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• Good centering capacity<br />
• Steel wheel head<br />
• 14 inches wheel head<br />
• Has half a horsepower<br />
Cons<br />
• Large weight<br />
• Non-standard splash pan shape<br />
3. Skutt Thomas Stuart Prodigy <strong>Pottery</strong> <strong>Wheel</strong> Review, Stable and durable <strong>Wheel</strong> for a long-time usage<br />
Thomas Stuart Prodigy <strong>Pottery</strong> <strong>Wheel</strong> is perfectly suitable for beginners and specialists. It is the wheel<br />
you can keep throughout your entire throwing career. Its design makes the pottery wheel as steady as<br />
possible. And the centering ability allows you to experiment with things of different size.<br />
Productivity<br />
Thomas Stuart Prodigy <strong>Pottery</strong> <strong>Wheel</strong> has only one third a horsepower. Undoubtedly this wheel doesn’t<br />
go as fast as Shimpo VL Lite or Speedball Clay Boss. But it is necessary to notice that if you are making<br />
things over 12 inches you need to slow down the wheel in order to keep the center of balance. Also<br />
despite the fact that this pottery wheel goes a little bit slower than previously described ones, it has<br />
quite a stable rhythm. So having one third a horsepower is not a problem at all.<br />
In comparison with Speedball Clay Boss, Thomas Stuart Prodigy <strong>Pottery</strong> <strong>Wheel</strong> can handle only 75<br />
pounds of clay at a time. But it doesn’t seem to be a disadvantage. If you are a beginner, you are not<br />
going to center more than 25 pounds.<br />
Design and Materials<br />
The wheel head of Thomas Stuart Prodigy <strong>Pottery</strong> <strong>Wheel</strong> is made of aluminum, which is not so sturdy as<br />
steel. It doesn’t really matter so much here.<br />
Nevertheless, this pottery wheel is heavier than Speedball Clay Boss and Shimpo VL Lite. It is necessary<br />
to point out that this wheel is more studier in the base than on the top. These two features mentioned<br />
above make this wheel very steady. It is a really important peculiarity because you won’t worry that<br />
some dog, cat or a kid can thrust your wheel while you are working.<br />
You should keep in mind that Thomas Stuart Prodigy <strong>Pottery</strong> <strong>Wheel</strong> can take the pressure of your body<br />
that you can put on it. And the important point one should remember is that a lifetime of your pottery<br />
wheel fully depends on the pressure it can take from a human body. Because the more pressure a wheel<br />
takes, the less strain is on the wheel, motor and the pottery wheel head itself.
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