I Built a Potters Throwing Wheel Out of a Broken Treadmill
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2020
- In this video I show the hows and whys of my newly built potters throwing wheel which I've made out of pieces of my wife's broken down treadmill and some pieced out of an old washing machine. I hope that soon enough I'll have some throwing videos where I will make a fool out of myself.
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wowhhh - auf die vorführung in der praxis bin ich schon neugierig - bleib gesund - grüße vom federl. 🤘😎👍💚🍺🖖
Thank you Hans!! I've already used it, but the turn table I made of wood got distorted from the water. A friend in the UK has made me a turn table from metal, I'm waiting for it to arrive, and I'll make a video of using it as well.
Yuval
Reuse and upcycle. Great creativity and imagination then the ability see it through. Your skills are special!
Thank you Phyllis! I hope this will inspire others to recycle things to to create more art with!
Yuval
Awesome diy!
Thanks buddy!
Yuval
Keep doing you. The content.. if fucking incredible. Very talented. Fabrication and engineering .. have to love it .
Thanks Sandman! Been out of the shop for a while now, maybe it's time to get back on the horse.
Yuval
Great project nice work. You could use that larger washing machine pulley, which would also shorten belt length, to get slower speeds. Potters do most of the forming and finishing of pots at speeds of 5 to 50 rpm. Is there a minimum speed trim potentiometer on the main board. That would solve everything.
Ho man, if only that circuit had a potentiometer life would be simple, I could have just ran wires to it and connect it close to the working surface, but it's all on chips, and programming those is beyond my ability. Maybe some day I'll get a decent machine (and a lesson or two wouldn't hurt).
Yuval
That’s fantastic
Thank you Leona! Now lets see if I can make something with it, once Glynn ships me the head for it (that won't wobble like mine does). I'll make you an ashtray! ;)
Yuval
Nice project.
Thanks James!
Yuval
Cool! I love to make projects for the kids. They appreciate it more than any other acquired stuff...
yes they do :)
Yuval
That's a great job, really well thought out and executed.
Thanks buddy! Hope I'll be able to make more then an ashtray with it ;)
Yuval
Hahahha someone will start a new hobby into the quarantine!!! You done some amazing work and detailed thanks for sharing !!!
Thanks buddy! You know, you have to do something else every once in a while... :)
Yuval
Love it,can’t wait for you to use it
Well, this is to be seen, soon :)
Yuval
Yuvali nearly fell off the chair when i read that about the Flux capacitor. Great video and good idea on making a potters wheel
cheers Ian
Thank you Ian! I hope you didn't hurt yourself ;)
Yuval
awesome bud awesome
Thanks buddy! Hope I'll be able to do something with as well :)
Yuval
Looking forward to the first time a bowl or plate comes off the wheel.Great idea Cheers Yuval. 🇦🇺.......
Thanks Roger! I hope I won't disappoint! :)
Yuval
Blooming brilliant Yuval! Think the flux capacitor might take you a fortnight though!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well, I'm working on that one as well! it came to my mind after I slipped and hit my head on the bathroom sink ;)
Yuval
Good project ! I which I could be as good as you are at electronics.
Can't wait to see you using it, even if it doesn't look like Gost :D
LOL! Thank you Sylvie! I'll have a video of me making something soon enough, and I'll edit it to look like I know what I'm doing, which I don't! I'm better at building stuff than actually using them ;)
Yuval
Amazing Yuval. I wouldn't know where to start with all the electrical bits and pieces though. Not my field of expertise in any way shape or form. Looking forward to your first video to see it in action. Take care Yuval. Cheers, Huw
Thank you Huw! I've already tried it out, but the head I turned from wood got distorted from the water, so a friend made me a metal one and I'm waiting for it to arrive.
Yuval
Are you thinking about adding a dimmer insted of the buttons?
Sadly this motor machanism doesn't support using a dimmer if I want the full power of it. I've tried using a dimmer with AC, but the torque in the lower speeds was too low for working.
Yuval
Neat project for the lockdown Yuval. Throwing is something I’ve often wanted to have a go at. Couple of questions, Is the motor going to have enough torque to turn the weight of wet clay & are you going to make a waterproof cover for the foot pedals and switch panel ?
Look forward to seeing some of your families projects in the future.
Stay safe my friend.
Regards from the U.K.
Geof
Thank you Geof! The motor is five time stronger then most throwing wheels motors (they are usually a quarter horse power, this is 1.25 horse power), remember, this was taken from a treadmill, so it was made to bear and move at least one person on a moving belt. I won't make a water proof cover for the pedals, since the current running through those is minuscule, they are not directly controlling the current to the motor, and I did make a cover for the switches, splash proof.
Yuval
Fantastic project, nicely done! Your speeds are MUCH too fast. You will throw clay all over your room.You could run two belts, one to an intermediate pulley (current small pulley to large diameter intermediate pulley) then a second belt from a small intermediate pulley to the current shaft under the wheel... Very creative.
Thank you Peter! Since I had just the one belt, and a limited number of bearings, it is what it is. When I'll be working again, soon I hope, and could afford to order some parts, I'll probably make a step down pulley like you suggested.
Yuval
Hi Yuval, I totally understand, I wish we could come and do the tour thing with you. Time will get us through this and you will be working soon. All the best from Ontario.
"it's 5 times faster than an original potters throwing wheel" ....... well, I guess there will be seen flying saucers in your area soon ;))
5 times stronger, and can be ran more then 20 times faster then your normal throwing wheel, but at the lower speeds it still inside the normal spinning speed for this type of machine :) Nothing flew off it, yet....
Yuval
@@yuvallahav Hahaha....good for you,yet...
But maybe you should turn it to full speed and host a new RUclips channel : Mysterious Objects above Italy :D
Haha ... I have visions of your wife looking at a pile of junk asking "What happened to my washing machine??? And where's the treadmill Yuval?" Stay safe. -Mike
p.s. Renaissance Man!! Will it be slow enough ?
Yeah Mike! When I was done and told her what I used to make it from, she said "I thought you said the treadmill was broken", to which I replied "It was, but a different piece of it was broken"... that was enough to calm her down ;) It's fast, but it's slow enough if you know what you're doing, which I don't, but I'm a quick study...
Yuval