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randall or not?

updated mon 26 jul 10

 

Monica Wright on thu 22 jul 10


Ok, so we have two seemingly identical wheels here.=3DA0 The first is adver=
ti=3D
sed as =3D0Aan Alpine wheel.=3DA0 The second is advertised as a Randall whe=
el.=3D
=3DA0 They both look =3D0Aalmost exactly the same.=3DA0 The flywheel looks =
way to=3D
o small in both to be =3D0ARandall's.=3DA0 I always remembered them to be m=
uch =3D
more substansial.=3DA0 So... what do =3D0Awe have here?=3D0A=3D0Ahttp://cgi=
.ebay.co=3D
m/Pottery-Wheel-/190420021749?cmd=3D3DViewItem&pt=3D3DLH_DefaultDomain_0&ha=
sh=3D
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ottery-W=3D
heel-Model-K-Kit-/130412346554?cmd=3D3DViewItem&pt=3D3DLH_DefaultDomain_0&h=
ash=3D
=3D3Ditem1e5d2e7cba=3D0A

Marcia Selsor on fri 23 jul 10


Monica,
The Randall wheel is motorized. It also has a smaller fly wheel which =3D
makes sense if it is motorized.
If you measure the 2 x6 that the Alpine is sitting on and the 1 x 6 on =3D
the pallet, I think you will find the Alpine flywheel is larger by =3D
almost 6 inches.
Marcia
On Jul 22, 2010, at 8:01 PM, Monica Wright wrote:

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Marcia Selsor
http://www.marciaselsor.com
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