VEVOR 11 inch Pottery Wheel for Adults, 450W Forming Machine with Direct Drive Motor and LCD Touch Screen, 50-300RPM Speed Adjustable Foot Pedal Detachable Basin, for Art Craft Work Home DIY, White

For the price, this thing works ridiculously well. It will slow down noticeably while you're centering 6 lbs or more, but once your clay is centered, you're not going to be applying much force while pulling walls so it's not an issue. The minimum speed is maybe 40 rpm, which is generally much slower than I ever need. It won't slow to a crawl like a Shimpo, but it's like 1/8th the cost. For a beginner/intermediate potter, it's perfect. If you're a professional, you want a $1000 wheel.

This was purchased as a gift for my grand daughter. She was absolutely thrilled when she received it for Christmas. After months of using it, she has told me that it was one of her favorite presents. She sent us pictures of the many different items she made and continues to use it almost every weekend. The quality was amazing and so far has proven to be very durable and easy to use. She likes the fact that she can plug it in on the back porch or in he hobby room and run it on regular 120v. power. My daughter was mad at me for getting it for my granddaughter because she feared it would be loud, but it has been very quiet so she has now forgiven me. LOL The speed of the platform allows for some very creative items to be formed and decorated. Very happy with this purchase.

First I want to start with the biggest pet peeve I have with this wheel, even when the pedal is completely off the wheel still turns! The only way to get it to stop fully is to actually switch the machine off. With that being said, I do think this is an excellent wheel for what it is. A beginner wheel or to use for classes I think this wheel would be excellent for. Even if you’re a seasoned potter and you’re looking for a second light portable wheel for your studio this is probably it. You will not be throwing anything massive, mugs, bowls, and plates is about your max with this wheel, the wheel can hardly handle centering a pound of clay so anything more than that I just don’t foresee this wheel being able to handle. Again, I think this is a great product and it has it’s purpose and place but do not buy this thinking it’s going to replace a $1,000.00 professional wheel, it’s not.

Above expectations. Very heavy and sturdy. I was able to put legs on and easily level it, so it is balanced and quiet. Even though the basin is split into two halves and doesn't fit tightly together on the sides, it did not leak or cause an issue. Easy to use, the pedal makes it easy to control speed, spins in either direction for left and right handed. The split basin makes it easy to clean up. I am very happy with this purchase. No regrets.

There are several variations of this wheel available from different sellers with slightly different features. I took a chance on this one because it looked very similar to a couple of the budget wheels that had been reviewed on pottery channels, as well as Seth Rogan for Wired, but this had a corded foot petal instead of a handle. As soon as I opened the box i could see that the machine was dirty, and only had one layer of bubble wrap protecting it in the box that it had almost broken through. There was no manual, warranty or paperwork of any kind. The ‘bonus’ tool items had been stuffed into the motor cavity in between the wires and housing. Despite the fact that the machine had clearly been scuffed, used with more than 1 kind of clay body & put back into the box without being cleaned, I withheld judgment until I set it up. After using a level with the adjustable feet and plugging it in I checked the feel of the wheel and used a laser level to check the wheel plate. You could feel, and see that the wheel or shaft had been warped or bent. I expected a budget machine, and it is. It is not difficult to move, which is good because on the floor it is awkwardly low to use, even for a child. This would be most comfortable up on bricks / a base / a table top. The wheel itself is covered in tiny grooves which felt much more abrasive than a standard full size wheel. You would have to drill your own bat holes or attach one with clay if you wish to use same. The plastic basin snaps around the shaft and clearly does not seal so would require frequent emptying / lots of cleanup if you are not a clean thrower. All that said I would have taken this entry level wheel at this price if it wasn’t a dirty, damaged machine. It appears that someone else ordered this, used it, discovered the defect, returned it, and then the seller jammed some tools into the motor and sent it to me. Returned for a refund, will order similar wheel but definitely use a different seller - based on comments I saw AFTER ordering this, this isn’t the first time they have knowingly tried to pass off defective equipment to someone.

Good wheel for the price. A little short. I had to get a small stool to work with it. Otherwise it gets the job done. I have a small kiln, so, I don’t need a big wheel or a big motor.

The device is made very well, but unfortunately we could not use the device for more than 2 minutes, because the device supported 110V instead of 220V. I always study the information about the device, but I did not find any information on the site. When I received the device, the range of 110V-250V was written in the package, so I confidently connected the device to the network without knowing what awaited me next. As a result, the controller unit burned out. The support service is very friendly, and tried in every way to help resolve the issue. I am writing this review precisely because this is probably the best support I have encountered, it even seemed to me that there were people there who were worried about my problem as if I were their close friend. It was very nice to see such interest in my problem.

2 weeks later: Reduced to a true three stars. Sadly I have to say I am sending this back. While I still await the replacement splash pan I don't like how the current one which I have to bungee together moves way too much. Though the bigger issue is the motor pedal relationship has started to change already. In two ways specifically. When I put it on a low speed for burnishing, it started to do the most modest jog. I have to admit it's not terrible but it's brand new and it's a sign of problems to come. The second thing that's happening is at medium high speed, when I take my foot off the pedal and I have done this repetitively, the wheel slows down too much. So I thought it was me, and I had my pottery friend try it and it happens to her as well and we both try this initially without that problem. Again to me it's a sign of what's to come. I wanted this to be something that would last me at least 3 years but I don't want to have put out a couple of hundred bucks and be out that money because this fails. 3.* Actual deduction is 1.5 stars total. Yes this is an extremely inexpensive pottery wheel. So I recognize that I could not expect a lot for the price point. I wanted a lower cost at-home option. This might be a little too low because I am fussy and I have to admit that. For the price point it's probably what you want to expect but this is how I would rate it nonetheless. It came packed well though box was a bit of mess on the outside. Everything held up okay on the inside because it is well padded, secured and packaged. All the items as indicated in the listing arrived okay. I have not opened the tool package because I am not sure if I'm keeping the wheel. The one thing that comes with this are metal tools that I have another set of and if they're made anything like my other set they will be exquisite. Everything else I expect will be cheap versions of high-end tools but that doesn't matter to me as much. The biggest initial challenge I will say is getting the legs balanced so that the wheel is level on our very level floor. I have a video of that but it's not worth showing it to you. As a hint we started off making sure that the double screw legs overlapped entirely. So each leg we slid in an inch and a half. And then we just kept working from there until I got it level. It never got completely level but after throwing it has not impacted my output at all. The biggest issues: -1* the reason for one entire star deduction is the splash pan does not close around the wheel and click shut. I tried it on and off the actual wheel table and it simply does not fit. One side seems to come together okay but the other does not. In order to try out the wheel I have taped the gapping space on the inside of the pan and the bungee the two halves together so that it has stability when I lean on the pan... I also note by watching a lot of YouTube videos, I have learned about problems about this with reviews, and I have heard that some people have jimmy this, and have trimmed parts of the pan but I will not do that. I have communicated with Vevor which you can only do through chat on their website. I provided my proof of purchase. After an initial AI conversation I was then transferred to what was a bit of a challenging text conversation (with what I could sense was a real person) I was told I would hear from somebody in 2 business days. In two days (a total of 4 days since it was over the course of a weekend) I received an email indicating that there was no activity on my service request and so if I don't respond they will close the request as they'll consider it completed. (Uff-duh! Obviously that's something they need to fix!) I immediately wrote back and indicated that I AM STILL WAITING to hear back from them from the initial conversation that told me to wait two business days. The next day I got another email that indicated they would send me out a new splash pan --but it is not in stock and I have to wait up to 15 days. In their chats as well as emails they continually ask you to be patient. I went ahead and ordered it. My intention will be is if the replacement splash pan does not fit well, I will return the entire wheel...I am very curious and interested in the BP Sirius 2 (yes, that is another 800 to $900 and it is 12", but it does have bat pins where this one does not a heavier duty everything else including the pedal and the weight of the entire unit). About the pins, I don't deduct any stars because the bottom line IS WE ARE INFORMED as a buyer that they do not have pins and that to me, really is not a hard thing to do. -1/4* Another 1/4 star is removed because the pedal is pithy (also several other video reviews indicate this) and because of its lightweight, it is a bit too easy to move around with the slightest adjustment of your foot on top of it. I suggest the smartest thing is to plan on attaching to the bottom some sort of thick rubber base (which if I keep the wheel I will figure that out). On the other hand it is exquisitely sensitive and very quick to respond to your desired change and speed which is a plus. - 1/4* Last another quarter star is removed because the splash pan (that doesn't close well together, and even if it did, the problem would remain) is probably a half inch to an inch higher than the average pottery wheel that I've ever worked on ( Speedball, Skutt, and Brent). Ergonomically it just makes the reach to the wheel platform a little bit uncomfortable though I also found it did not affect my throwing I felt it and in the long run I wonder if it will start bothering my wrists or arms or hands. Last I will mention that I basically have only been throwing small items right now maxing out at about 4 lb. The one thing I have noticed is, and I'm not so sure this is negative yet, but if I am using the wrong speed at the time of, for example centering, my pushing down (force) on the clay did cause a little bit of a louder groaning sound. On one hand, it's almost like having a coach because apparently for the force I was using, the engine wants to have more speed and it did go away when I simply increased the wheel rotation. On the other hand it could be an indicator of a problem that can become more pronounced over time. This is a hard call and therefore I am not going to reduce this product by any more stars but it is something I am leery about and between now and when the splash pan comes I am going to experiment with it more. Finally I will say I really like the power button and the reversing buttons on this unit. They are made with a toggle style switch that has a rubber gasket around it to protect it from moisture. Nonetheless I have a taped on plastic piece protecting the buttons to avoid splashing. Overall, my output and a friend's output has been no different than using any of the higher-end wheels. The power is there, the speed is there, and ultimately I think this is a smart investment if the splash pan gets a good replacement. I would really like to be able to save and keep this!