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It's easy to do. Simply click here to return to Pottery Wheel Stories. Susan Hi if someone has a mold for wheel heads or manual I would appreciate and if anyone has used a steel wheel head I would appreciate the manufacturer name So excited to get started with my new purchase Thanks!! Frank Tomizuka Informational post: I bought a motorized Randall and wanted to use the motor but I throw leftie clockwise.

There is no reverse switch on the motor so I took it to an electric motor shop to see if they could do it.

The guy I saw said he wasn't sure but he would try. When I picked it up he said it worked and was easy. There were even instructions on how to reverse the motor inside the housing. He charged me 10 bucks. I must say that while the reversed motor works it chatters a bit because of the angle of the drive.

The motor is still in the way of your kicking foot and it does not work to just bolt the motor to the other side. I took it off and am just using it manually pedally. I have a Randall wheel for sale. Sep 11, Rating wheel head NEW by: Vicki I am trying to find a wheel head for my Randall kick wheel.

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I cannot find one anywhere online. It's been years Does anyone have a Flat Wheel Head they would be willing to spare This is my first Randall - I grew up with Brent and Lockerbie Wheels so want to start with familiar flat head and then maybe find a pan head to try it out I live in the great Northwest.

Lydia Ferwerda Wow, thanks for the link for the manual! Anyone looking to buy a Randall? Frank Tomizuka I recently bought a Randall Wheel produced. The potter's husband was an engineer who took very good care of the wheel and saved the whole manual. I shared it here: Marie Jess, I would really love a copy of the manual! Please let me know how to contact you?

Thank you so much! Luke Metz I am looking for a flat wheel head for my Randall I already have a cup head. Luke Metz I have a cup head on my Randall and would love to switch to a flat wheel head. Contact me a PotsByLuke gmail. Anonymous I have 2 Randall bat molds for sale. They are the 16" molds. I also have 4 or 5 rubber drive wheels for the motorized Randall wheel.

Anonymous I got plaster bat molds from Christopher Karg: He sells 2 mold sizes. The smaller size is the one I use most often. Anonymous Hello I just got a beautiful tractor seat Randall Kick Wheel with a place for a bat, but not bats. I would like to either get a wheelhead made or bats for this. I am not at all talented in the make-your-own-wheelhead department.

I appreciate any help so I can use this beautiful wheel. Thank you, Marcia in California. Jess I'm willing to make copies if anyone needs them. Jack D I am assuming you got this corrected long since but if not here you go. The wheel head on a Randal is tapered as is the shaft end.

The head just pushes down on the shaft and is help in place by friction. A god penetrating oil will usually help break it free. The first time you remove it after applying the penetrating oil you should use a pulley puller that has three jaws and is long and wide enough to grip under the head this method will remove the head with little difficulty. Auto parts store will likely loan you the puller.

Kick the wheel up to speed and the sand the rust and crap off the shaft. A cheep battery cleaning tool that has a tapered wire brush will help to buff out the hole in the head. Once you get is all cleaned up don't use too much oil on the head.

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I had one that was almost scrap when I got it and was able to completely restore it for under I loved that wheel wish I still had it. Melanie I've been considering selling my motorized Randall kick wheel. How would I determine the value? I understand that the motorized ones are hard to come by. Anonymous I learned on a Randall in college.

I moved and bought the bat molds years later. I have three sizes. I remember we made the bats on a formica counter to ensure a flat surface, using Crisco as a release. Now I use Murphys for that kind of thing. I also remember how much it hurt my forearm to sponge out the monster splash pan, after we had removed the final bat in the evening. I am located near Dallas, TX. If interested, please email marshalynn3 at earthlink dot net. Marsha I learned on a Randall in college. Mar 28, Rating Plaster mold by: In Missouri I ordered my plaster bat ring mold from a pottery store in Webster Groves, Missouri, called Krueger Pottery, I believe the mold is made for Thomas Stuart kick wheels, but it works on my Randall.

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Mar 26, Rating pins for randall wheel by: Your support helps to keep me adding new clips - thank you! Always better in the shade when drying. Here are some dinner plates I made the other day for another potter I work for. I thought I would make this one to show you how it's made but also to help out any up and coming potters. It take a lot of practice but I hope these simple steps help out! Throwing a plate on the pottery wheel can seem a bit daunting the first time you try it. Making a plate on the pottery wheel really isn't that hard; there are just a couple of details that have to be done right to make the process a lot easier.

Follow the plate throwing steps in this video to make it easier.

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Here is what most people struggle with at first when trying to throw a plate out of clay: My Mini-course, Pottery on the Wheel for Beginners. This short video covers the basics of throwing a plate on the potter's wheel- and an easy way to "cheat" to get the edge perfectly centered if you have an issue with that. One important thing I didn't emphasize in the video is the need to really compress the bottom several times. Lack of compression always results in "s" cracking in the bottom. If you want more specific information on other methods of throwing, or even just the beginning stages of centering, dropping, or opening, check out some of my other videos!

I am a high school ceramics teacher and occasionally digital arts too and I have my own pottery business I do from home on nights and weekends. Please stop by my Etsy shop https: I am a high school ceramics teacher and potter.

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I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; https: I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students!

Bill van Gilder shares great tips for throwing great plates on the pottery wheel. This video is excerpted from Bill's full-length DVD, which is available here: