I made a run to Walmart and Harbor Freight and purchased the basic components. The magnets are strong welding magnets and come in a pack of 4. I ended up modifying this contraption by attaching the pizza pan to a bat with glue squares. I also added round magnets under the strong welding magnets because the others had a tendency to release from the pan if I got the wheel spinning too fast. A permanent marking on the pan of a series of concentric circles was another modification. I have been very happy with the homemade version and plan to make a larger one with a bigger pizza pan. Right now it works well for altered bowls, which is the main thing I wanted it for.
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Great idea!
are those little foamm pads there?
Thanks Meredith--again, not an original idea but someone else's that I could think with and modify for my purposes.
Christine, they are foam cut from 1" foam brushes. The original forum person took the foam from their cone boxes and attached to the magnets. I didn't attach it because I use the magnets in the horizontal as well as the vertical position depending on height of bowl. And was thinking for future of attaching a contraption to magnet that would handle tall, skinnier work. Haven't figured it out yet, though.
Thanks Meredith--again, not an original idea but someone else's that I could think with and modify for my purposes.
Christine, they are foam cut from 1" foam brushes. The original forum person took the foam from their cone boxes and attached to the magnets. I didn't attach it because I use the magnets in the horizontal as well as the vertical position depending on height of bowl. And was thinking for future of attaching a contraption to magnet that would handle tall, skinnier work. Haven't figured it out yet, though.
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