Troubleshooting Videos

Pottery Wheel Troubleshooting Videos

Potentiometer: Reset

How to reset the Potentiometer on the foot pedal of VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE and ASPIRE-FP Pottery Wheels.

Potentiometer: Replacement

How to replace the Potentiometer foot pedal on the VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE and ASPIRE-FP Pottery Wheels.


Air Breaker On Off Reset

How to reset the air breaker ON/OFF switch on VL-WHISPER.

Potentiometer: Fine Tune

How to fine-tune the Potentiometer on VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE, and ASPIRE.


Adjusting the Dust Cover

Adjusting the dust cover on all SHIMPO wheel heads excluding the RK-5T and RK-5T with foot pedal.

Removing the Wheel Head

Removing the wheel head on SHIMPO pottery wheels.


Regreasing the Dust Cover

Regreasing the dust cover in the event the adjusting the dust cover doesn’t eliminate the whirring sound

Removing and Replacing the Splashpan

Removing and replacing the Splashpan from the SHIMPO ASPIRE
pottery wheel.


Installing Blue Plastic Bats

Installing Blue Plastic Bats on SHIMPO ASPIRE pottery wheel.

Replacing the Belt

Replacing the belt on the SHIMPO ASPIRE pottery wheel.


Installing the Two-Piece Snap Fit Splash Pan

How to install the two-piece fit splash pan on VL-WHISPER, VL-LITE, RK-WHISPER, Master Series, Velocity Series, and RK-10 Pottery Wheels.