Thomas Stuart Electric Pottery Wheel

Color

Green

Type

Pottery wheel

Brand

Thomas Stuart

Professional (1hp) model offers the largest motor in the industry, capable of centering over 400 lbs. of clay, challenging you to push the limits of your imagination. Color: Forest Green. A 14" twist and lift removable wheel head, drilled 10" on center pat pin system A reversing switch for changing wheel head direction A 6-groove drive belt for smooth, quiet, powerful performance Over-sized legs that provide stable support while throwing Optional interchangeable cup head for drop-in-place plaster bats Thomas Stuart Electric Wheels are the ultimate wheels for professional potters and schools. Take a look closer to see why the POWER, DESIGN, & DURABILITY of our electric wheels is unmatched by any other wheel on the market today. All Thomas Stuart Wheels are built on a heavy cast aluminum base that is powder coated for a durable, elegant, and easy to clean finish. The wheel comes equipped with our special cast aluminum foot pedal. The foot pedal moves on Teflon glides for smooth action and precision control. Industrial grade, continual duty motor is installed on the Thomas Stuart Electric Wheel. The motor is almost twice the size of the standard peak rated motors that are used on most potter's wheels. There is a significant difference in the amount of torque produced. Don't get caught comparing wheels solely on the horsepower rating, because two different 1/3hp wheels can produce a completely different amount of torque at the wheel head. The torque a wheel produces is the amount of power you have to center clay. The Thonas Stuart wheel has an industrial grade motor controller that is the "brain" of the wheel. It controls the minimum and maximum speeds, senses the feedback from the motor, and provides constant torque through all speed ranges. This wheel has 6 adjustments that allow you to customize your wheel to respond to your specific needs. Other wheels may claim to center a specified amount, but none as easily or convincingly as a Thomas Stuart. Given enough water and soft enough clay, you can make any wheel look like it is centering a large amount of clay. Test any wheel by trying to stop the wheel head without any clay on it. The majority of wheels on the market can be stopped significantly easier than others. Thomas Stuart wheel heads are removable by simply twisting and lifting. This wheel has a flat 14" wheel head, accurately machined with concentric lines for ease in positioning work on center. Both the built-in splash pan design and the removable splash pan design can be easily cleaned by simply removing the wheel head, also allows you to switch to the optional plaster bat/cup head system. The shaft extension is also an option for the built-in splash pan model. All Motors Are Not Created Equal Confused by all the manufacturer's claims about pottery wheel throwing capacities? You have every right to be. Let's try to clear things up a little. Many manufacturers are using motors rated as "peak" horsepower not "continual duty" horsepower. Industrial motors are "continual duty" motors which means they are designed to run fully loaded 24 hours a day without overheating. "Peak rated motors" are rated to provide power for a very short period of time (usually just a few minutes). This information should be on the motor nameplate. Avoid wheels whose motors have no nameplate rating. Temperature is the greatest enemy of a variable speed motor. Larger motors have superior insulation and more windings, which allow greater dissipation of motor heat. Be sure to look at the motor's physical size before buying a wheel. The bigger the motor is, the more torque you will have to throw pots. Horsepower alone doesn't guarantee a smooth running wheel. Good electronics together with continual duty motors allow the maximum amount of torque per horsepower rating on the motor. The torque a wheel produces is the amount of power you will have to center clay. The 1 hp motor is the largest motor available on potter's wheels today. With all Thomas Stuart Wheels, you can be assured of years of maintenance free service with the highest torque output on the market today. By choosing the most reputable U.S. motor companies, we provide simply the best motors available on all of our wheels