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Card 186 of 9752026-09-23 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-23

Dirt Head’s pottery-wheel tool system

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A Los Angeles potter is making modular, 3D-printed storage for pottery-wheel tools, built around a shared hook and accessory boxes or trays.

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Potters organizing tools on pottery wheels
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The maker says hooks are sized to the splashpan, so changing wheels means swapping the hook rather than replacing the accessory set.

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The maker says the parts are designed around a shared splashpan hook, with boxes and trays that can be swapped without replacing the whole set. The page names Shimpo and Brent wheels, gives an approximate 4–7-inch size range, and warns that PLA can soften near heat. It also says the first run is printing, while product photos are renders and the inquiry endpoint remains a placeholder.

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