Quick Tip: Tap Centering While Trimming Use a tin can to learn how to tap center! S. C. Rolf

There are many ways to center a pot on the wheel when trimming. Tap centering involves spinning the wheel and lightly tapping the pot repeatedly until it is centered. It is one of the trickier ways to center but if you learn how to do it, it can save you lots of time!

So in this quick tip, an excerpt from Playing with Form & Decoration—Part 2, Steve Rolf shares a great way to learn tap centering with a tin can! –Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor

This clip was excerpted from Playing with Form & Decoration with S.C. Rolf – Part 2 – Pouring and Lidded Vessels, which is also available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop! Subscribers can view a sneak peek on CLAYflicks!

Check out this post for more instruction on trimming pots!