Potter’s wheel made easy

Here is a quick and simple way to make a very basic potter’s wheel from a car tire and wheel assembly. DIY instructions in the youtube video below. Very quick and inexpensive to build.

Zi6 0991 2 Potters wheel made easy in tyre inner tube diy  with Wheel pottery Ceramic
Zi6 0995 Potters wheel made easy in tyre inner tube diy  with Wheel pottery Ceramic
Zi6 0996 2 Potters wheel made easy in tyre inner tube diy  with Wheel pottery Ceramic

0 Potters wheel made easy in tyre inner tube diy  with Wheel pottery Ceramic

0 Potters wheel made easy in tyre inner tube diy  with Wheel pottery Ceramic

Idea sent by Hillar Bergman !

12 Comments

  1. Ashley Vickers via Facebook - May 15, 2011

    a good work out too! :D

  2. Sharon Smallwood via Facebook - May 15, 2011

    Thats brilliant..

  3. Karin Grawe via Facebook - May 15, 2011

    indeed, very good!

  4. Car Tire Pottery Wheel | LED World - May 20, 2011

    [...] Mississippian Hillar Berg&#109an is &#107nown, first and foremost, as a musician&mdash&#104e plays t&#104e fiddle. &#72is Yo&#117T&#117be &#99ha&#110&#110el &#102eatures several interesting videos des&#99ribing his wonder&#102ul “&#112ost-a&#112o&#99al&#121&#112te&#99h” &#112otter’s wheel, and de&#109onstrating his skill&#102ul use thereo&#102. (&#73n&#99luding on&#101 &#105n wh&#105ch h&#101’s mount&#101d &#105t to a tra&#105&#108&#101r h&#105tch so &#104e &#99a&#110 &#117se it at a lakeside &#99am&#112site.) It’s j&#117st a&#110 old w&#104eel a&#110d tire, really, mo&#117&#110ted o&#110 a&#110 oak st&#117m&#112 wit&#104 a &#112air of &#112i&#112e fla&#110ges a&#110d a s&#104ort &#110i&#112&#112le, a&#110d s&#112&#117&#110 &#117&#112 to s&#112eed wit&#104 a tire iro&#110 st&#117&#99k t&#104ro&#117g&#104 t&#104e &#104oles i&#110 t&#104e &#104&#117b, b&#117t Mr. Bergma&#110 &#117ses it wit&#104 &#99o&#110siderable skill. [via R&#101cyc&#108art] [...]

  5. car » Blog Archive » Make: Online | Car Tire Pottery Wheel - May 20, 2011

    [...] Mississippian Hillar Bergman is known, initial and foremost, as a musician—he plays a fiddle. His YouTube channel facilities several engaging videos describing his smashing “post-apocalyptech” potter’s wheel, and demonstrating his sublime use thereof. (Including one in that he’s mounted it to a trailer hitch so he can use it during a lakeside campsite.) It’s only an aged circle and tire, really, mounted on an ash branch with a span of siren flanges and a brief nipple, and spun adult to speed with a tire iron stranded by a holes in a hub, though Mr. Bergman uses it with substantial skill. [via Recyclart] [...]

  6. Make a Pottery Wheel Out of a Car Wheel [Video] | Benton Pena @ technology + culture + life and everything in between - May 20, 2011

    [...] [Recyclart via MAKE] [...]

  7. Products & Tech News » Car Tire Pottery Wheel - May 20, 2011

    [...] Mississippian Hillar Bergman is known, first and foremost, as a musician—he plays the fiddle. His YouTube channel features several interesting videos describing his wonderful “post-apocalyptech” potter’s wheel, and demonstrating his skillful use thereof. (Including one in which he’s mounted it to a trailer hitch so he can use it at a lakeside campsite.) It’s just an old wheel and tire, really, mounted on an oak stump with a pair of pipe flanges and a short nipple, and spun up to speed with a tire iron stuck through the holes in the hub, but Mr. Bergman uses it with considerable skill. [via Recyclart] [...]

  8. High Technology » Blog Archive » Car Tire Pottery Wheel - May 21, 2011

    [...] Mississippian Hillar Bergman is known, first and foremost, as a musician—he plays the fiddle. His YouTube channel features several interesting videos describing his wonderful “post-apocalyptech” potter’s wheel, and demonstrating his skillful use thereof. (Including one in which he’s mounted it to a trailer hitch so he can use it at a lakeside campsite.) It’s just an old wheel and tire, really, mounted on an oak stump with a pair of pipe flanges and a short nipple, and spun up to speed with a tire iron stuck through the holes in the hub, but Mr. Bergman uses it with considerable skill. [via Recyclart] [...]

  9. car » Blog Archive » Make a Pottery Wheel Out of a Car Wheel - May 21, 2011

    [...] [Recyclart around MAKE] [...]

  10. Make a Pottery Wheel Out of a Car Wheel [Video] | That Soviet Guy - May 22, 2011

    [...] [Recyclart via MAKE] [...]

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