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Old August 9th 04, 04:48 PM
Alan & Marti
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I am living in the Durham NC area and looking for a pottery wheel for my
wife's anniversary present. She was a ceramics major in college, so I want
something that is good enough for a skilled potter. Anyone have any
suggestions on type/manufacturer/stores to buy from? I'd also be interested
in looking for a used one if I knew where to find it.

Thanks,
-Nick

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Old August 9th 04, 09:14 PM
Bubbles
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"dkat" wrote in message
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I bought the Shimpo RK Whisper and I like it a lot. Bennett pottery has

the
cheapest prices I have found. You can on occasion see used wheels on EBay
but I have never been impressed with the prices.

http://bennettpottery.com/


Another thing is that if you buy a new wheel, it will have a warranty - and
it will be "virgin" for your wife to use, something that may play an
emotional role for her.

Lucky lady! What a great gift! Hope you figure it out!

Marianne (who got a wheel for her christmas present from hubby)


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Old August 9th 04, 10:30 PM
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I would suggest you try to find out what wheel she used in college, assuming it
wasn't terribly long ago. One potter's advice is to buy the wheel you learned
on and it makes sense.
Having said that, it isn't something I did & I have been quite satisfied. I
bought a Pacifica from Nevada Dan's. http://store.yahoo.com/nevadadans/
He's always been helpful and I highly recommend him.
Gaye, San Antonio
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Old August 10th 04, 01:56 PM
Slgraber
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i use brent wheels. very good strong wheels.

a friend found that actually buying a wheel direct from the manufacturer &
having it shipped was cheaper then paying sales tax at the local clay equipment
suppliers.

steve



Subject: pottery wheels
From: Alan & Marti
Date: 8/9/2004 8:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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I am living in the Durham NC area and looking for a pottery wheel for my
wife's anniversary present. She was a ceramics major in college, so I want
something that is good enough for a skilled potter. Anyone have any
suggestions on type/manufacturer/stores to buy from? I'd also be interested
in looking for a used one if I knew where to find it.

Thanks,
-Nick

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