[Clayart] Wheels and Layout

[sumi]

Video about building an onggi wheel: 
http://www.theclawandthesea.com/read-me/

One of my students built a couple of these. She also says:
and we used the plans in the October 2014 Ceramics Monthly article by 
Ronald Shaw. It is titled The Onggi Wheel: A Modern Approach to an 
Ancient Tool.
The most difficult part was finding a welder to attach the steel rod to 
the fly wheel. The bearings were bought at bearings.com, table tops and 
most supplies from Lowe's or Home Depot.
The only change we made to the plans was in the spacers. We felt that 
the 1 1/4 schedule 40 PVC for the spacers was too wobbly and used wood 
dowels of a similar size instead. A big drill press is helpful, and 
clamps or big cinder blocks to glue the tops together. And a banding 
wheel to see if the tops are centered.

Sumi
>> On May 21, 2018, at 10:01 AM, Tim Fox <timmfox at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> Starting out to produce work in SoCal after a long hiatus. A few questions
>> for the group. Are there any good plans for a  or Onggi wheel? Do
>> any of y'all have any insights on studio designs? Layout and such. I'm
>> working with a space that is approx. 10' x 80' open air walls on both long
>> sides from North to south. Wind from the ocean to the west. Thanks.
> Hey Tim;
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> Back in the mid-sixties Jane Heald and I operated “The PotShop”,a studio for 64 members in Venice, CA. While not at the beach, we where four blocks from the Pacific Ocean, and on my lunch hour, I often went to a deli there which was open on the landward end, and also open via a garage door to the beach and Ocean. I always enjoyed a sweet breeze off the Ocean while I ate my Rye sandwich and drank my Dos Equis there. You might encourage that sea breeze to whistle through your studio from end to end.
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> Watch out for fast drying though, and change positions on your ware boards at least once.
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> Cheers, Hank Murrow
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