pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 8 may 03
Well too...the rule-of-thumb for Work Surfaces, (which could
include the surface of a Wheel head,) was for that surface
to be about the height of where one's knuckle flats would
be, if one is standing with arms straight down and one's
hand in an easy fist.
That was the deal with Blacksmith's Anvils, Cabinetmaker's
Benches and so on.
As that...
Sometimes one finds that a little higher works out
nicer...best to experiment and see.
Phil
el vee
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hendley"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 6:19 PM
Subject: Lean on Me (Throwing Standing Up)
> Eddie, and others interested in stand-up throwing,
> It is somewhat of a misnomer to talk about throwing
standing up.
> It is really throwing while leaning.
> Standing up is very tiring. Leaning is relaxing, plus if
you are
> leaning against something you have a brace for using your
weight
> to move the clay.
> It is also relaxing to stand and lean on one leg, so it is
no problem to
> have your other foot free to use for the speed control
pedal.
>
> Fortunately, the best article on the subject,
> 'To Sciatica and Back: A Potter's Journey' by John P.
Glick, is
> available free online at
> http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0008
> The article shows you how to design a proper back support
to lean
> against while throwing.
> It's not necessary to build a back support. I, for
example, lean against
> a shelving unit that is firmly anchored to the wall.
> It also works to have a table at the proper height that
you can
> kind of half way lean against and sit on, as Susan
Fox-Hirschmann
> suggested. At a workshop I did last week I arranged the
wheel so I
> could lean against a slab roller table, and the height was
just right
> for the half-sit half-lean. The table, of course, must be
heavy or
> bolted to the floor so it will not move.
>
> Most people like the top of the wheelhead in the
waist-to-bellybutton
> height range.
> For me, at 6 feet tall, that works out to about 18" added
to a Brent or
> Pacifica type wheel. The easiest way to add 18" is to set
the wheel
> on a concrete block (16") and a fire brick (2 1/2"). Once
you know the
> height you want you can build a more substantial and
permanent
> leg system.
>
> David Hendley
> Maydelle, Texas
> hendley@tyler.net
> http://www.farmpots.com
> (sorry, my web site is still temporary out of service)
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > To those of you that throw standing up: Do you use some
sort of back rest
> or
> > support so the clay doesn't "buck" you when you are
centering? I've tried
> > throwing standing and had trouble centering because I
couldn't get my
> weight
> > into the clay like I do when sitting.
> > Also--what height that works best for you in relation to
your waist or
> belly
> > button, etc.
> > Eddie Krieger
> > Abilene, Tx
> >
>
>
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David Hendley on thu 8 may 03
Eddie, and others interested in stand-up throwing,
It is somewhat of a misnomer to talk about throwing standing up.
It is really throwing while leaning.
Standing up is very tiring. Leaning is relaxing, plus if you are
leaning against something you have a brace for using your weight
to move the clay.
It is also relaxing to stand and lean on one leg, so it is no problem to
have your other foot free to use for the speed control pedal.
Fortunately, the best article on the subject,
'To Sciatica and Back: A Potter's Journey' by John P. Glick, is
available free online at
http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0008
The article shows you how to design a proper back support to lean
against while throwing.
It's not necessary to build a back support. I, for example, lean against
a shelving unit that is firmly anchored to the wall.
It also works to have a table at the proper height that you can
kind of half way lean against and sit on, as Susan Fox-Hirschmann
suggested. At a workshop I did last week I arranged the wheel so I
could lean against a slab roller table, and the height was just right
for the half-sit half-lean. The table, of course, must be heavy or
bolted to the floor so it will not move.
Most people like the top of the wheelhead in the waist-to-bellybutton
height range.
For me, at 6 feet tall, that works out to about 18" added to a Brent or
Pacifica type wheel. The easiest way to add 18" is to set the wheel
on a concrete block (16") and a fire brick (2 1/2"). Once you know the
height you want you can build a more substantial and permanent
leg system.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
(sorry, my web site is still temporary out of service)
----- Original Message -----
> To those of you that throw standing up: Do you use some sort of back rest
or
> support so the clay doesn't "buck" you when you are centering? I've tried
> throwing standing and had trouble centering because I couldn't get my
weight
> into the clay like I do when sitting.
> Also--what height that works best for you in relation to your waist or
belly
> button, etc.
> Eddie Krieger
> Abilene, Tx
>
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