Pottery Wheel Rentals in portland
for your home Ceramics studio
begin your clay journey with an Affordable
Pottery wheel rental
Shimpo VL Lite
pottery wheel
$60 / per month for 12 months
$70 / per month for 6 months
$75 / per month for 3 months
$85 / monthly
Designed with the potter in mind, the Shimpo VL-Lite is a belt-driven lightweight wheel. Light enough to carry yet sturdy enough to throw on. The VL Lite pottery wheel features a remote pedal, two-piece splashpan, workspace, 100-watt reversible motor, an automatic belt-tensioning system.
Features
+ Electronic Controller / Delivers smooth steady speed control at maximum torque
+ Broad Speed Range / Allows optimum speed under all load conditions
+ Reversibility / Accommodates left and right hand users
+ Built-In Breaker / Motor is protected from overload
+ Remote Foot Pedal / Accommodate all throwing positions
+ Two-Piece Splashpan / Completes the package
Can be moved by one strong person, weighs 51 lbs.
Shimpo VL Whisper pottery wheel
$80/ per month for 6 months
$90 / per month for 3 months
$95 / monthly
Responsive, high torque at all speeds, powerful and the quietest wheel in the potter’s wheel market. It’s a “quiet” that must be heard to be believed!
Features
+ Brushless DC Motor / Smooth, quiet, powerful, no maintenance
+ Electronic Controller / Maintains desired speed under all load conditions
+ Broad Speed Range / Allows optimum speed under all load conditions
+ Reversibility / Accommodates left and right hand users
+ Built-In Breaker / Motor is protected from overload
+ Remote Foot Pedal & Adjustable Height / Accommodate all throwing positions
+ Wheelhead Turns Freely at 0 RPM / Serves as a banding wheel
+ Two-Piece Splashpan / Completes the package
+ 100lb centering capacity
Requires 2 people to move, weighs 120 lbs.
Speedball Bats
$1 / month per bat
Speedball’s Plastic Bats offer artists and instructors the ultimate in convenience, organization and performance. Their “Easy Lift Rim™” allows the bat to be easily removed from the wheel head in one fluid motion, leaving the ceramic piece undisturbed.
Delivery to or from your studio
in inner Portland available for $45
HOW to rent your pottery wheel
All pottery wheel rentals require a driver’s license with current address, $200 fully refundable damage deposit, and signed rental contract and waiver. Pick up your pottery wheel in North Portland (near Peninsula Park) or have it delivered to your studio in inner Portland for $45, pay rent with Venmo each month, make tons of great ceramics, return your clean, undamaged pottery wheel, receive your deposit back.
Call or email to set up your appointment!