Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Found this wheel for sale used and was curious about the model. The seller seems to be unsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Isnt that a brand plate situatwd near the red button? Get the person to look underneath the make model and serial no. Be there somewhere. Makers like to be known:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 The pedal and the shape of the splash pan remind of a Creative Industries wheel. The motor alignment is odd, though. Is it direct/gear driven rather than belt driven? If so, it could be a Max Wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Three round legs, square back splash pan (I believe that style includes a removable panel?), perhaps a Creative Industries (aka Clay Boss ?) wheel, however, not finding a cast aluminum version, which your pic appears to be. Every time I go searching wheels, find interesting old things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 What country are you in also may help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Most of the maker info looks too be wiped from age and or not visible, the seller says he can’t see. I’m in the United States, California specifically. I’m an intermitate thrower, do you think this model would be more powerful than a newer clay boss? Thank you guys for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 They said the original cost was around 1500 and it can throw heavy amounts of clay. Doesn’t sound super stereotypical of a clay boss, or at least what I’ve heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Unless it's super inexpensive I would be cautious about buying a wheel without knowing for certain the make of it. If/when you need replacement parts that could be a dead end. Are you able to plug it in and give it a try to check the torque etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 It’s pretty inexpensive. About 300. They’re willing too let me plug in and throw on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Sweet Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I’m wondering if it might be an old Alpine wheel. They were available back in the 60’s and early 70’s. There are some pretty rough images in Google images when “Alpine potters wheel” is entered into the search. i can’t get to my old copies of Ceramics Monthly to find a cleaner image from one of their ads to compare it to the wheel your are looking at. Can someone help out here? Regards, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I mean take this with a grain of salt or whatnot, but 1500 new for a wheel that looks 20 years old? Not even a top of the line Brent model was that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 He says it’s direct gear driven. No belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I was looking through some old ceramics monthly magazines from the 60s and 70s and there was a creative industries and a Brent that looked similar with the horizontal direct drive motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I know it won’t be crazy nice, like you’ve said the thing is old. But would it be a better investment than the clayboss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Fred Sweet said: I’m wondering if it might be an old Alpine wheel. They were available back in the 60’s and early 70’s. There are some pretty rough images in Google images when “Alpine potters wheel” is entered into the search. i can’t get to my old copies of Ceramics Monthly to find a cleaner image from one of their ads to compare it to the wheel your are looking at. Can someone help out here? Regards, Fred Good idea Fred, I did a search of the online CM's for electric Alpine wheels, the farthest back I found an add for them is from 1974, image below. I also found an image and description of the Max wheel from 2002. Description for the Max: "Max Wheels are available in two models, the 1500 with a flat-top table and the 2000 with a cast aluminum pan. Both wheels are heavy duty and use 10:1 ratio gear motors with worm gears and roller bearings, PWM controllers andVaritrol foot pedals. Feedback circuitry provides additional power to the wheelhead when needed. The wheelhead, drilled for bat pins, sits on a large tapered shaft and is easily removable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Its not an alpine as the feet are not flared .I have seen many an old alpine I think maybe a early creative industries wheel befor they went to crap(bought out and farmed away) go throw on it and than offer them $200 if it in good working order-just remember parts may be hardm to inpossiable to buy. I new clay boss will not be a better wheel than the orginal creative ones made in USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Sweet Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Min- Thanks for finding the images! Looking at them, the most obvious thing is the bulge at the top of the front leg on the Max wheel! Looks a lot like the one in Ocarina’s photo., even though it’s not a flat top wheel. Thinking we may have solved the question! Regards, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocarinaman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Found this picture from another member in the forum. I think you guys may have just solved it. Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Yep, a Max. they feel very different than belt driven wheels. Tons of power, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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