Amazon Pottery Wheel Unboxing and Using Review: NantFun Brand
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This video is in response to an email inquiring I received from NantFun Brand which sells these on Amazon. I often receive inquiries about the quality of these little wheels, and thought this would be a good chance to see how they work for myself. I have no opinion on longevity of the wheel, as I have only used it for the one session thusfar.
Although the one I show is blue, they are available in other colors.
I received the wheel as compensation for shooting the video. I receive no commission from NantFun, but if you use the following link, it is my associate’s link on Amazon to receive a small commission. amzn.to/3I2hxEu
You will find that the NantFun store on Amazon sells accessories as well.
I was impressed with the right out of the box ability to use the wheel. I attached the feet, and the hand lever. I opted to raise mine to standing height, as I don’t like to be hunched over when throwing- my back doesn’t appreciate it. It came with one bat that has protruding pins, and the wheel head has three holes. It had a few tools that came with it as well.
My one concern upon using it was the lack of control at slow speeds. It went from medium speed to off. This is a concern if you are trying to spin slowly for refinement.
One thing I will say, is one you look at the product photos on Amazon, not one shows someone throwing ON THIS WHEEL. The only photo that shows someone on this particular wheel is actually photoshopped, as the clay is completely off center on the bat.
For a video which shows HOW TO USE THIS WHEEL WITHOUT A BAT, check out this video, where I show alternative and makeshift bat ideas: • Using Bats and Makeshi...
For a video showing the trimming of the pots on this wheel check out this video: • Trimming Pot Bottoms o...
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Hi Karen my first wheel I got was from Wish. It was almost identical to that one. The handle on mine threaded into the shaft of the pedal to a threaded hole.
I also had trouble with one of the feet having buggered up threads. And my splash pan foes not come off. I got no toold or Batts i drilled bat pin holes and ordered small batts for it. I upgraded to a speedball artista i got that was used.
The littel wheel works fine except for almost sitting on the ground to use it.
Thanke for another great video. I look forward to yours when they come out.
Thanks for the add to the the review Allen!! Glad you upgraded! The Artista wheels are nice little guys! I have one that’s probably 15 years old and still working fine!
I bought this same model a couple years ago. It may be under a different brand name but same machine. I found smaller pieces were perfect for this model. Larger never seemed to be manageable for me. I ended up building a plywood stand about 6” to set on the floor to raise the height so I could use while sitting on a stool. Works great. I didn’t get a batt with mine, but I did make small pins and drilled 3 holes to thread them in and made plywood batts with holes to fit over the pins. So far so good, but I only make teapots and cups and plates. I use it to learn on and one day I will upgrade. I think this is perfect for someone who wants to just play around or decide if they want to stick with pottery. Not too big of an investment. I got lucky and have no thumping. Definitely had to make stops for the feet so it wouldn’t slide off my 6” stand. Highly recommend for just learning or hobbyists. Does great when trimming also. One thing I did notice was my basin slides in grooves under the wheel and stays put pretty well. If I miss that groove under the wheel, it slides around alot.
I did the same, made a 6" base and attached it to the base, added new adjustable feet and also earthed the power supply lol 👩🔧... little dangerous my one... the fuse holder also does nothing on mine, its not connected
Wow- not connected?! Yikes!
Maybe it would have been cheaper to buy a designated taller and heavier wheel! This does not look heavy enough to take much momentum, good luck though.
Big fan of my Skutt wheel! 😉
I feel like this would be good for banding or glazing or spin art! I bought a used wheel and it is an oldie but can handle a ton of clay! Problem with mine is the foot pedal goes from on to medium and nothing in-between! A new pedal is almost 500.00 and I paid 300.00 for the wheel! And I just have to say what an awesome way to get a bat to stick to the wheel!! And… I love your hair!!!
I bought a competitor Vevor specifically to use as a powered banding wheel.
Excellent!
Thanks for your review! Lots of good info. I got a mini wheel and it sure has its own learning curve! All the best in 2023!
DOES THE blue thing come with it. i have the same one but havent tried it yet , trying to find a comfortable position for it.
I assume you mean the blue bat? Yes- I think this was the one where it had the odd three bat pins protruding from the bat
Good demo Karan! Thanks! I'm sure a wheel like that could be useful in a classroom. jw
Thanks! Honestly, I don’t think it could last the rigors of a classroom setting! I believe it may be best for the occasional potter for tinkering!
Karen many thanks for the review, I have one of these wheels and to see an experienced potter use it has given me some great pointers .
You are so welcome! I hope it helps!
Today I just got this almost exact one. But it came with type wired tools and more of those heavier shaping tools. None of those plastic ones you said were for making details with. But I did get more of the heavier style tools, like 10 of them of different shapes. Now I did not get that Bat thingy and my wheel has no holes in it for one, it seems. I did come with the cutting wire sponge and a cheap little apron. I have no clay yet and was looking online how to make my own clay since my yard is literally full of red clay and a Tan- ish color clay. It doesn't seem too hard to make a few lbs to practice with for now. My worry is the motor, and how long it's going to go before getting hot, or should I hook up a small fan to blow under it on the motor? This seems fun and all but my first initial use for this machine when I 1st bought it was to attach some diamond flat lapidary plates to it somehow and grind stones on it and polish since it has a slower speed and reverse directions. I'm still going to do it, maybe with a sheet of heavy duty magnet going from steel to steel should hold it, drill in drainage tubes to a bucket and a drip for water I already made from an old power washer bucket it had on it. This way I can do both? But thanks for the video! You got me interested in throwing and to learn. Thanks!
This looks like a learning wheel for kids... this would be perfect for my grandkids!
OK the Earht Leakage switch is a trip switch so that if there is a short in the electric of the unit, say a stray splash of water gets under the machine, it will trip a fuse in milliseconds protecting the user from getting an electric shock.
Excellent thank you -so kind of like a GFCI?!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass correct, just a different terminology
Just got this from amazon (same wheel slightly diff brand) and it’s thudding slightly, should I send straight back and hope they send one without thudding or does the thudding fade off after it’s been used for a while? And if not then is it still fine to use with thudding? I’m really new to pottery so not sure what can get away with and what you can’t
I have an earlier model of that without a foot pedal or removable splash pan, it works good, yees its lowe but the feet screw off and I put longer feet on mine from the hardware store to make it taller and I added a foot pedal from an old sewing machine that I got at a thrift store. It works good for me as I am mainly a hand builder but I like to make small cups and bowls for scraffito
Would you say this would be good for trimming only
LLBean slippers. Love it!
haaaahaaahaa!!! They're the best!!! Ha!
Hi Karen , thank you for showing this video. Iv been thinking of getting one of these wheels for the past week. But I really didn’t know what it was like. I’m only new at the wheel. Do you think it be ok for me to use. As a beginner? Iv been following you for a little while now. Thank you your videos has help me out a lot . Katie.
This one would be ok for a start- but the lack of control with lower speeds is indeed a concern which would make many things more difficult.
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Ive also been thinking about getting one, I'm a senior in High School and have alot of free time during class to go into the art room and ive been making myself some slab mugs, I spent around 4 hours on a wheel in the classroom and just couldn't get the hang of it, do you think it may have been a factor with the height and the spin direction? I'm left handed and 6'2, the wheels only about 2 feet off the floor. Didn't want to buy one if I do really just suck at it but I feel like I could definitely do better with the spin changes
@@stickyup6293 absolutely- spin direction and height all factor into making learning easier!!! My tallest boys sit at wheels that are on furniture risers- lifting the floor wheels up another 5-6” or so!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass ok cool, I'll try raising the wheel a bit and see how that helps, just had a hard time centering and keeping my weight on my arms with how low it was. I also had another question about glazes, I was wondering if you have any favorite glazes at different temperature? I need to wait until monday to ask what the school kiln fires at as I'm allowed to run it myself and I wanted to find some new glazes to try out, Ive been wanting to make something like the northern lights combinations and try out some dripping glazes, but I'm not sure where to start, school pays for all of it so price is not a concern, any ideas would be super appreciated!
That’s awesome! If you are able to do cone, 5/6 mid fire stoneware, I highly recommend coyote glazes, or Amoco potters choice glazes. If you want to try to do northern lights, you’ll see several examples where people say what they layer to do that -usually I think black is underneath and then you try some fun layers on the top, maybe blues and whites and other things! I am pretty partial to coyote glazes. That’s almost what I exclusively use.
Good review. I wouldn’t buy one myself but it was a fair review for such a cheap machine. I looked at one of those and I’m glad I didn’t buy one because I thought it would work on the floor and clearly it’s way too short… I wonder how long the motor would last? It starts with a wobble but just let it run for awhile! 😂 I think you would have to be skilled on the wheel to use one of these successfully. A beginner would have trouble since the speed is too fast on the slowest setting and it would not be comfortable to use on the floor as intended unless maybe the user is child size. BTW Those are not ceramics tools. They are gum paste tools for use in the kitchen, not for clay.
I agree! I think any beginner trying to learn on this would struggle with the lack of speed control! I too wonder how long the motor will last. Funny, I knew they weren’t throwing tools, but was unaware of tools for the kitchen!
It was a really good review! Very positive but also truthful.
Loved how you showed how to make a clay patty for adding a wooden bat. Love your channel! God Bless you.
Thanks, Julie!
Promo sm 💔
Not so much a promo as it is a review. As you can tell from the review, I point out some of the not so great things about the wheel.
As normal enough paking to sink the titanic.