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wheel off/hot weather tips

updated thu 23 jul 98

 

Lori Leary on wed 22 jul 98

Yes, it is possible (and sometimes scary!) to use squares for throwing
and trimming. Before I obtained a large round bat for trimming, I used
20x20 inch plywood squares for trimming larger pots. Worked fine, just
had to payy attention to what I was doing....

*BUT* I don't think I would do it naked....especially if I were a guy.

David Hendley wrote:
>
> It actually makes no difference if a wheelhead is a little
> eccentric. You still center the clay on the "true center" of any
> rotating shape. A square wheelhead would "work", but be
> very disconcerting and inconvient (and dangerous to stray fingers).


Tom Wirt wrote:
>
>I'm throwing naked./.......now what????

Lori L.
Pawleys Island, SC
lleary@sccoast.net