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TRIM YOKE

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This is a fantastic device.
It replaces the proceedure potters use to detach a pot from the wheel.
Typically, when a pot is complete the potter pulls a “wire” under the pot and across the the head of the wheel to release the pot.
This is a fairly easy skill to develop.
HOWEVER,
When the diameter of a pot is large or very large, it is difficult to keep the wire tight enough to cut the bottom of the pot evenly.
There is a “wiring” technique that uses excessive amounts of water. As the wheel turns slowly, the wire is pulled through water that sits on edges of the wheel. This process can saturate the clay on bottom and cause the clay
Cutting a pot off the wheel in any fashion is a skill developed through trial and error.
Enter the TRIM YOKE.
If the vessel on the wheel is short enough, you can hold the Trim Yoke vertically; passing the Trim Yoke over the vessel as its wire under cuts the clay.
If the vessel is too big in any dimension; the Trim yoke can be held horizontally and left laying around the wheel head until the vessel is removed.
ASSUMING, of course, the vessel is firm enough to remove.
You may need to blast the vessel with a PROPANE TORCH and dry it out, a bit. before you it off.

P.S. The Trim yoke was inspired by the BOW SAW Check out the nineteenth century hand tool.

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This plan is fairly self explanitory.
You can see the trim yoke is built of wood. The wood in the first image is from the “bargin bin” at the home improvement store. The pieces are balisters that were damaged on the ends.
[ Which were cut off, anyway ]
They cost about $ 1.50 [USD] for all three.

The two 1/ 4 inch [ .05 cm ] eye bolts are connected with a heavy wire. A wire coat hanger is perfect. There is a washer on each side between the nut and the wood.
The tension that pulls the thin wire on the bottom taught is created by tighteng the wire at the top.
The yellow horizontal line in the plans [ F ] is called the “bridge.” The bridge has angles cut on both ends.
Of course, there is a limit to how much tension the wood can with stand.
BE CAREFUL !!
P.S. A 0000 was used to make 0000

This is the bottom corner of the trim yoke.
A small “lag” bolt is holding the wire to the yoke. you could use a screw.
A loop was twisted at each end of the thin steel wire.
The thin wire should be rather tight BEFORE you tighten the bolts at top. Pretightening will assure maximum tension.
P.S. A 0000 was used to make PITCHERS

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