifting to friends. What do you think?
I live down the street from my community studio where I also work so I mostly use their wheels and bring stuff home to trim on the aspire. I do love it but I feel bc it doesn’t have a fixed place to be set up and I have to drag it outside I don’t use it as much. But I can’t throw inside my apt so this really was the wheel for me. Also it was the right price! The wheel I really wanted was $1400! The aspire was $463 with shipping if I remember correctly. I think if you had a place for the aspire where you can affix it to a table and make it sturdier, that might help. Is there any way you can see someone’s aspire to assess?
@@craftpocalypse101 no I don’t know anyone who has one and none of the local stores carry them. I think I’m going to go ahead and purchase it. Because I cannot do $1000 one at this time. If I outgrow it then I’ll sell it and get something new. Maybe it will be one of those purchases I regret but there’s plenty of people online that say that it’s great and they can teach portable classes etc. so I figure if they can teach portable classes I can get good home use out of it? It seems that they pretty much go from 500 all the way up to $1000 minimum and I didn’t see much in between.
@@angelamatlock6864 I agree about the money. That is why I chose mine. and if I didn't have the studio a 5-minute walk away I would definitely be happy to have any wheel! I keep in a Weathertight 62 Qt. plastic container that fits the wheel and my bats and other accessories.
PLEASE could you answer a question for me? I've just bought the Shimpo Aspire. When the wheel starts turning, there is a quiet "tapping" sound coming from the motor. When it gets faster and to full speed, the tapping sound is more prominent (and slightly annoying). Could you please let me know if your Shimpos also have this tapping sound, or if you can only here the normal constant hum of the motor? Kind regards, Richard.
Hi! I never noticed it before, but YES, i do hear a slight thumping. I only throw outside, so I assume the noise of NYC has covered this tapping, but I just tried it inside to see for you and I do hear it. Yours might be much louder bc if I wasn't looking for it, I might not have noticed it.
@@craftpocalypse101 thank you for letting me know. I'm using it mostly indoors where it's very quiet, so the tapping sound ends up being much louder than it actually is! But I'm calling the store again and hopefully they will sort it out for me
It does look pink! How do you like the dirty girl bats?
I like them way better than the plastic ones it comes with. Get on dirty girls email list and they often have “seconds” where they are highly discounted for little “mistakes” (a corner of my round bat is nicked off but nothing major!).
@@craftpocalypse101 Thank you!
This video was so funny. I'm thinking of getting this wheel so it's nice to see it. What clay are you using at that end?
Thank you! I think that was BMX from Rocky Mountain Clay - That's my community studio clay that fires to cone 06. At home I use low fire clay and fire to cone 06. That clay is 80800 super white moist ceramic clay from Sheffield Pottery (looks grey before firing). Good luck!
@@craftpocalypse101 Thank you
yeah-Craigslist Killers pop up all over the place-it's true!
2 years later do you sill like it? I wanted to buy local but theirs start at $1000 and they are trying to tell me I will outgrow the Aspire, that it won't handle a large item. that it will move around, hard to store ect, But $1000??? This is totally just for me and gifting to friends. What do you think?
I live down the street from my community studio where I also work so I mostly use their wheels and bring stuff home to trim on the aspire. I do love it but I feel bc it doesn’t have a fixed place to be set up and I have to drag it outside I don’t use it as much. But I can’t throw inside my apt so this really was the wheel for me. Also it was the right price! The wheel I really wanted was $1400! The aspire was $463 with shipping if I remember correctly. I think if you had a place for the aspire where you can affix it to a table and make it sturdier, that might help. Is there any way you can see someone’s aspire to assess?
@@craftpocalypse101 no I don’t know anyone who has one and none of the local stores carry them. I think I’m going to go ahead and purchase it. Because I cannot do $1000 one at this time. If I outgrow it then I’ll sell it and get something new. Maybe it will be one of those purchases I regret but there’s plenty of people online that say that it’s great and they can teach portable classes etc. so I figure if they can teach portable classes I can get good home use out of it? It seems that they pretty much go from 500 all the way up to $1000 minimum and I didn’t see much in between.
@@angelamatlock6864 I agree about the money. That is why I chose mine. and if I didn't have the studio a 5-minute walk away I would definitely be happy to have any wheel! I keep in a Weathertight 62 Qt. plastic container that fits the wheel and my bats and other accessories.
@@angelamatlock6864 I just got one. How are you doing with yours?
PLEASE could you answer a question for me?
I've just bought the Shimpo Aspire. When the wheel starts turning, there is a quiet "tapping" sound coming from the motor. When it gets faster and to full speed, the tapping sound is more prominent (and slightly annoying). Could you please let me know if your Shimpos also have this tapping sound, or if you can only here the normal constant hum of the motor? Kind regards, Richard.
Hi! I never noticed it before, but YES, i do hear a slight thumping. I only throw outside, so I assume the noise of NYC has covered this tapping, but I just tried it inside to see for you and I do hear it. Yours might be much louder bc if I wasn't looking for it, I might not have noticed it.
@@craftpocalypse101 thank you for letting me know. I'm using it mostly indoors where it's very quiet, so the tapping sound ends up being much louder than it actually is! But I'm calling the store again and hopefully they will sort it out for me
Hi! congratulations for your video! so, i want to know.. Why did you buy another wooden plate?
The wheel only came with 2 plastic bats, and I def wanted more, and I prefer the wood to the plastic, but def not necessary.
What size masonite bat are you using? I'm also purchasing this same exact wheel :)
I use the 10" dirty girl bats made specifically for the aspire. dirtygirlspotterytools.com/collections/dirty-girls-bats/products/minibat
Do you happen to know the dimensions of the box? Thanks!
hmmm...only a guess but maybe around 25x19x14? There was styrofoam padding the wheel, so i'm adding 2.5" to all sides.
Thanks!