Patent ID: 7790086
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B28B

Abstract:
1. A method for reproducing the size of a first ceramic ware in the making of a second ceramic ware, comprising: receiving the first ceramic ware on a pottery wheel, wherein the first ceramic ware has been previously fully formed by way of throwing on the pottery wheel; presenting a hinged pointer to a position on the first ceramic ware, wherein the hinged pointer includes a pointer connected to a supporting structure by way of a hinge, and where the hinge allows the pointer to freely rotate about the hinge in the event of a physical contact made with the pointer; removing the first ceramic ware from the pottery wheel while maintaining the previous positioning of the hinged pointer; placing material for the making of the second ceramic ware on the pottery wheel and progressing through the process of throwing the second ceramic ware, wherein the throwing includes expanding the radius of the second ceramic ware until the second ceramic ware being thrown is expanded to a size where momentary contact is made with the pointer, wherein the momentary contact is determined by the pointer freely rotating about the hinge away from the material of the second ceramic ware such that physical contact between the pointer and the second ceramic ware is terminated immediately after contact; and stopping the expanding of the size of the second ceramic ware in order to allow the size of the second ceramic ware to be consistent with the size of the first ceramic ware.