Pres Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Hi folks, again no question in the pool!!!! Hmmmpf! I have posted that I had quite an ice freeze after flooding in the shop. I did not mention that my foot pedal to the CXC was in all of that ice and thawing water, completely! I am letting it dry out naturally with heat, and then hope to try it out. This did get me to thinking, I have had that wheel since the mid 80's, and NEVER done anything to it. It also makes me wonder : QotW: When was the last time you have had to repair your potters wheel? best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Pres pull the bottom plate off that foot pedal and use a hair dryer on low on the potentiometer then let it sit I have 5-6 Brent wheels and one from the 70s needed a new curcuit board last year and a new power switch this year-that wheel is a model C and has run the longest here. Hulk and Pres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Still feeling lucky to have found a deal on a used wheel (pre-owned, it hadn't been used), several years remaining on original warrantee. It needed a bat pin upgrade and a bit of commutator polishing, that was right after getting it home. I went with stainless socket cap heads, washer, lock washer and wing nuts on t'other side, threads prepped with Permatex Never Sieze. I didn't invest in a special tool for polishing; instead, a soft wooden stick with a piece of 600 grit sandpaper taped on there - there weren't any flat spots, ridges or grooves to clean up. After working with it for a few years, I twiddled the controller adjustments a bit, wanting a smidge higher rpm at full gas, and a bit less of speed holding. Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Mark C. said: Pres pull the bottom plate off that foot pedal and use a hair dryer on low on the potentiometer then let it sit Thanks for the advice on the foot pedal. Will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 I bought a used Brent off of E Bay four or five years ago. The previous owner had replaced the motor but still couldn't throw very well on it, he was a newbie. When I got it home I noticed the foot pedal was out of adjustment. It was so bad I thought I would have to buy another, while researching on the internet I found easy directions to repair it. It only took a few minutes, I wonder if he really needed that new motor he spent $400 on. Denice Pres and Hulk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 I have a Brent C, circa 2004. So far, I’ve wiped it down a lot. Hulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 having lightning strike the power line did nothing good for my whole electrical menagerie. the wheel suffered a stroke, had to replace the pedal. the ceiling fans, the tv and i don't remember much else all were affected. that lightning strike was about 30 feet from the studio. that was back in the 1990s. since then normal maintenance replacing belts on the wheel and elements in the kilns. my daughter just re-did my L&L last summer, new elements, thermocouples and relays plus stainless screws to hold the control box on the kiln. Hulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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