Crafthub Tutorial - Pottery wheel tutorial

Made by Fernanda Carvalho, filmed by João Chamiço
In this video you'll see the basic steps for modelling a pot on a potter's wheel, for beginners. The first step is to prepare the clay. You need to knead it so that any air bubbles in the clay are removed. Next, make a ball, about the size of the palm of your hand. On the potter's wheel, try to place this ball of clay in the centre of the disc. The clay must be centred before starting to open and shape the pot, because this way the piece will have more uniform walls, avoiding irregularities in thickness that can cause the piece to lose its structure or other manufacturing defects. To centre, you need to keep your arms always supported and press down on the clay while the disc rotates at maximum speed. Once in the centre, the speed of the disc should be reduced in order to obtain better control of the movements. From this point on, open a hole in the clay with your fingers. The clay must be distributed evenly, while climbing the walls of the pot, always pressing the fingers inside the piece against the supporting hand on the outside. The piece is shaped when the clay is more evenly distributed, and the walls are more homogeneous. Once the desired shape has been given, the excess clay must be removed from the disc using suitable tools. Once finished, cut off the bottom with a nylon or metal wire and remove the piece from the wheel. Before the first firing, add the desired finishes when the piece is drier and remember that it must be completely dry before it goes into the oven.

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Where did you buy that pottery machine ? Can you help me out please