Hints and Ideas for Potters

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Add a Speed Limit Screw

How I avoiding throwing my work off the wheel when I accidently step on the speed control on an electric potter's wheel.

I got annoyed by having one too many pots fly off the wheel accidently.  Now I can easily set the speed limit to fit the size of the piece.

How to do it

Drill a hole in the top of the foot pedal and thread it.  Put a wood block unter to protect the lower housing as you drill. 

If you haven't done this kind of repair work, your hometown hardware person sells the simple hand  tools and parts needed.  Print this page and take it to the store with you.  I use a bolt that is 1.5 inches long and 0.25 inches in diameter.  A wing nut locks it in place.  Once installed, no tools are needed to quickly set any maximum speed. 

• Hint #1:  Potter's Wheel Speed Limit
• Hint #2:  Firing Stacks of Greenware Plates
• Hint #3:  Setting the cone packs in the kiln.
• Hint #4:  Preventing Stuck Lids with Lid Wax
• Hint #5:  Preventing Warped & Cracked Tile 
• Hint #6:  Preventing Cracked Slab Boxes

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