i grew up in a pottery and i wasn't ever good at throwing, however i will say that if your wheel is at all off-centre then you're making your life 10x as difficult. get something heavy to be the actual wheel itself, like a steel plate, then the inertia in the plate will smooth out any minor inconsistencies in speed and make balancing inconsistencies impossible to ignore.
I fixed the wobble after recording this but I haven't fixed the speed control. I zip tied a bunch of weights to the thing and that helped the inertia issue... until a zip tie broke and it all flew apart catastrophically. That was exciting.
That’s quite impressive I must say. You brought that thing out of old junk, which I always think is cool. The vessels are looking good, it’s a difficult mastery that pottery wheel...
I love this! I’ve also used the outer washer cabinet shells to make some really cool rolling tool/parts cabinets for my bike shop: swap in a frame made from bed rails (perfectly legit angle iron), beautiful wood drawers, 1/2” thick rubber stall mat for the top, quality 3” castors, tool drawer liner, painted it “oil rubbed bronze,” and because I had or found most of the stuff for free, just makes it extra glorious.
I just started making a 2 X 72 belt grinder and those treadmill motors would work fantastic in one of those. Strong motor, variable speed, the motor controller in with the treadmill, and they can be had for free if you look hard enough!
Could you use a foot pedal from an old sewing machine to control the speed? But other than that and a proper stand to mount it to, it looks good. 😁 really like the splash guard idea
Paul... My 2 cents to you. Go to some stores that sell beds and ask for old bed frames or look for them on craigslist. That makes for free or cheap angle iron. Also go to goodwill store or some other thrift store and get a used large plastic cutting board. The white nylon type ones are about 1/2 inch thick. Great video...
I have a GE that broke where the small part ( spindle? ) holds one side of the belt. I guess the part that actually turns the larger wheel. I thought about making a kick wheel out of the washing machine. I came across your channel when I was looking for someone who has tried this. thank you for doing this video.
@@PaulsGarage I found some cheap steel in weyauwega WI. LMK if you want the information. It is all new stock and about the 1/3 the cost of a scrap yard.
Cool contraption you got there! I took a few pottery classes years ago. I'd recommend a smaller diameter splash guard so you can hug it with your knees. Then you can stabilize your elbows on your knees and it'll be much easier to center the clay. Pretty cool way repurpose a washer! Wonder if you could make a ball mill from a front load, you could "mull" casting sand and make gunpowder!
From 3 years in highschool ceramics I'd recommend a wire tool a wood tool and a few ribs to start out with. For speed control maybe try wiring a dimmer switch into an extension cord and see how that does. I tried that for controlling fan speed in my foundry torch.
You can place an insulation pipe wrap on top of the splash guard this will make a cushion for your hand. Also put sewing machine motor with pedal that works with speed control. Overall you did a great try.
Oh my gosh, this was so AMAZEBALLS! I loved watching this process and journey, and honestly made a pretty alright backyard fabrication pottery wheel. Best potter's origin story ever! I look forward to checking out more of your videos. ^_^
thanks! it works sooooo much better now that i have a speed control. Not great like those shimpos, but it has dramatically reduced the incidence of pots exploding and covering me with slip, so i'm calling that a win. so when do the instructional pottery videos start? ;)
@@PaulsGarage Lol yeah speed control is a must. How recent was the speed control addition? A win indeed! And I've thought about tutorial style videos lol it's been bouncing around the old noggin for a while now lol
Adding the speed control was probably a month/3 weeks ago? I dont remember exactly. Before that I reduced the voltage making it slower than the video but still too fast. Problem is the speed control doesnt vary speed, its voltage, and if I add a load it slows down. Really only a problem when centering/coneing. The scooter chain drive is also super noisy and a bit off center so it shakes, but not terrible. Oh and the controller is a knob off to the side, no foot control so it gets a bit sketchy lol but hey it beats no pottery wheel!
you look very proud in the end. I would probably just screw this up beyond repair. So i would stick to buying stuff. Congratz to you. And happy christmas ...
Brilliant idea! Only thing is, speed control is essential... if it can't be controlled by a foot pedal like a regular wheel then a switch with slower speeds might do. But I know nothing about engineering to be able to say how to do that :)
I have ideas for that actually. As a last resort I can buy a scooter speed controller with a foot pedal controller from an electric scooter place designed to work with this motor and voltage, but I'll do that only if I cant figure out a different method. That would remove the challenge!
@@dfross87 Not a great idea. Those work by inserting resistors in series with the fan, which means that a large amount of power is wasted, and a lot of heat produced. A PWM controller is much more elegant, and they're pretty cheap on Amazon. make sure it's a DC PWM, not an AC one.
And now you have the potential of even more projects! Isn’t it fun crafting your own equipment and using them? As a smith I just love it all! Smithing opened up woodworking and casting and and and.......
You could've tested the washing machine motor, if I was correct it was a universal motor and if it was it works also on DC. So theoretically you could arduino control it using an H-bridge. I'm gonna make a video about that. Hope you didn't throw it away
You know I didnt check it out personally. The boss man said the motor was shot and he would know, so I believe him. The motor board could be bad or the motor itself. Either way GE wanted too much for the replacement (on a bad washer) and the customer opted to buy a new one. We only replace parts on customer machines with OEM stuff from the manufacturer for insurance reasons, so this was heading to the scrapper. I'll check it out, I still have all the stuff in the garage.
@@PaulsGarage Please do keep the motor. You can folow the instructions for checking it with a battery here: ua-cam.com/video/M1IWJfKequQ/v-deo.html some people also made some cool stuff with it like a motorized bicycle: ua-cam.com/video/9-o_QaJXj8Y/v-deo.html
I'm really liking your channel educational fun and a great escape from politics. By the way I had to rewrite my comment because voice typing made some serious typos. To everyone that reads this be careful when you use voice typing.
@Paul's Garage I found some cheap steel in weyauwega WI. LMK if you want the information. It is all new stock and about the 1/3 the cost of a scrap yard.
Hi Paul, I am determined to make a potter wheel on following your lead 😊. Any idea on the age of your GE washer? Some of the take part UA-cam for GE washers show a different pulley system. When did GE stop using the one big pulley at the bottom of the shaft? I need to know the year of the change up. Diann in St Paul. Thanks,, This video was so ingenious and very humorous. I WANT TO MAKE ONE ALSO 😊❤😂
Not sure the age, it could be 15 years old or so? not sure. I ended up using this wheel for about 6 months before buying a Shimpo VL-Lite, and honestly I wish i had done that sooner. It was fun turning the washer into a pottery wheel, but for making pottery, it's hard to beat a regular one. If you want to build a pottery wheel i would suggest a kick wheel, which I have a video on also. I like that one more.
If your motto is "I'll go with the process that looks the most ridiculous" I would recommend getting approval from your wife before doing any home improvement projects.
Great job! I just had the same idea and wanted to see if it could be done :) how come you didn’t use the motor from the washing machine? Was it broken? Or does it not work for this purpose?
Hi great video. Would the original washing machine motor be too strong? I ask because I have an extra washing machine (older) and I really want to make a pottery wheel for zero euro 🇮🇹. I'd be very grateful for a response. Thanks again for your videos 👍
The pot exploded because it was spinning too fast. You need speed control. To achieve that without wasting power (or too much power) you need a DC PWM controller. Fortunately Amazon is full of them. Here's an example: www.amazon.com/RioRand-7-80V-Motor-Controller-Switch/dp/B071NQ5G71/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1546729501&sr=8-5&keywords=dc+pwm And if you need more than 80V/30A you can find plenty others. (edit) In fact you know what, I have a few DC PWMs laying around, I'll just send Paul one. It's only 20 amps but should be enough.
Nice carpet cleaner. I have one of those. Use a potentiometer to adjust the speed. ( edit again) or use a tig foot pedal or your wife's sewing machine foot pedal
I looked into that, a potentiometer might not like the amperage going through there, I dont want to butcher my tig foot pedal, but I do have an old style sewing machine foot controller coming from a family member. That might work
👍 Is a 6v motorcycle battery in the forecast? So did yuh keep a few rags handy when you practiced throwing clay, or did Sarah get mad and make you wash the door knob? I'm glad you got the hot spatter in your ears problem solved. 🙃
Fun fact, the door knob is still covered in dry clay 🤣 the issue with a 6v battery is the lack of torque. At 12 volts the speed is slower, but it has less torque and slows quite a bit when I try to center the clay. 6 volts would be slower which I want, but I suspect it wouldnt have the power to keep spinning if I try to move the clay. What I need is a pedal to control power on demand, or maybe gear it to be slower and higher torque. Haven't had time to mess with it though.
@@PaulsGarage Can you get your hands on an old-school electric (not electronic) DC speed controller with a rheostat? I'm not sure if anyone makes them anymore, but I'm pretty sure you can get a schematic and probably the requisite parts. Better get busy cleaning that door knob, I hear your couch isn't too comfortable. 😎
The post apocaliptic inventor made time ago a video on wiring woshing machine to work as a DC motor. May be original motor of washing machine is more suitable than the scooter
Told ya it was too fast! lol. Not as fast as I thought tho. I thought it would just throw the clay off when you turned it on. And you cut the circle exactly as I expected you to. As you were screwing the plywood on I thought to myself... Just turn in on and get out the angle grinder!! IDK if you should take comfort in the fact that I had the same idea.... Or if it should make you rethink your entire existence... probably the rethinking one... BUT THATS NO FUN!!
i have built a chicken thing out of a washing machine before... full disclosure, it doesnt work properly. i always found it very important to have a clean result while butchering animals, the cleaner the job the better the food - that beeing said, tell your friend to look into wax feather removal, thats small pellets, most likely beeswax or something else food safe, dip it in, peel it off, what works for womens primary sex organs cant be wrong for chicken. takes a bit of time, but most likely your friend wont do more than 5 chickens at once anyways so maybe worth a shot. he can build a nice firepit out of the old drum and cook the chicken on it, that would be better :P
This was so long ago I don't have the file or the pottery wheel anymore. It ended up in a dumpster and I bought a Shimpo wheel that works so much better
@@PaulsGarage awww sucks thanks for the fast reply. I am using inspiration from this video and doing the same thing using the original motor and adding a speed control dial. The print seems pretty straightforward just wanted to take the easy way out.
think you could use a lot of those side panels for sheetmetal , though you do need to get the paint off the plastic sheet off the drum looks use able too good idea for the scooter motor , at least it isnt that strong it will stop before the torq takes youre arms of think the speed is too high might need to take one of the batteries away and try half the power and now i have to clean up............ think he still would have his eyesight if he slaps his wife on the but with those hands ,,,, they be mostly clean though
I actually cut the part where I talk about the panels, video was too long :( in a nutshell the panels are galvanized and ceramic coated or epoxied, just too much work to strip it clean for 4 sq ft of bad steel. The sides are stamped with patterns, too. Most appliances are that way, unfortunately
You just created a giant centrifuge capable of centrifuging gallons of liquids and you decide to make a pottery spinner. Interesting where smart peoples minds go.
I have a GE that broke where the small part ( spindle? ) holds one side of the belt. I guess the part that actually turns the larger wheel. I thought about making a kick wheel out of the washing machine. I came across your channel when I was looking for someone who has tried this. thank you for doing this video.
i grew up in a pottery and i wasn't ever good at throwing, however i will say that if your wheel is at all off-centre then you're making your life 10x as difficult. get something heavy to be the actual wheel itself, like a steel plate, then the inertia in the plate will smooth out any minor inconsistencies in speed and make balancing inconsistencies impossible to ignore.
I fixed the wobble after recording this but I haven't fixed the speed control. I zip tied a bunch of weights to the thing and that helped the inertia issue... until a zip tie broke and it all flew apart catastrophically. That was exciting.
that sounds hilarious, hope the damage wasn't too bad.
Love a good stone thrown at Bethesda in the middle of something 100% unrelated. Man I like your channel :D
Also, the pots look pretty great to my untrained eye
That’s quite impressive I must say. You brought that thing out of old junk, which I always think is cool. The vessels are looking good, it’s a difficult mastery that pottery wheel...
Glad you like my future crucible maker :D
Great! my old potters wheel motor blew after a lot of trial and error I fitted a DC washing machine motor and a new controller - works a treat!!
What did you use for newcontroller?
I love this! I’ve also used the outer washer cabinet shells to make some really cool rolling tool/parts cabinets for my bike shop: swap in a frame made from bed rails (perfectly legit angle iron), beautiful wood drawers, 1/2” thick rubber stall mat for the top, quality 3” castors, tool drawer liner, painted it “oil rubbed bronze,” and because I had or found most of the stuff for free, just makes it extra glorious.
I just started making a 2 X 72 belt grinder and those treadmill motors would work fantastic in one of those.
Strong motor, variable speed, the motor controller in with the treadmill, and they can be had for free if you look hard enough!
Could you use a foot pedal from an old sewing machine to control the speed? But other than that and a proper stand to mount it to, it looks good. 😁 really like the splash guard idea
Paul... My 2 cents to you. Go to some stores that sell beds and ask for old bed frames or look for them on craigslist. That makes for free or cheap angle iron. Also go to goodwill store or some other thrift store and get a used large plastic cutting board. The white nylon type ones are about 1/2 inch thick. Great video...
This is why I watch your channel! Your creations are almost as crazy as mine.... 😄
Keep up the awesomeness!
Not a bad idea. Once you find a foot pedal for speed control you will have it.
Old sewing machine?
I was just thinking about it
Brilliant work.... you just turned a load of old ******** into a real potters wheel.... You sir, are a genius!
Merry Christmas.
I have a GE that broke where the small part ( spindle? ) holds one side of the belt. I guess the part that actually turns the larger wheel.
I thought about making a kick wheel out of the washing machine.
I came across your channel when I was looking for someone who has tried this. thank you for doing this video.
How fun. Nice job bud
Thanks!
@@PaulsGarage I found some cheap steel in weyauwega WI. LMK if you want the information. It is all new stock and about the 1/3 the cost of a scrap yard.
Cool contraption you got there! I took a few pottery classes years ago. I'd recommend a smaller diameter splash guard so you can hug it with your knees. Then you can stabilize your elbows on your knees and it'll be much easier to center the clay. Pretty cool way repurpose a washer! Wonder if you could make a ball mill from a front load, you could "mull" casting sand and make gunpowder!
From 3 years in highschool ceramics I'd recommend a wire tool a wood tool and a few ribs to start out with. For speed control maybe try wiring a dimmer switch into an extension cord and see how that does. I tried that for controlling fan speed in my foundry torch.
Jack Pfister a regular dimmer won't work because those are good for AC only and he's using a DC motor with batteries. A DC PWM controller would work.
@@stamasd8500 The fan I used plugged into a wall socket, wouldn't that make it an ac motor?
Jack Pfister Your fan yes. But Paul uses a DC motor. A dimmer will not work for a DC motor.
It makes me really happy to see this channel growing. You put alot of time and effort into this and I hope it makes you rich fo real!
I love this channel with a passion. It perfectly captures my thought process when making anything
I'm glad! Trying to weld stuff to other stuff to make different is the best kind of build process, in my opinion
You can place an insulation pipe wrap on top of the splash guard this will make a cushion for your hand.
Also put sewing machine motor with pedal that works with speed control.
Overall you did a great try.
Now all you're missing is the ghost of Patrick Swayze to guide your hands.
Nah those ghosts charge a fortune, hes not in the budget right now unfortunately
Good morning, God bless you, and have a good day.
Oh my gosh, this was so AMAZEBALLS! I loved watching this process and journey, and honestly made a pretty alright backyard fabrication pottery wheel. Best potter's origin story ever! I look forward to checking out more of your videos. ^_^
thanks! it works sooooo much better now that i have a speed control. Not great like those shimpos, but it has dramatically reduced the incidence of pots exploding and covering me with slip, so i'm calling that a win. so when do the instructional pottery videos start? ;)
@@PaulsGarage Lol yeah speed control is a must. How recent was the speed control addition? A win indeed! And I've thought about tutorial style videos lol it's been bouncing around the old noggin for a while now lol
Adding the speed control was probably a month/3 weeks ago? I dont remember exactly. Before that I reduced the voltage making it slower than the video but still too fast. Problem is the speed control doesnt vary speed, its voltage, and if I add a load it slows down. Really only a problem when centering/coneing. The scooter chain drive is also super noisy and a bit off center so it shakes, but not terrible. Oh and the controller is a knob off to the side, no foot control so it gets a bit sketchy lol but hey it beats no pottery wheel!
you look very proud in the end. I would probably just screw this up beyond repair. So i would stick to buying stuff. Congratz to you. And happy christmas ...
Brilliant idea! Only thing is, speed control is essential... if it can't be controlled by a foot pedal like a regular wheel then a switch with slower speeds might do. But I know nothing about engineering to be able to say how to do that :)
I have ideas for that actually. As a last resort I can buy a scooter speed controller with a foot pedal controller from an electric scooter place designed to work with this motor and voltage, but I'll do that only if I cant figure out a different method. That would remove the challenge!
@@PaulsGarage While reading Lee's comment, I thought about a sewing machine foot peddle controller thingymajig?
If you're willing to only have a few fixed speeds, pinch the fan controller out of a car.
@@dfross87 Not a great idea. Those work by inserting resistors in series with the fan, which means that a large amount of power is wasted, and a lot of heat produced. A PWM controller is much more elegant, and they're pretty cheap on Amazon. make sure it's a DC PWM, not an AC one.
Perfectly true, but that doesn't keep with the theme of this build. Also, it's not hard to acquire a fan controller for free from a wrecker's.
That was an interesting build sir!
Thanks! I'm shocked it works
And now you have the potential of even more projects! Isn’t it fun crafting your own equipment and using them? As a smith I just love it all! Smithing opened up woodworking and casting and and and.......
That was so goofy a video I was instantly converted into a loyal fan!
Paul always enjoy the content brother keep up the great work!
You could've tested the washing machine motor, if I was correct it was a universal motor and if it was it works also on DC. So theoretically you could arduino control it using an H-bridge. I'm gonna make a video about that. Hope you didn't throw it away
I think he mentioned the motor was blown, that's why he was using the scooter to power it
@@danistador yes indeed, just was wondering if the board was blown off instead of the motor.
You know I didnt check it out personally. The boss man said the motor was shot and he would know, so I believe him. The motor board could be bad or the motor itself. Either way GE wanted too much for the replacement (on a bad washer) and the customer opted to buy a new one. We only replace parts on customer machines with OEM stuff from the manufacturer for insurance reasons, so this was heading to the scrapper. I'll check it out, I still have all the stuff in the garage.
@@PaulsGarage Please do keep the motor. You can folow the instructions for checking it with a battery here: ua-cam.com/video/M1IWJfKequQ/v-deo.html
some people also made some cool stuff with it like a motorized bicycle: ua-cam.com/video/9-o_QaJXj8Y/v-deo.html
It could also be a great starting point for a jigger jolley machine... if you find yourself further down the line with ceramics.
"what could possiblay go wrong?!" 😂 subscribed! bosh!
SPEED CONTROL A MUST
You could.use the switch of a dimmable led downlight for voltage control
I'm really liking your channel educational fun and a great escape from politics. By the way I had to rewrite my comment because voice typing made some serious typos. To everyone that reads this be careful when you use voice typing.
Now i get why paul is making this thing! Those electric kilns he got last vid
Exactly!
I'm guessing he wants to make his own crucibles.
Bingo! Molds, too.
@@PaulsGarage If you don't already have it, you may want "The Complete Book of Pottery Making" by John B. Kenny.
Paul's Garage ahah. I really like the idea of making somthing out of junk. I do it myself to 😃
That thing on the bolt is called a flange for those who don't know.
@Paul's Garage I found some cheap steel in weyauwega WI. LMK if you want the information. It is all new stock and about the 1/3 the cost of a scrap yard.
“Which brings us to the woodworking portion of this washing machine razor scooter pottery wheel” 😂🤣
Hi Paul,
I am determined to make a potter wheel on following your lead 😊. Any idea on the age of your GE washer? Some of the take part UA-cam for GE washers show a different pulley system. When did GE stop using the one big pulley at the bottom of the shaft? I need to know the year of the change up. Diann in St Paul. Thanks,, This video was so ingenious and very humorous. I WANT TO MAKE ONE ALSO 😊❤😂
Not sure the age, it could be 15 years old or so? not sure. I ended up using this wheel for about 6 months before buying a Shimpo VL-Lite, and honestly I wish i had done that sooner. It was fun turning the washer into a pottery wheel, but for making pottery, it's hard to beat a regular one. If you want to build a pottery wheel i would suggest a kick wheel, which I have a video on also. I like that one more.
This video needs more 1990's Demi Moore (=
I can get my wife out here, does that count? XD
@@PaulsGarage depends on the camera angle and music.
CHAIN GUARD!
For the love of god! Before that thing takes your manhood, fit a chain guard!
Great video.
Keep up the good work.
Looking at this project makes me think of a muller, how is your petrobond doing?
Wild ride
If your motto is "I'll go with the process that looks the most ridiculous" I would recommend getting approval from your wife before doing any home improvement projects.
Nah, its fiiiine! Purple drapes and hot pink carpets and those beaded doors, it looks great!
that first tornado pot was awesome! are you making a kiln from an easy bake oven next? ;-)
Haha nah I was given a couple kilns. My next idea that I might try is making my own clay crucibles, but I need thermal shock resistant clay for that.
Great job! I just had the same idea and wanted to see if it could be done :) how come you didn’t use the motor from the washing machine? Was it broken? Or does it not work for this purpose?
Hi great video. Would the original washing machine motor be too strong? I ask because I have an extra washing machine (older) and I really want to make a pottery wheel for zero euro 🇮🇹. I'd be very grateful for a response. Thanks again for your videos 👍
Hahahaha I see...you have"screwing around days" in American school 🤣😅
what the watage of the razor scooter motor ?
i got a 100watt 24v motor found in 1 of these similar scooter lying around for year
13:21 "This way i can work out all the bugs, or just release it to the public.
I'M LOOKING AT YOU BETHESDA!"
Hahaha, epic!
Did you say scrap shed😃😃😃I only have access to scrap bin you have a whole shed. 😳😳😳😃😃
11:29 might be the biggest mouthful known to mankind
it was a bit wordy yes lol
The pot exploded because it was spinning too fast. You need speed control. To achieve that without wasting power (or too much power) you need a DC PWM controller. Fortunately Amazon is full of them. Here's an example: www.amazon.com/RioRand-7-80V-Motor-Controller-Switch/dp/B071NQ5G71/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1546729501&sr=8-5&keywords=dc+pwm
And if you need more than 80V/30A you can find plenty others.
(edit) In fact you know what, I have a few DC PWMs laying around, I'll just send Paul one. It's only 20 amps but should be enough.
Lol it's way to fast . Lol . great job brother super fun to watch . thanks for the video
This is awesome!
Awesome project. Unfortunately I'm still at the Play-Doh skill level
Not bad at all 👌🏼
That was hilarious...you can make me one next !!
Nice carpet cleaner. I have one of those. Use a potentiometer to adjust the speed. ( edit again) or use a tig foot pedal or your wife's sewing machine foot pedal
I looked into that, a potentiometer might not like the amperage going through there, I dont want to butcher my tig foot pedal, but I do have an old style sewing machine foot controller coming from a family member. That might work
@@PaulsGarage you dont have to hack your foot pedal, get the sockets to fit and wire to suit the pedal. That's if all else fails.
Awesome! :)
A normal light dimming switch should work as a speed control.
I think there's an AC DC issue there.
Hey love your channel
Great videos Paul.
No pretentious crap here. 😀👍
Hard to be pretentious bolting a scooter to a washing machine!
Maaaann, you're hilarious !!
👍 Is a 6v motorcycle battery in the forecast? So did yuh keep a few rags handy when you practiced throwing clay, or did Sarah get mad and make you wash the door knob? I'm glad you got the hot spatter in your ears problem solved. 🙃
Fun fact, the door knob is still covered in dry clay 🤣 the issue with a 6v battery is the lack of torque. At 12 volts the speed is slower, but it has less torque and slows quite a bit when I try to center the clay. 6 volts would be slower which I want, but I suspect it wouldnt have the power to keep spinning if I try to move the clay. What I need is a pedal to control power on demand, or maybe gear it to be slower and higher torque. Haven't had time to mess with it though.
@@PaulsGarage Can you get your hands on an old-school electric (not electronic) DC speed controller with a rheostat? I'm not sure if anyone makes them anymore, but I'm pretty sure you can get a schematic and probably the requisite parts. Better get busy cleaning that door knob, I hear your couch isn't too comfortable. 😎
A couple of videos by another UA-camr, Jeremy Fielding, might help you. He numbers his, so look at 019 & 059.
@@PaulsGarage If the two 6 volt batteries are hooked up in parallel would that not increase the amperage to the motor and increase the torque?
Turn it on it’s side and You finished the lathe hahaha
The post apocaliptic inventor made time ago a video on wiring woshing machine to work as a DC motor. May be original motor of washing machine is more suitable than the scooter
Cut circle out of a large plastic cutting board to throw the mud on. This is the extent of my pottery knowledge and I am just guessing.
That's a good idea, I hadn't thought about using a cutting board
Told ya it was too fast! lol. Not as fast as I thought tho. I thought it would just throw the clay off when you turned it on. And you cut the circle exactly as I expected you to. As you were screwing the plywood on I thought to myself... Just turn in on and get out the angle grinder!! IDK if you should take comfort in the fact that I had the same idea.... Or if it should make you rethink your entire existence... probably the rethinking one... BUT THATS NO FUN!!
lmaoooo "lookin at you bethesda"
great video!!
Now you have the world's loudest way too fast potter's wheel
Hahaha... Great comedy 👌👍
Remember no preorders my brothers
You got that right!
Paul's Garage awww so I can't preorder a pottery wheel from you?
I get the feeling that this is going to be a very permanent "temporary" solution.
The casting flasks arent, I need those to cast stuff, but the rest of the temporary solutions are probably permenant
My toxic trait is that I wanna marry a man like this...but I also wanna be a man like this😒
i have built a chicken thing out of a washing machine before... full disclosure, it doesnt work properly.
i always found it very important to have a clean result while butchering animals, the cleaner the job the better the food - that beeing said, tell your friend to look into wax feather removal, thats small pellets, most likely beeswax or something else food safe, dip it in, peel it off, what works for womens primary sex organs cant be wrong for chicken. takes a bit of time, but most likely your friend wont do more than 5 chickens at once anyways so maybe worth a shot. he can build a nice firepit out of the old drum and cook the chicken on it, that would be better :P
Chain wiggles a little bit, "Chain is too loose", over-tightens it, GRIND, GRIND, GRIND, says nothing.
Would you be willing share the 3d print file?
This was so long ago I don't have the file or the pottery wheel anymore. It ended up in a dumpster and I bought a Shimpo wheel that works so much better
@@PaulsGarage awww sucks thanks for the fast reply. I am using inspiration from this video and doing the same thing using the original motor and adding a speed control dial. The print seems pretty straightforward just wanted to take the easy way out.
think you could use a lot of those side panels for sheetmetal , though you do need to get the paint off
the plastic sheet off the drum looks use able too
good idea for the scooter motor , at least it isnt that strong it will stop before the torq takes youre arms of
think the speed is too high might need to take one of the batteries away and try half the power
and now i have to clean up............ think he still would have his eyesight if he slaps his wife on the but with those hands ,,,, they be mostly clean though
I actually cut the part where I talk about the panels, video was too long :( in a nutshell the panels are galvanized and ceramic coated or epoxied, just too much work to strip it clean for 4 sq ft of bad steel. The sides are stamped with patterns, too. Most appliances are that way, unfortunately
0:52 the what does what where now?! O_O
0_O.
You just created a giant centrifuge capable of centrifuging gallons of liquids and you decide to make a pottery spinner. Interesting where smart peoples minds go.
Bro. Too soon on the epic Bethesda burn ouch
Sadly the pla printed part won’t last long with water exposure.
All the sooner I can print a bigger one then!
@@PaulsGarage If you make a new one maybe large enough for your wheel!?
@@PaulsGarage or you could pull out the furnace and cast one and while your at it cast s throwing wheel.
@@PaulsGarage Cast the part in aluminium!
Mark Shymanski the aluminum is bound to corrode because wet clay is slightly alkaline. Aluminum doesn't like that. Bronze OTOH...
He said shaft
Hole Hole Hole or Ho Ho Ho
Say what now ?!
Hahaha
teach to fire this clay for mating pottery.
But I dont know what I'm doing lol
Since when has that ever stopped you posting videos about stuff?!?
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What no Agitator! you are not a youtuber LOL
I'll admit it, I don't want my clothes to be THAT clean!
It's too fast.. lol. duh. :D
I have a GE that broke where the small part ( spindle? ) holds one side of the belt. I guess the part that actually turns the larger wheel.
I thought about making a kick wheel out of the washing machine.
I came across your channel when I was looking for someone who has tried this. thank you for doing this video.