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Vevor Pottery Wheel Review: 4 Things I Love

August 4, 2023 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 2 Comments

Video Review of the Vevor Pottery Wheel

Vevor pottery wheel full review, reaction to my first cheap pottery wheel

I test the Vevor "36cm" 450w pottery wheel from Amazon. Pleasantly surprised at what it can do but I have a few small concerns. Great for beginners but will it hold up in the studio?

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Testing a Cheap Pottery Wheel

I saw the 36cm Vevor pottery wheel on Amazon a while ago and was intrigued by the $212 price tag. “Surely, this cheap pottery wheel won’t be able to perform as well as my full size wheel,” I thought to myself.

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It cost way less than just about any other “normal” wheel that I was familiar with. But it looked a lot more like a real pottery wheel than those plastic kid’s wheels you get at Walmart that barely center clay.

Buy from Amazon:

36cm Pottery Wheel on Amazon.

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The price seems to fluctuate from around $200 to $270.

Buy directly from Vevor:

VEVOR Pottery Wheel 36cm Pottery Forming Machine with Foot Pedal Pottery Wheel for Adults 450W Electric Pottery Wheel for DIY Clay Art Craft
VEVOR Pottery Wheel 36cm Pottery Forming Machine with Foot Pedal Pottery Wheel for Adults 450W Electric Pottery Wheel for DIY Clay Art Craft$206.99

I was in the market for a couple used / cheaply acquired pottery wheels for my studio. I didn’t need top of the line studio wheels but I needed something powerful enough to teach someone how to throw pottery. If you watch the video above you can see my reaction and full review for the 36cm Vevor Pottery Wheel.

Below you can find a summary and some notes about my experience so far.

Specifications for the 36cm Vevor Pottery Wheel

  • 36cm wheel head (actually a little less than 35cm)
  • 450w motor
  • Forward and Reverse switch
  • Includes foot pedal to control wheel speed
  • Metal body and legs, aluminum wheel head
  • 0-300 RPM listed speed
  • No holes or bat pins included

This is the biggest pottery wheel made by Vevor. There is now an updated version of this wheel available with similar specs. All the other Vevor pottery wheels that I’ve seen on Amazon.com are smaller, have a smaller wheel head and only a 350w motor but also cost less.

What I Like

  • Great price (compared to typical wheels by Brent, Speedball, Shimpo, etc.)
  • Good size (smaller, easier to move than more standard sized wheels)
  • Pedal offers good speed control
  • Successfully centered 6 pounds of clay

Issues and Concerns

  • Short (would be at an uncomfortable height for most adults unless modified)
  • Quality control (grease or oil stain on underside by motor, metal work on body has a few flaws)
  • Pedal is mostly plastic (slips around on floor, how long will plastic gears last?)
  • Wheel speed slows down some while centering more than a few pounds of clay
underside of vevor pottery wheel
underside of the Vevor pottery wheel

Additional Thoughts and Modifications

Caster Wheels

As mentioned, the wheel is a little short. Much shorter than how I normally throw. So I made a little dolly / cart with some wood scraps and 3 caster wheels. This adds about 4 inches of height and makes the wheel really easy to move around. Now I can store it under a table and wheel it out when someone needs it.

Caster wheels on Amazon.com:

4 pack — 24 pack

Rubber Pad for the Foot Pedal

The first thing on my to-do list is to get a rubber or foam mat for the foot pedal. It slides all over the concrete floor when I try to use it. I’ll probably try shelf liner foam first and see how that works. If that is too slippery when it gets dusty I may try rubber feet.

Bat Pins

Adding bat pins is the second thing on my to-do list.

wheel head grooves
wheel head grooves

I don’t like the grooves on the wheel head. They are enough to leave what feels like blisters on some of my fingers and make wiring a pot off the wheel a little less smooth. Even if there weren’t any little grooves I would add bat pins for the convenience of using bats.

Final Thoughts

Overall, I was impressed with how well this cheap Vevor pottery wheel performed. If it can last a few years I would consider it a good value. I think it will fit into my studio nicely as a beginner pottery wheel. It would make a good gift for a beginner potter or a first wheel to start a home studio.

3 different kinds of pottery wheels
small medium large pottery wheels

I plan to order the updated version with adjustable legs and see if it performs just as well.

Update: you can see a review of the newer version of this pottery wheel.

Related: Find some pottery supplies to go with a vevor pottery wheel!

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Clay Blog Review: February 2018

March 28, 2018 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

Another review of the finest clay blogs and the great stuff they posted in February. I’m still devoting most of my time to Expert Clay so this is a minimalist review.

February Clay Blog Review

Let’s get right to the blogs!

The Can’t Miss

What were the “must read” pottery blog posts during the past month?

  • Expert Clay: Expert Clay: An Introduction
  • Gary Jackson: Bunches Of Bowls
  • Gary Jackson: A Little Carving Through Colored Slip
  • Gary Jackson: Stamping Bowls
  • Pinchpots: Pots from the latest firing
  • Pottery Making Blog: Clay Blog Review: January 2018
  • Jenni Ward: Getting (and keeping) my sh*t together…

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Filed Under: Clay Blog Review, Online Community Tagged With: 2018, blogs, ceramic artists, ceramics, clay community, february, links, potters, pottery, pottery blogs

Clay Blog Review: January 2018

February 26, 2018 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 2 Comments

Happy New Year! Wait, what? It’s almost March?!

Okay, I’m a little late with the Clay Blog Review. Actually, I’ve had thoughts of putting it on hold temporarily. I’ve been busy working on the new site over at expertclay.com. If you haven’t seen it yet, go check it out. There are big things planned. Perhaps the CBR will come out less frequently, or maybe not at all for a while. Or maybe I’ll just offer a trimmed down version. We’ll see. Thanks to everyone who follows along and the bloggers who share so much on their blogs. I hope 2018 brings you what you want.

CBR January 2018

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The Can’t Miss

What were the “must read” pottery blog posts during the past month?

  • Expert Clay: An Introduction
  • Kristen Kieffer: PSA: Standing to Throw & Potter Ergonomics
  • dicklehman: International Wood-Firing Exchange – some unfinished business
  • Pottery Making Blog: Top Pottery Blogs of 2017
  • Handbuilder’s Magazine » Free Blog Category Feed: Ceramic Studio Safety
  • Lori Watts: Cut Paper Slip Resist
  • Bentham Pottery: Mark Dally Slip trailer review
  • Barb Rogers: Pitcher piecing part two
  • Barb Rogers: more on piecing and piercing clay shapes
  • meesh’s pottery: Slowly coasting along…

You can also buy some awesome pottery shirts to help support this site.

Pottery Shirt: I throw, therefore I am (light text)

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Filed Under: Clay Blog Review, Online Community Tagged With: blogs, ceramic artists, ceramics, clay community, links, potters, pottery, pottery blogs

Top Pottery Blogs of 2017

January 5, 2018 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 5 Comments

Who had the top pottery blogs of the past year? Check this list to find out if your favorite blog made it!

Top Pottery Blogs of 2017

Every month I scan as many blogs about pottery and ceramics as I can find. I put all the best stuff I find each month in a list called the Clay Blog Review. The list below shows the 17 blogs that were mentioned the most in the Clay Blog Review (CBR) during 2017. Pottery bloggers have shared so much great content this year that I needed THREE posts to share all their best tips. (Find them here: 12 Tips for Making Pots, 13 Decorating Tips, 18 MORE Pottery Tips.)

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Let’s get to the blogs!

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Filed Under: Lists Tagged With: 2017, blogs, ceramic artists, ceramics, clay community, links, potters, pottery, pottery blogs, top 10

Clay Blog Review: December 2017

January 2, 2018 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

This is it! The last Clay Blog Review of 2017. It has been a great year. And be on the lookout for a list of the top blogs of the year in the next few days.

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Let’s get to the blogs!

The Can’t Miss

What were the “must read” pottery blog posts during the past month?

  • Pottery Making Blog: Clay Blog Review: November 2017
  • Pots and pieces: Mark Hewitt Pottery. Firing 98 and Kiln Opening. Winter 2017.
  • Rachel Dorn: Building Solid for Video
  • Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 202: Clay, Community, and Faith among Goshen’s Mennonite Potters
  • Kristen Kieffer: Studio Cycles Pictorial 2017

The last CBR of 2017 is sponsored by Expert Clay. This is a new site that we’re working on to help clay experts share what they know and clay learners become experts. You can sign up for updates and information at expertclay.com. It’s going to be awesome!

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Filed Under: Online Community, Clay Blog Review Tagged With: 2017, blogs, ceramic artists, ceramics, clay community, december, links, making pottery, potters, pottery, pottery blogs

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