Speedball Artista Pottery Wheel with Splash Pan

Speedball Artista Pottery Wheel – Free Shipping, Bats & Bonus Glazes

Comes with (2) free bats, bat pins, 2 buckets, and a 5-year warranty.

This Speedball Artista pottery wheel is a great option for entry-level work. The Artista Pottery Wheel is a great choice for the beginning potter. It is placed on any table top and runs on regular household electricity.

It is not the most powerful wheel but it is strong enough so that the budding potter can have a great experience and really make wheel thrown pottery. Some of the very inexpensive potter's wheels out there on the market are really toys, not powerful enough to even center a small amount of clay. Trying to learn to throw on one of those will inevitably will lead only to frustration.
In contrast the Artista has 1/3 horsepower, industrial motor and 25-lb centering capacity. You will even see professional potters bringing the Speedball Artista pottery wheel with them to give demonstrations. It is portable, affordable, powerful and fun.

Combining convenience with quality, power and capacity, the Artista™ Potter’s Wheel has it all! This lightweight wheel’s compact construction makes it portable and easy to store. Artista’s™ 25lb centering capacity makes this wheel a great fit for any studio or classroom. With an 11" wheel head, 1/3 HP motor that runs smoothly with very little noise, variable speed hand control (0-220 rpm) and a two-part splash pan (included), the Artista™ leaves little to desire in performance, quality and value. This potter’s wheel also includes: (2) free Bats (B75, B12), 2 year warranty.

Features
* Sturdy, high-impact plastic and steel frame construction
* 1/3 horsepower, industrial motor (large motor enclosure at back of wheel) * 25-lb centering capacity * 11" aluminum wheel head * Wheel head height is only 3 5/8" above tabletop
* Stable on any flat surface
* Convenient for stand up throwing or physically challenged access
* Easy to clean
* Two-part splash pan included
* Variable speed - hand control (0-220 RPM)
* Micro V belt for smooth and quiet power
* Convenient space for two 2.5 quart buckets, included (for tools and water)
* Totally portable, weighs 26 lbs
* Makes a great trimming station
* Ideal for schools with limited storage
* Order left or right handed wheel head direction from factory
* 5-year warranty * 2 free bats: 1 each of B75 and B12

How to Reverse the Speedball Artista Pottery Wheel Direction?

a commonly asked question is how do you reverse the wheel head direction on an Artista wheel. The wheel does not include a switch to switch directions but it can be done. In the USA we are taught to throw counterclockwise but in Japan, potters throw clockwise so it is uncommon in the USA to need this feature but if you do need it to do that here is the procedure:

To reverse the direction of the wheel head rotation of an Artista Wheel, you will need to reverse the two motor wires.
 Please follow the steps below carefully:
1.    Remove only the screws located inside the black feet of the wheel base.
2.    Carefully remove the base plate and disconnect the ground wires attached to it.
3.    Locate the motor wires. For clockwise rotation, the connections are:
     Black wire (motor) paired with Red wire
     Red wire (motor) paired with Yellow wire
4.    To achieve counterclockwise rotation, the pairing is as follows:
   Red wire (motor) paired with Red wire
     Black wire (motor) paired with Yellow wire