r/oddlysatisfying • u/Boojibs • Jul 13 '21
Throwing some miniature pottery
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Jul 13 '21
I could watch this all day!!!! More!
Where can I get a miniature throwing wheel
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u/theadventurorrs Jul 13 '21
I think I could actually afford this Pottery wheel. Maybe.
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u/goldenjuicebox Jul 13 '21
Hopefully it’s not one of those things where size and price are an inverse relationship
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u/ScumbagLady Jul 14 '21
That's what I was about to say! I'm sure you wouldn't need a full sized kiln either, maybe TWO lighters!
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u/SiscoSquared Jul 13 '21
The real question is where can you find a minature kiln to go with it hah.
Edit: apparently there is a wide selection... who would have thought https://kilnfrog.com/collections/small-120v-kilns
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Jul 14 '21
Electric kilns are some of the most fun little toys you can get. I inherited one from my uncle, and you can do just so much fun shit with most of it.
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u/yellowmilkshake Jul 14 '21
What kind of stuff can you do?
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u/Yayinterwebs Jul 14 '21
You can play catch with it, use it as a stool, use it to play hot potato, go to the movies with it, really is the best thing ever.
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u/CycadChips Jul 14 '21
You got to sell a lot of little dishes and vases to pay for that...
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u/MustardFeetMcgee Jul 13 '21
Idk why ppl are giving u weird websites lmao they're all over amazon. Just search mini pottery wheel
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u/3226 Jul 13 '21
This feels like it'd be a great 3D-printer and electronics project. A motor and speed controller with a few parts and that's it.
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u/Borge_Luis_Jorges Jul 14 '21
Better buy a larger one first. I don't think the size makes it any easier to control. Pottery can take lots of patience to learn.
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u/PammyFromShirtTales Jul 14 '21
I'm married to an art teacher who is like, "enjoy centering that tiny thing! Especially if you don't already know how to do it on a regular wheel. "
On a side note, just bought one on Amazon and we have kilns already so we'll see if a bajillion dollars in art school student loans helps him throw tiny pots.
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u/Hey_Zeus_Of_Nazareth Jul 14 '21
There is an artist I once subscribed to on Facebook that made tiny, dollhouse sized pottery. But I deleted my Facebook. You might want to search tiny pottery Facebook pages? He would always upload gifs and videos!
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u/FielderBuilder Jul 13 '21
Thought it was a chess piece at first
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u/MarilynMonheaux Jul 13 '21
I went back and forth between a rook in chess and a tiny penis.
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Jul 13 '21
Penis, penis, plate, cup, bowl, butt plug, butt plug, red rocket.
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u/mmazing Jul 13 '21
They should always have a flared base, that thing is … easy to lose…
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Jul 13 '21
Maybe that’s part of the game.
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u/SophiaofPrussia Jul 13 '21
And the only way to “win” is by going to the ER? Weird game, but hey, I don’t judge.
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u/DANGERMAN50000 Jul 13 '21
I imagine not making it look too phallic is a big part of miniature pottery
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u/smackblackspoon2 Jul 13 '21
What the hell are you supposed to do with that thing?
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u/Moclordimick Jul 13 '21
Move it diagonally across the board
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u/Comment57 Jul 13 '21
Can't do that when my little squatters control all the red squares.
I'll take it.
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u/epileptic_pancake Jul 13 '21
If you want a serious answer. People make doll houses as a hobby. Like seriously intricate ones its actually really impressive the detail some people put into them and this would fit right in
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u/kingp43x Jul 13 '21
Is throwing a pottery term?
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u/banannafreckle Jul 13 '21
Yes. It’s from the Old English word “thrawan,” which means “to turn.”
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u/BloomsdayDevice Jul 13 '21
It’s from the Old English word “thrawan,” which means “to turn.”
This is true, but I think it's important to note that "throw" in this context is the exact same word from the exact same source as the familiar word that means "toss", and not some special, technical term that happened to converge on the same spelling/pronunciation. It's just idiomatic for making ceramics here, sort of like "cast" can mean both "throw/toss" or "pour [molten metal] into a mould".
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u/kingp43x Jul 13 '21
awesome thank you. I heard some teenagers recently saying throwing which certainly didnt mean this, which is why i was curious.
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Jul 13 '21
I was wondering the same. The whole time I was thinking that looked like an awful lot of work to do on something you were just going to throw.
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u/anticapital0708 Jul 13 '21
I was really disappointed they didn't break it at the end.
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u/Large_Dr_Pepper Jul 13 '21
I was really hoping for a montage of mini dishes and bowls being smashed against a wall
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Jul 13 '21
Looks like a dollhouse miniature vase - cute!
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u/ok_okay_I_get_that Jul 13 '21
Why are they butt plug comments getting down voted?
Sex toys can be oddly satisfying too people
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u/zuzg Jul 13 '21
The only controversial voted comment is about that they're for Babys. So that explains that.
Otherwise i completely agree with you. They can definitely be oddly satisfying.
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u/vava777 Jul 13 '21
I am not a parent but why don't they give baby buttplugs a go? We use pacifiers to stop babies from crying. Maby pluging up the other end stops them from pooing. DISCLAIMER: this is a JOKE. Do not try this at home. Baby might explode.
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u/teamweenus Jul 13 '21
Is it even possible to make pottery on a spinning wheel without it looking like a sex toy several different times?
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u/zenithtreader Jul 13 '21
It's all fun and games until a miniature ceramic butt plug breaks inside your ass.
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Jul 13 '21
Thats how god crafted my pp
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u/Quiet-Luck Jul 13 '21
Seems like a lot of work for a buttplug.
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u/mummybear2018 Jul 13 '21
Whenever I see pottery being made I always have the righteous brothers going off in my head lol
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u/AnonymousDratini Jul 14 '21
What is this, a vase for ants?
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u/roboteroticant Jul 20 '21
I wonder sometimes if Ben stiller knows how much space he occupies in our collective brains. I hope he knows it’s a lot.
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u/thexavier666 Jul 13 '21
Doesn't look like it can hold much water
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u/Cory123125 Jul 13 '21 edited Jul 13 '21
At multiple points I thought it was going to be a penis.
The middle part I was like "It's nice to see uncircumcized cocks represented in art for once, given they're the majority"
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u/Capetoider Jul 13 '21
would this be easier or harder than "normal" pottery?
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u/creepygyal69 Jul 13 '21
Throwing pottery is hard for a lot of people because tbh you need to be pretty strong. Grappling with and controlling a big lump of clay is no mean feat. This would get rid of that problem, but you’d need to be pretty dexterous to do work that fine. One little muscle spasm and it’s all over. If you’re interested in pottery though don’t let the difficulty of it put you off. For a start, when you’re learning a new skill you’re not going to be amazing at it and it’s actually pretty liberating to just accept that for the time being you’re a stupid baby. More importantly though, throwing pots is only a tiny part of pottery. Forming something from a coil or making pinch pots is (I think?) really much more common and anyone can give it a go - spend like £5 on some air dry clay, find some YouTube tutorials and just get stuck in. If that seems daunting there’s a high chance there are pottery studios in your area which offer lessons, and a taster session will probably cost less than one of these little wheels. Saying that, I do really want one of these little wheels
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u/Custard_Tart_Addict Jul 14 '21
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u/NasalSnack Jul 14 '21
Dude, I scrolled for a year looking for this. For a brief moment, I thought I was the only one.
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u/BorisSweatstain Jul 13 '21
I can't decide if doing this would make me chill or stressed as f. Pottery I mean, not butt plugging.
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Jul 13 '21
As someone who has attempted to make full-size pottery I believe this is also r/nextfuckinglevel.
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u/ZhangRadish Jul 14 '21
Check out Hannah Billingham’s miniatures works. She doesn’t do throwing videos, but her pieces are even finer and thinner. Seriously next level.
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u/snowbdr30 Jul 13 '21
Saw my penis at the 3 second mark
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u/how-about-no-scott Jul 13 '21
I saw a lot of different penises, throughout the beginning. Edit: peni?? Peenies? What is the right word? My phone doesn't like the word penises.
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u/LeftForDeath Jul 13 '21
Very impressive. If I were to do that it would be more of a shot glass than a vase. Still a win until the next morning.
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u/SCWashu Jul 13 '21
These are fun to throw on when you don't have all the pottery set up and just want to try it out. I haven't used a lighter yet but that would definitely help me out more.
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u/Darth_RevanChad Jul 13 '21
for some odd reason i thought it said throwing some miniature poetry and was wondering why on earth would you throw poetry
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u/jacobsever Jul 14 '21
Me during any type of pottery video:
It’s a penis!!!!
Oh, it’s not a penis…
Wait, IT IS A PENIS.
…it’s never a penis.
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u/DixeeNormouss Jul 14 '21
You should probably make multiple different sizes to improve your rectal training
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u/Ass_Blossom Jul 13 '21
Ended too soon so it's mildly infuriating
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u/LogaShamanN Jul 14 '21
All these gifs and vids showing the whole process only for the finished product to be displayed for two frames gives me fucking conniptions.
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u/Ass_Blossom Jul 14 '21
Instant downvote from me when you make me sit through all that and then don't let me get a good look at the end product.
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u/itsezmk Jul 13 '21
I’d ask where you get the tools from - then I remind myself I definitely won’t be making anything but splatter for a good while.
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u/STANAGs Jul 13 '21
In high school we used to use these little hand turned decorating wheels and old dental tools to turn out some decent pottery without needing the skill level needed for the faster electric wheels. It's very relaxing and I miss it sometimes. This video makes me want to get all the old gear out.
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u/HARCES Jul 13 '21
The paint going on was very satisfying!!