Abstract: A portable, table-top apparatus for throwing a pot has an exoskeletal housing having a first recess in an underside thereof. A pottery wheel having a diameter of from about two to fifteen inches and having a wheel-head height of less than about 6 inches above the table-top has an upwardly facing flat surface adapted to support a clay mass of up to about 50 pounds. The pottery wheel is supported by the housing to be rotatable about a vertical axis. A reversible motor of greater than about ⅛ horsepower is disposed in the first recess and coupled to the wheel to rotate the wheel about the axis at an adjustable rotational speed from 0 to about 350 rpm in each of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions. A further recess in a top side of the exoskeletal housing is adapted to hold a bucket, such as a water bucket or a tool bucket.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for forming a pot or miniature pot. A pottery wheel has a diameter of from 2 to 14 inches and rotates about a vertical axis. The wheel has a facing flat surface for supporting the pot or miniature pot. A motor is coupled to the wheel for rotation about the axis at an adjustable rotational speed of between 200 and 10,000 rpm. A support base contains the motor and further includes a power source. The wheel extends above the base, and preferably includes the rotor portion of the motor. The wheel further includes a disk shaped platform and a support shaft. The platform is disengagable from the shaft so that a replacement platform may be engaged with the shaft. The platform further includes a clay preform attached to the surface of the platform. The apparatus is preferably small and light weight so that it may be supported by a hand and easily carried therein.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for forming a pot or miniature pot. A pottery wheel has a diameter of from 2 to 15 inches and rotates about a vertical axis. The wheel has a facing flat surface for supporting the pot or miniature pot. A motor is coupled to the wheel for rotation about the axis at an adjustable rotational speed of between 0 and 350 rpm. A support base contains the motor and further includes a power source. The wheel extends above the base, and preferably includes the rotor portion of the motor. The wheel further includes a disk shaped platform and a support shaft. The platform is disengagable from the shaft so that a replacement platform may be engaged with the shaft. The platform further includes a clay preform attached to the surface of the platform. The apparatus is preferably small and light weight so that it may be supported by a hand and easily carried therein.