BALWIT - CHEUNG

RESEARCH,
WRITING,
DESIGN





Adjustable Trimming Bat



After a few months of trimming my pots, I got tired of using blobs of clay to tack down my pieces. In New Mexico, you’re only able to tack one or two pieces since they dry out so quickly.

Our local clay store stocked bat-contraptions with adjustable feet to clamp your workpiece. These were more than $200. So I took a look and modelled one to print.

My wheel has a 12” head. I decided to make a 10” diameter bat. My printer’s build volume has a 6” square footprint, so I had to split the circle up into 3 pieces. 



The clay piece sits on the top layer. It has 3 little feet that clamp the workpiece, sliding up through slots, The base layer sits flat on the wheelhead and has a spiral guide for 3 sets of feet to travel radially. The spiral is s.t. it tightens on the piece when trimming clockwise.



BALWIT - CHEUNG   RESEARCH & DESIGN, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO