149. Cheap Pottery Wheel for Beginners - Vevor Pottery Wheel Review

How much is a pottery wheel? The big brands, like Brent, Skutt or Shimpo cost from $1,500 to $2,000 or more. But there are cheaper pottery wheel alternatives on the market.
The question is: Do cheap pottery wheels for beginners work at all? How well are they, what can they be used for and what are their limitation?
In this video I will review one of the cheap pottery wheels for beginners on the market from Vevor. The Vevor pottery wheel is a 350 watt model with a 10" /25 cm wheel head. It is a small wheel. Some would claim this is only a pottery wheel for beginners but we will see ...
Vevor was kind enough to send me this pottery wheel for free for testing. They also gave me the links below and a 5% discount code that you can use if you chose to buy one. I will also get a small commission from this.
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Canada: s.vevor.com/bfQSNF
Spain: s.vevor.com/bfQSNR
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You can get 5% discount using this discount code for your new Vevor Pottery Wheel: DISCOUNT23
INDEX:
00:00 Introduction to Cheap Pottery Wheels for Beginners
01:35 Shipping of the Vevor Pottery Wheel
01:55 Section #1: Unboxing the Vevor Pottery Wheel
03:15 How well is the Vevor Pottery Wheel packaged?
04:58 First impression of the Vevor Pottery Wheel - it's very light!
05:41 Checking the content of the Vevor Pottery Wheel package
06:10 The Vevor Pottery Wheel foot pedal
07:44 The Vevor Pottery Wheel Splash Pan
08:08 Included pottery tools
08:57 Attaching the Splash Pan to the Vevor Pottery Wheel
09:36 Checking out the electronics on the Vevor Pottery Wheel
11:05 Section #2: Setting up the Vevor Pottery Wheel
14:40 Using bats on the Vevor Pottery Wheel
17:25 Preparing 3 clay balls: 1/2, 1 and 2 kg
18:42 Section #3: Testing the Vevor Pottery Wheel
19:00 Wheel throwing 1/2 kg of clay on the Vevor Pottery Wheel
24:25 Wheel throwing 1 kg of clay on the Vevor Pottery Wheel
28:58 Wheel throwing 2 kg of clay on the Vevor Pottery Wheel
31:20 Splitting the rim on the 2 kg bowl
34:10 Section #4: In conclusion
34:35 How good is the cheap Vevor Pottery Wheel?
35:42 Pros and Cons of the Vevor Pottery Wheel
38:34 What can you use a Vevor Pottery Wheel for?
42:07 Get 5% discount on yout Vevor Pottery Wheel
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[@jamesyoungquist6923]

I got a beginner wheel very similar to this one. I've just started getting into throwing and for me it's perfect: low cost of entry makes finding out if it's something I enjoy, and if it wears out that means i enjoy it enough to purchase an upgrade 😉. And it sure beats kicking a tire with your foot to spin manually. Oddly enough, they made it with 3 bat pins, instead of the usual 2, so I'll need to drill my own hole. Thanks for your review

[@deMibPottery]

I agree. Thanks for commenting :-)

[@morningcoffeepottery5416]

I also have a Shimpo VL-Whisper, and I love it. I was thinking about getting a vevor for some smaller projects, and very glad to see such a reputable potter like yourself doing an honest review. Thank you for yet another great video!!

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks 🙏

[@oculusangelicus8978]

I've been gathering a bunch of materials for making my own home-made pottery wheel. I had the great fortune to be able to get ahold of a very old treadmill that was built like a tank. I took the electronics out of it and the electric motor because they have DC motors, which is a must for a pottery wheel to be able to control the speed of it as desired, and as I took it apart, I discovered that the motor is a 3.5 horse power DC motor! a very strong motor that will allow me to build my pottery wheel with a LARGE wheel head so because of the high power of the motor it will be a wheel that will be able to throw very large amounts of clay, in excess of 10 or 15 kilos or more of clay. So, it will remain useable and capable for a very long time as I progress through small amounts of clay to larger amounts for bigger vessels. The main thing I have a hard time on deciding on is the bearing type to use for the head. and to be honestly I feel that because of the power of the wheel motor, and my desire to make a stronger wheel, I might just decide to use a wheel bearing assembly from an automobile to that the bearing will last forever and be capable of ANY weight I might decide to throw at it. Plus, Iam a retired Mechanic so I have all the knowledge and tools needed to create a wheel for the ages, one that will easily last through my life and the life of my children and grandchildren. Since almost all of the items I have acquired, I got all of them for free, and the automobile wheel bearing and spindle assembly I will get from an auto wrecker and then I will do my best to build it like a tank so it can last a good long time.

[@deMibPottery]

Interesting :-)

[@jofava]

Third option for throwing on bats - use old vinyl records (you can buy them cheap at a second hand store) and stick them on by using an old rag. It works pretty well! I'm sure there are ceramicists who have videos where they show how to 😊

[@deMibPottery]

Never tried that :-)

[@Barthoization]

I've had my cheap wheel for a year now. 3 kg of not-stiff clay is about the limit. Still works fine.

[@deMibPottery]

Good to hear :-)

[@triciac1019]

Thank you for sharing your review of this Vevor. It sure seems to work for the needs of even an intermediate potter. I like how you comment as you go. Was the louder clicking from the wheel or from your kiln?

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks. There are some noise and clicking from the wheel but I think it got enhanced by the recording. All in all I think it was acceptable but off course not as noise-less as the Shimpo :-)

[@triciac1019]

@@deMibPottery I would love a Shimpo. I throw at a studio.

[@henrikkrebs8721]

Three informational facts: Is your Shimpo a RK3E? Then the motor is 400W, but this is NOT directly comparable with the power in the wheel head. Only partly related. The Vevor does not spin as freely when stoped. No of cause not. Vevor is belt driven, Shimpo is a direct dc-drive. But even that is not as free as my old RK88e now standing in the corner that would take 5-10 turns before it stops. To my knowledge Nidec Shimpo does not produce wherls with bat-pins. My RK3E bought half a year ago came in a box that had been opened and modified by a third party company. BUT Nidec Shimpo has pre-drilled holes in the back with the 'correct' distance of 10". Info to Danes: RK3E'en med pins blev købt hos Silica Nordic for samme pris som en uden bat pins.

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks. I also got my Shimpo with pins but dont know who drilled. The box was sealed, though :-)

[@sussiemikkelsen1764]

Thank you 👍😊 Have you checked that there aren’t anymore tools stuck up under the inside? (the noise).

[@deMibPottery]

Yes, as you can see in the video I turned it around after unboxing to check the inside :-)

[@sussiemikkelsen1764]

@@deMibPottery Yes, saw you checked 😊 was only a thought that maybe something. ...

[@judithenielsen2378]

There is a lot of noise, is it from the wheel?

[@deMibPottery]

It is, as I also point out, a bit more noisy but some of it may also comes from a more roomy mic I had to use as my old one broke :-)

[@margotpenney8608]

Is that clicking noise the wheel or something else in your studio??? Otherwise I'll give it 10 out of 10😊

[@deMibPottery]

As I mention in the video there is a small clicking noise from this wheel. It sounds louder in the recording as it is but guess it should not be there

[@lynxlightning9505]

What is all that clacking noise?

[@deMibPottery]

As I point out in the video it is a little more noisy than my Shimpo. On tope of that I had a mic problem but all in all I think its not so bad :-)

[@DunoonVanRijn-dx1hr]

The Wheel looks to small?

[@deMibPottery]

It depends on what you want to make. I tested it with up to kg if clay and that works. And this is more than most people make :-)

[@margotpenney8608]

Your chair is a bit low. Is that not a table top model?? The noise will drive me nuts!!!

[@deMibPottery]

The chair height is perfect for me. The legs on the wheel are too high for table if you ask me

[@Just2dreamsaway]

[@deMibPottery]

:-)