How to Throw Dinner Plates on the Potters Wheel

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would love a trimming - plates video 🤷🏼‍♀️😅

Xcellent!

Great shape for getting that last pea onto your fork. But for me, they look more like plant saucers than dinnerware.

What bats do you use?

Please answer on foot rings, and our do you glaze bottom?

No matter how tight I hold the wire when cutting off, the wire moves up in the center when I make plates, making the center too thin. Does letting the wheel spin help prevent that?

I miss your videos for sure. Is there a video of you trimming these?

Are you using grogged clay John?

You are so positive and cheerful, thank you!!! I am saving this video to watch again before starting to make plates again. I would love to see how you trim these, provided that you do. I am sure they will be awesome just flat without a foot.
Also: did you ever try earthenware? Just curious… happy throwing!!! 🙋🏻‍♀️

I'd love a follow up of how to trim plates!!

throwing plates are tough, and you made it look easy! ha can you do a video of trimming those??

Jon- How about a plate trimming video, how to wait long enough but not too long!
Cheers, Craig

I don't know one way or the other, however when I throw in the 5-6 lb range, I will sometimes throw a bag over the project and not tuck it in. That way it will dry at a good rate. I do this when I won't be throwing for a few days. When I come back the piece has detached from the wheel head and I have no problems with it.

Let’s see you Finish them!

Would love to see how you trim them

How do you fire glazed spoons, like ladles and serving spoons, without them sticking to the kiln shelf.. idk how you would put them in the kiln so they don't stick to anything.

Cutting a plate from the bat while it's on the wheel is absolutely the right thing to do.

I’d like to see you trim some plates. Thanks!

great to see back makin more videos, Can't wait to see the videos from Puerto Rico, I'm from PR

I have cut the plate from the bat and it hasn't worked as well as just leaving it to dry out on the bat. Could you do a video on shrinkage rates please, say for earthenwares and stoneware please. Thanks for making Pottery vids.

Glad to see you again...Happy New Year!!

Thank you for sharing. Enjoy how you explain the process.

Is Buff Stoneware clay softer than the clay you normally throw?

I would love to hear your thoughts on drying plates and other tricky pieces. There's a lot of back and forth in the pottery community about slow drying vs. even drying, so I'm interested in your experience successfully drying pieces without cracks.

what's the best way to get the plates off the batt?

Ever throw a plate from a slab?

Jon I'm a thrower too, but trying to throw I was wondering how do you go about repetitive throwing without a potter's gauge and testing different styles of things like vases or bowls?

I always wire under my plates. I use Plasti-Bats to throw with so there is no absorption. I have tried plaster bats but they don’t seem to release for me very easily. When the rims are hard leather hard the bottom of the plate seems to be still firmly attached to the bat. Same with MDF bats. Could be my technique, could be my clay, could be the atmosphere of my studio I don’t know. I dry very slowly covered. That doesn’t seem to help. I sure wish there was a magic bat out there that would work for me lol. I don’t understand how Mathew Kelly’s plates don’t crack in the drying process. You may detect a little bit of frustration lol!!

Have you made a cake stand? My ceramic class starts this Friday the 13th and I would love to try and make one.

I would love to see some hand-building projects

So great to see you back!!! Love your content! Anything and everything Jon the Potter!

Loved watching you throw the plates. Its on my list for Jan/Feb to make a set of plates too. Curious about the comment you made wiring the plates off the bats. How long did it take you to throw all of those plates?

Please, please do a plate trinning video 👏🙌

happy new year Jon!

Love this video, I hate throwing plates haha. I would love to see a video of how you trim your plates. This is part of why I don’t like throwing them because I don’t really know the best way to trim and add a foot. Thanks so much!!

JTP, would love to see how you trim these bad boys! That's where I kind of go off the rails when making plates and I'd welcome your technique...

I’m starting to gather things up to start my own home studio. Would love to get your take on the main items needed to get started…kiln, wheel, shelving, starter clay and glazes?

I’ve been cutting out roofing paper to the size of my round bats.
Wet them and stick them on bat before throwing
Don’t wire off after throwing
Let plates dry enough to flip over
Peel off tar paper
No more wiring problems.

Hi John
We are from Australia and my daughter an I watch your channel all the time
Can you make a dog bowl as my 10 year old daughter said it would look amazing
Thanks
Stu and Arily
Yeeeeooowww

Howdy! Happy Holidays and New Year! You’re coming to Puerto Rico? I’m a huge fan! You must be coming over for the Sanse Festival which is next week. It’s awesome! You will have a wonderful time here in PR. Please let me know which artists you get to meet. The people here are great. Enjoy!

Thanks Jon can you do the trimming plate video please

My husband got me a pottery throwing class to attend as my Christmas gift- hopefully I will start in February. Your videos definitely gave me a love for throwing…now we’ll see if I can actually do it! Looking so forward to new videos from you this year- thanks so much for doing them.

Always cut it off. And put weighted bags to prevent warpage

Thanks for sharing this Jon, and Happy New Year! I don't cut my plates off, but I throw on Hydro-bats. They pop off by themselves, and dry pretty evenly. I did buy seconds, and patched a couple that didn't have a smooth surface. I like to trim feet on my plates, so the Hydro-bat really helps to keep them flat and helps them dry evenly to prevent the dreaded S-cracks!

Thanks for being a big part of inspiring me to try new things. Potters like you, who share their knowledge and love of the art, really help others to push through the challenges.

How about a lidded container tutorial?

Thank you for the continued inspiration… Would love to see the plates come off and be trimmed, and then the kiln process both bisque and glaze. My wife really wants plates and I have failed several times

You've always been a great inspiration, and just a lot of fun as well. I'm so happy to see you back. We potters tend to feel lonely in our studios, but your videos makes it feel much less lonely :) As for content, you could always set up a schedule. Like once a month do a video on doing something new-to-you in the studio. Like if you've always wanted to try over or underglaze transfers, or gold luster or mother of pearl luster, or altering a thrown piece a certain way, or making a cool extruded piece, etc. etc. Most of your work seems production work, which is awesome, but you IF you want to let your creative juices flow and get out of the box, do a once-a-month new thing!

Always jiggered our plates. I hand-built myself one.