Development of Pedal Operated Potter’s –Wheel

Introduction

• Pottery in India has been in existence

since a very long time.
• It is an art which is mostly practiced in
villages, rural areas and communities
called kumbhar tolie’s in cities. The
work pieces produced from this art
have various application in India.
Earthen pots and other decorative
articles produced are mostly used for
domestic purpose.
• Pottery has been symbol of Indian art
and History.
 Existing Method
• Existing Method is an age log traditional
methods in which clay is kept at the centre of
bullock cart wheel rotated with hands.
• Broadly method can be divided in three steps
• 1. Preparation of raw material consists of
Bhusra Matti, Pili matti, Mala Matti and Ash
along with water.
• 2. Making the pot by rotating bullock cart
wheel
• 3. Drying and Hardening of the pot.
 Problems faced by the Potter
• 1. Fatigue : The potter after days work get very
tired and existed due to
• A) Bad posture : An improper sitting posture
caused by the size of the wheel is very
uncomfortable making the potter tired.
• B) Method the turning the wheel : To turn a
wheel which ways 60 Kg. All days has its toll on
the potter
• C) Bad workplace layout : Layout of the work
place is improper causes him to move around
unnecessary.
• 2. Low efficiency : The reasons are Fatigue,
wastage of time and excessive effort.
• 3. Improper Finishing : Irregular wheel speed
and bad posture results in to bad quality of he
products.
• 4. Health problems : existing methods causes
pain in the joints, basically of the ankle and
knees and also causes frequent backache.
 Proposed Method
• To overcome the problems cited above a pedal
operated potters wheel along with a heightened
seat was developed using –
1. Bicycle mechanism and base frame to obtain
considerable speed and force for a required
period of time
2. Wooden wheel 12” to 14” to get the required
momentum.
3. A simple mechanism consists of gear, shaft
assembly.
4. Workplace and seat Design as per ergonomics
consideration.
Experimentation & Feedback
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 Further work
• To modify the machine by reducing overall size
due to space constraint.
• Replacement of Flywheel(wood to metallic) to
obtain more momentum and rpm for longer time.
• Sturdy seating arrangement and back rest to
reduce operators imbalance.
• Improvement in aesthetic look .
• Alignment of vertical shaft and braking
arrangement.
• Improvement in portability and shift to power
drive.
• Mechanism for sweep/template for mass
production.
 Cost Estimation
SN Particulars Appr.expenditure
1 MS steel structure & bicycle frame 5000
2 Aluminium casting of varying sizes 5000
3 Thrust bearings and pedestals 3000
4 Hardware ,sprocket, freewheel and other 3000
fitments
5 Plastic seat and backrest 1500
6 Braking arrangement 1500
7 Sweeps and templates 1000
8 Bevel & spur gears 1500
9 GI panelling and painting 1500
10 Miscellaneous 2000
Total @ 25000
25000*2 Models 50000
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