How to throw and trim a lemon juicer on the pottery wheel

[@ugchugs]

Hey! Enjoyed the video! Honestly never thought to make one of those before. Totally gonna give it a whirl! Great tutorial!

[@lshawndavis]

I tried it today - and success!! I’m an ‘advanced’ beginner potter and thought I would give it a try :-) No way to attach a photo, so I’ll just thank you for the inspiration ❤

[@AudreyLynnStudios]

Awesome tutorial, Lily! Thank you!

[@johnkirke2743]

Agree...the best looking one!

[@jossbarclay153]

Can't wait to try this 😊

[@theclimbingtree]

Yay! What a fun project. Can’t wait to give it a try!

[@MaeCeramics]

Let me know how you go!

[@PennyRitz]

I just threw two to try! The first was a little long... second one I got better. It's great practice!

[@MaeCeramics]

Oh amazing!! It’s a funny little project right - feels a bit different to usual

[@joyfulthings1]

When cutting the fluted bits start by making lines with a pen nib or chopstick so the loop tool has a path to follow. Less chance of going offline like you did.

[@mattl3729]

Very cool Lily- I might have to make one of these for myself ;) And I'd like to share a great tip I got from an Australian potter recently: a synthetic or natural chamois works really well to hold your bat to your wheel head- just wet the chamois, and it holds bats wonderfully. It might prove a lot more convenient than the clay you now use.

[@MaeCeramics]

Nice, great tip! Def one to try! I use one for my tile bat system actually - I have found it slips a little with round bats with bigger pieces of clay though.

[@mattl3729]

@@MaeCeramicsAh, I wondered about that- I haven't actually tried it with a larger piece of clay and figured there had to be an upper limit to the adhesive qualities of the water/chamois.

[@ma.chonamendoza8487]

Very nice Video. Question: Why do you have to remove the chuck from the Bat? Wouldn't it be nice that its is already centered?

[@MaeCeramics]

@@ma.chonamendoza8487 I just had other things to throw, so I removed it. And at the trimming stage, if I had a few to do, I’d leave it there too but i wanted the wheel clear for the vid :)

[@DerClaudius]

Have you tried putting the chuck into a plastic container with some water for a week to get it to leather hard again? Water cant touch the chuck, so maybe in a cup. Also new to this and haven't tried it myself, but seen a video somewhere that claims it works. Probably works best in a warm environment and if the open water area is maximized

[@dpwhammond]

For the chuck, do you never fire that? It sounded like it was dried but then it stuck to the wheel

[@102AlienJim]

they can be fired or leather hard

[@MaeCeramics]

Some potters bisque fire them - I like leaving them leather hard to let them be a little more flexible, sometimes I’ll trim them to size etc. This was actually the last time I used my dried chuck! I let it get too dry for my liking 😔

[@fmsnzil]

Great video! The coke bit 😂 re: chuck maintenance, I just watched a Florian Gadsby video where he dunks his chuck in water, after using it, and wraps it back up in it's plastic cocoon for storage. Maybe your thirsty one will respond to that treatment?? Thanks for making videos for us :)

[@mattl3729]

@@fmsnzilI've found you have to be a bit careful about that- things have actually started sort of dissolving when I've dunked them and wrapped them many times. Might be about the thickness though- probably the thicker the wall, the less-likely it will happen.

[@mattl3729]

Well even if it's dry, some water around the edge will make it a bit sticky. But I think most folks keep them leather hard so they're easier to stick your piece to without damaging its surface.

[@Just2dreamsaway]