I've had my pottery wheel for about 3 years. The foot pedal is pretty much useless because it is spring loaded so you can't hold a certain speed with it. At first that bothered me but then I decided that the hand control knob works great and I can set it at a speed and I love the fact that it has a digital speed readout. That is a major plus to me. The drip pan is cantankerous. I put a piece of thick plastic under it to stabilize it and it works good now. I love the motor size. I added bat pins so I xould use standard sized bats. I have thrown hundreds of pots on this wheel and I think for the money it is an exceptional wheel.

I don't use the foot pedal to control the speed. That being said, I am very happy with this pottery wheel. I throw small pots. I've had this potter wheel for almost a year and I have had no trouble with it. I would recommend this pottery wheel.

I have yet been unable to control the food pedal speed stabilization. The motor appears to have sufficient torque. the two halves of the splash shield are difficult to match/conncect properly. Given time and work it may do the job.