The considerable advantages of the powerful Discus Potter’s Wheels

P The Discus Craftsman and Discus Compact Pottery Wheels made in Petersfield Hampshire and over 90% of the key components, as highlighted below, also made in the UK – Advantage highly reliable suppliers, very high specification, quality and long lasting electric wheels.

P The Discus Craftsman and Discus Compact electric potters wheel made in the UK Wheels – Advantage both are affordable portable potter’s wheels built to exacting standards.

P The Discus Craftsman Wheel weighs just 6.7kgs, whilst the Compact weighs in at circa 8.0kgs. Each pottery wheel uses the same power and drive systems – Advantage they are not too heavy.

P The power from UK made technologically advanced electric pottery wheel powered by a ‘pancake’ motor is via a 1/3hp motor that delivers torque at all speeds through controller that delivers 24v DC 300W. Advantage A potters wheel for sale UK and locally made to a very high specification and quality.

P The pottery wheel controller reduces the UK standard electric supply from 230v to the 24v. Advantage this makes the electric potters wheel very safe. Achieved by the electronics mounted in the controller.

P These powerful ‘state of the art’ electric motors, used in hospital MRI scanners, were not available during the pandemic, as MRI production became the priority. We regularly collect these motors from their Alton in Hampshire production site to use in each mini wheel. Advantage the local manufacture of the electric motor for the pottery wheel means there is no packaging requirement and we are able to discuss our exact requirements on a face-to-face basis.

P The Discus power electronics controls (made to our unique design) for both the voltage and the delivery of the smooth speed control to the pottery wheels through either the in-house assembled Foot Controller or Hand Controller. Advantage the electronic assembly in our Petersfield workshop of the Controller, the Foot and Hand Controllers and all other assemblies, including the main pottery wheel assembly, as described below, are all rigorously tested during manufacture and finally as a complete package including pottery equipment.

P The intelligent integrated design of the pottery wheels especially the Craftsman potters wheel with its moulded bowl (made in Nottingham – all our mouldings made on our tooling in Nottingham by our supplier, who has supplied Discus for over 25 years) is the key to this unique long lasting clay pottery wheel. Advantage the longevity of our in-depth relationship has resulted in a highly constructive approach to the supply of these key components.

P Two lightweight, flexible, rust free and very long lasting (many with over 20 years of continuous use) mouldings pair to make the Craftsman potters wheel. The grey plastic, easy to clean bowl, supported by the black under moulding containing the insulated leads to the electric motor and the feet of the pottery wheel fit snugly onto the Studio Stand. Advantage these highly robust mouldings seem to last for ever, protecting your investment in our electric pottery wheels.

P The electric motor is neatly and economically located within a housing permanently sealed onto the moulding. We collect these housings made on our tooling, by our supplier in Waterlooville Hampshire, as required. Advantage the local manufacture means there is no packaging requirement and we are able to discuss our exact requirements on a face-to-face basis.

P Also within this housing is the patented belt driven gearing system that takes the power of the motor to deliver the high torque performance at all speeds to the pottery turntable, so essential for efficient potting. Advantage this high power is sufficient to enable the wheel head to hold up to a whopping 16kgs of clay.

P The entire lightweight potters wheel is able to be easily supported in one hand and can be carried to a sink or bucket for any water, slip or clay to be tipped out. Advantage this easy clean feature removes the need for any drain holes and enables the wheel to be stored on its side.

P The Aluminium wheel head used in the pottery turntable as cast in Burton on Trent on our tooling by our supplier who has made these wheel heads for over 25 years. Advantage the manufacture of this key component in the UK enables the despatch of the pottery turntable castings direct to our CNC machining supplier based in Bognor Regis. A further advantage of working closely with another local supplier is that we are able to discuss our exact requirements on a face-to-face basis with this highly skilled supplier to achieve our exact specification whilst also being able to collect.

P The two suppliers and manufacturers, to our design, of our electronic components both based in Wales have worked closely with Discus for over 25 years. Advantage both fully understand our particular requirements and are able to supply consistently and reliably.

Advantage These combined benefits and advantages results in an excellent pair of electric potters wheel for sale UK focused that is truly outstanding.

Discus began life in 1994 when a retired Rolls Royce engineer had made an application for a patent to protect the unique drive method optimising the electric motor power and performance.