I don't use this for pottery...I use it to sand my dice. I was worried the smaller motor might not take the pressure but it handled the task great. Once I turned it all the way up lol shot my d4 across the room. It can go really fast but also nice and slow. Super easy to use.
Wanted to get an inexpensive wheel to start a simple home studio. This will definitely get the job done, though professional wheels are most certainly better long term if they’re in the budget. Be aware that this thing is tiny but as you can see in the photo $10 worth of cinder blocks will get this up to a good height and keep it from moving around on you. If you’re throwing bigger pieces you may have trouble centering and keeping the wheel spinning at a consistent pace but I’m happy with it so far for mugs and other small pieces. Glad to have an option to get throwing at home for way less money.
This product was not intended to replace the $2,000 unit, but at less than 1/10th the price, I think it does a plenty good enough job.It handles smaller batches of clay just fine. I think it would be hard to center a large amount of clay, because the motor is kind of weak.
Charlene M. 
