Technologies
Title: | Pedal - Driven Potter's Wheel |
Area: | Rural Technologies |
Focus Area: | Handicrafts |
Developing Agency: | Rural technology Action Group(RuTAG),Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur |
Email: | pbsb@agfe.iitkgp.ac.in |
Principal Investigator: | Prof. P.B.Singh Bhadoria, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Kharagpur |
Funding Agency: | Ministry of Panchayti Raj. |
Implementing Agency Link: | https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/RD |
Brief Description
Description : | The wheel is based on a revolutionary concept using the bicycle pedal as the source of owner, it enables the potter in a comfortable sitting position with little strain on the back. Salient Features of Potter's Wheel: Circular turntable rotating at 250-300 rpm Less effort in pedaling Bicycle pedal operated turn table with easy and comfortable seat Molding of pot and driving of wheel done simultaneously |