Mame pots on a mini pottery wheel

[Eric Schrader]

@Eric Schrader did a fantastic job on this unboxing video. Huge thanks to him for putting this together. I would like to add that he has a ton of awesome informational videos on YouTube. You should check out his channel and subscribe.......I'm literally hooked watching his videos! @Hartinez thanks for making the connection!

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Thanks Pitoon and Hartinez! Had fun making the video and loving the pots. Pretty soon Pitoon's problem will be that he has people chasing him for pots faster than he can keep up.

 

[Pitoon]

Thanks Pitoon and Hartinez! Had fun making the video and loving the pots. Pretty soon Pitoon's problem will be that he has people chasing him for pots faster than he can keep up.

I need to make 5 pots every two weeks to have Batch #2 on schedule.....still trying to figure out how I'm going to do that.

 

[Eric Schrader]

Ever since I started selling trees that I created, the problem is not selling them, the problem is having enough to sell.

 

[Pitoon]

Ever since I started selling trees that I created, the problem is not selling them, the problem is having enough to sell.

Demand is high......supply is low. That's always a good thing!

 

[Pitoon]

So..............I gave it some thought.

I will do another give away once this thread hits @Bonsai Nut magical number of "10K" views.

Let's see how long it takes to get there.

 

[Carol 83]

So..............I gave it some thought.

I will do another give away once this thread hits @Bonsai Nut magical number of "10K" views.

Let's see how long it takes to get there.

Hurry up people, have a look at these awesome little pots!!

 

[Pitoon]

Hurry up people, have a look at these awesome little pots!!

LOL, Carol you're too funny!

 

[TinyArt]

Demand is high......supply is low. That's always a good thing!

Uh-oh, they're onto us!

 

[Pitoon]

Uh-oh, they're onto us!

LOL, I wish I could make more faster. There's just not enough hours in the day with everything going on.

 

[TinyArt]

LOL, I wish I could make more faster. There's just not enough hours in the day with everything going on.

I was teasing -- No pressure!
It's always a pleasure to see what you create, and a little suspense never did any harm.

 

[SniffingKrylon]

*makes 10,000 bot accounts*

 

[Pitoon]

Well I'm considering this jitta finished. 12 coats of semi-gloss lacquer buffed out to a nice sheen. It's also wafer thin, it looks pretty good with a mame pot on top.

 

[TinyArt]

wafer thin

No kidding! And that wood is gorgeous, bet the camera doesn't even show it to the fullest, lovely as it is.

 

[Pitoon]

So I just made my first international sale.....Prague, Czech Republic.

Currently waiting for confirmation on a sale to Australia.

I'm international now!

 

[penumbra]

Well I'm considering this jitta finished. 12 coats of semi-gloss lacquer buffed out to a nice sheen. It's also wafer thin, it looks pretty good with a mame pot on top.

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Beeyouteaful!
What kind of wood is this?

 

[Pitoon]

Beeyouteaful!
What kind of wood is this?

Thanks!

It's oak burl......what type of oak I do not know.

 

[JackHammer]

Just giving a heads up that the mini pottery wheel is really not that great. The reviews on amazon was true to word........ basically junk, lol.

I still got it anyways with the intentions of swapping the motor and adding a splash pan. I've still not been able to find a motor small enough with the correct RPM and enough torque to improve it. I've found a pan that might work with the wheel head.

You could connect the motor to a credenza dimmer to manage the power. It could blow up though depending on how it is made. At your own risk!

 

[penumbra]

Darn pretty for oak. Are you going to be selling these?

 

[Forsoothe!]

You could connect the motor to a credenza dimmer to manage the power. It could blow up though depending on how it is made. At your own risk!

You can only vary the speed of a DC motor by metering the amount of current it receives. An AC motor will be ruined by that.

 

[Pitoon]

Are you going to be selling these?

Eventually, yes. These will be for the mame pots.........I'm actually planning out a design for a mini saw mill. Once I get that done I will be able to offer larger jitta's. These little one's I'm sawing by hand, it would take weeks to saw a large one and I doubt it would be possible to get an even slab sawing by hand. The burl is to expensive to joke around with.

I'm thinking to maybe take a pause after Batch #2. I have too many projects that I need to get done before summer is over.

Darn pretty for oak.

I have some cherry burl I need to cut up too. They are a little smaller though. They should look really interesting as cherry darkens with age.