VIVOHOME28CM 11Inch Large Electric Pottery Wheel Forming Machine Ceramic Clay Wheel with Foot Pedal Detachable Basin DIY Tools for Adults Beginners Pink

Bought this for my nine year-old little girl let’s just say she loved it and it was worth money. Well spent good quality love the tools. It came with easy to set up easy to clean. She loved the color only thing you might need when you buy this is buy a small little seat or a stool Maybe something about the size of a little stepstool you know when they had to step on to brush your teeth, something like that so they can sit down and do it. My daughter does it over there on the tile that way the Clay’s pretty easy to clean up the splatters just mop it.Now, when we first got it, it was kind of loud. I just sprayed a little bit of WD-40 on the spinner, and it went away quickly and ran smoothly. Just need a little bit of oil.Lol what doesn’t WD-40 fix lol

This is a great unit. Heavy and well made. The body is welded metal, not plastic. The only nit would be the lever to control speed coming in conflict with the forward/reverse switch. Very minor and def not a dealbreaker, but a different knob or a 5 deg bend outward of the lever would be expected. We are using it as a lapidary grinder for glass. Big diff in price btwn this and lap grinders!

La palanca del pedal se enfrentan con swich de velocidad

The pedal moves the hand shifter, which bumps into the knob for left or right spin, I might see if I can remove it. This causes an un-smooth increase in speed. Not a big issue, for me yet. The wheel has become etched and lightly pitted when I have a pat of clay down for a while. Most importantly, there is a flaw in the plastic, snap together splash guard, leaving a gap on either side, if water sloshes it runs down, under and around the wheel base and down the sides to the floor. I plugged mine with putty. But it’s silent, smooth, and darn cute. I’m a beginner, if it’s still running when I outgrow it then it’s a steal!! I still love it.

The media could not be loaded. Lovely piece of machinery. My daughter took a few pottery classes and was really into it so I decided to gift this for her Xmas present. Easy to use , easy clean up and self explanatory . The noise is normal and not too loud. I’m glad I got this for her bc it seems like it’s going to last for a long time, the quality seems up to parr. I recommend .

The media could not be loaded. We were so excited to get this. Opened it up, took pics showing how cute it was. Went about getting it set up, got out a small ball of clay, about 1 pound maybe a little smaller, fits in the palm of my hand... went to center it and this is what it sounds like. :(It sounds like it is grinding metal on metal and something is grinding and grabbing on the spindle. Also, it only goes in one direction, it will not reverse directions... which is only minor, if only you could put pressure to center and pull the form up and compress the clay. :(I wanted to get back into throwing since I had thrown in under-grad and loved it.

She just started throwing so I wanted something that wasn't too expensive. She says it's perfect for her needs right now. Good product

While the product works satisfactorily, it is definitely not a professional quality wheel. I was set to buy a $600 wheel but the well known company is having trouble fullfilling the orders and I wanted it right away, so I checked Amazon and found this one. I was afraid the torque would not be strong enough for centering, but that did not prove to be a problem. I've had a number of professional wheels over the years but I haven't thrown pots for five years and wanted to get back into it.Several characteristics are a little troublesome. The cord to the foot pedal is too short. It limits where you can put the wheel on stands or table tops. Otherwise you have to use it on the floor and sit on a low stool. I need to stand up to throw, so will build a stand for it. May have to put the pedal on a step. The wheel has a nice paint job which cleans easily but the removable pan is really hard to separate and put together, so I had to sand down the grabbers to make the joining of the two halves easier. The foot pedal is not as responsive as more expensive models but is adequate. You need to anchor the wheel somehow or when you center the wheel will move around because it is not very heavy.When I build a stand I will have a fence around the top to lock in the legs. the picture shows the wheel against a cupboard to keep it from sliding.The wheel is not made to throw big pots using 10 to 20 lbs of clay. But it should be fine for five lbs or so. That will make a lot of nice functional pieces.There's also no bat system. (platters that go on the wheel head to make for easy removal of pots to dry.) Anything you make you have to cut off with a wire. Be sure to order a pair of "lifters" so you can pick up wet pots without distorting them.I'm 82. so I'm past the days of throwing giant pots, but I think this inexpensive wheel will do nicely for what I want to do.