Stephen Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 We need another banding wheel because the studio is now split. We have a 12" Shimpo banding wheel that is very nice and also about double the price of a Darice stainless steel sculpture turntable as well as some other cheaper ones. Does anyone have experience with the Darice? Amaco? Ceramic Supply? CSI? Any other banding wheel input is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I have a SHimpo and a Bailey banding wheels. I'd say they are equal. I don't know the darice. But my experience with lighter weight wheels just is not what I need to do with a banding wheel. Both bailey and SHimpo are smooth , heavy and keep turning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Thanks Marcia, Yeah the Shimpo is really nice to use. I will go check out the bailey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Shimpo is worth the price. Second is Lockerbie's. best, .....................john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 It depends on how you plan to use it. If you need something that can spin freely, then get a good one like the Shimpo. But if you just need a work platform that you can rotate as you work around the piece, the Ceramic Supply or other cheap ones will work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 For rotating work , I have an OXO brand kitchen turntable, smooth, non jerky rotation. For banding, the heavy shimpo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I have a shimpo but I also use my kick wheel as a banding wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Thanks again everyone. I went with the Darice stainless steel sculpture turntable. We do have a 12" Shimpo and it is certainly a great choice. I wanted to try a cheaper alternative since I us having a few more of these in the studio at different workstations. The Darice has a stainless steel top and cast iron base. It's supposed to be in on Monday so I will update this post once I check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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