tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post2026540684551923602..comments2023-10-03T09:48:58.739-07:00Comments on support your local potter: Anatomy of a treadle wheel.brandon phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09410108166763940251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-82595738669060379112014-02-05T14:45:11.528-08:002014-02-05T14:45:11.528-08:00I'm having a little trouble with my Leach whee...I'm having a little trouble with my Leach wheel and want to throw this out there: I've got a wobble that seems to be the result of the treadle pivoting up and down (toe goes down on the up kick and heel drops on the back swing). Seems to me the treadle should glide back and forth on a level plane.<br />Any thoughts?Allison Kruskamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612613456248241788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-39043273568174408572011-09-11T13:17:50.836-07:002011-09-11T13:17:50.836-07:00I'll put some photos of the Saviac wheel on my...I'll put some photos of the Saviac wheel on my blog after I get home, hopefully tomorrowgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-25864631744733335842011-09-09T08:22:38.823-07:002011-09-09T08:22:38.823-07:00I'm not familiar with the saviac...I built thi...I'm not familiar with the saviac...I built this from plans out of the self-reliant potter, it only varies slightly from the woodley style leach wheel. Yeah, I would often level a bat but for wide pieces that have to stay on bats I would be in trouble. Really the wobble just bothered me! Drove me nuts.<br /><br />Scott- I semi-regularly go to Douglas Gates website and gaze adoringly at his treadle wheels. Then I immediately feel guilty and feel the need to apologize to my wheel. So as far as weird goes, you're probably in good company.brandon phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410108166763940251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-39152106484260025122011-09-09T04:53:12.855-07:002011-09-09T04:53:12.855-07:00Damn, I love treadle wheels. I'm still kind of...Damn, I love treadle wheels. I'm still kind of amazed that you built your own -- it looks great! <br /><br />If said this was like treadle wheel porn, would that be weird?Scott Coopernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1293810450091997880.post-16900134273539560822011-09-09T00:06:49.477-07:002011-09-09T00:06:49.477-07:00I need to get maintenance done on my kick wheel to...I need to get maintenance done on my kick wheel too. <br />Yours seems to have similarites both to the Leach kickwheel and the Saviac (which I use and prefer)<br /><br />I rarely throw straight on the wheelhead, I don't like the skin on metal feeling. I use Marine ply batts on a clay pad on the wheel, so get that flat and you're okgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com