How do they match: Potters, Manufacturing

  • Model Maker
  • Model and Mold Maker
  • Pot Maker

  • Adjust wheel speeds according to the feel of the clay as pieces enlarge and walls become thinner.
  • Attach handles to pottery pieces.
  • Mix and apply glazes to pottery pieces, using tools, such as spray guns.
  • Move pieces from wheels so that they can dry.
  • Operate gas or electric kilns to fire pottery pieces.
  • Pull wires through bases of articles and wheels to separate finished pieces.
  • Smooth surfaces of finished pieces, using rubber scrapers and wet sponges.