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Ceramic Lathe Operator Course
Master the art of ceramic lathe operation with our comprehensive course designed for crafts professionals. Dive into essential skills like centring, balancing, and setting up the lathe. Explore clay types, preparation techniques, and achieve precision in shaping and forming. Enhance your creations with surface finishing, trimming, and refining methods. Learn kiln operation, firing temperatures, and glazing techniques to perfect your craft. Elevate your expertise with our short, high-quality, practice-focused course.
- Master kiln operation: Ensure safety and precision in firing ceramics.
- Perfect centring: Achieve balance and stability on the lathe.
- Enhance surface finishing: Apply texturing, smoothing, and polishing techniques.
- Shape with precision: Use tools and hand techniques for consistent forms.
- Understand clay properties: Optimise plasticity and manage shrinkage.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
certificate recognised by the NZQA
What will I learn?
Master the art of ceramic lathe operation with our comprehensive course designed for crafts professionals. Dive into essential skills like centring, balancing, and setting up the lathe. Explore clay types, preparation techniques, and achieve precision in shaping and forming. Enhance your creations with surface finishing, trimming, and refining methods. Learn kiln operation, firing temperatures, and glazing techniques to perfect your craft. Elevate your expertise with our short, high-quality, practice-focused course.
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Develop skills
- Master kiln operation: Ensure safety and precision in firing ceramics.
- Perfect centring: Achieve balance and stability on the lathe.
- Enhance surface finishing: Apply texturing, smoothing, and polishing techniques.
- Shape with precision: Use tools and hand techniques for consistent forms.
- Understand clay properties: Optimise plasticity and manage shrinkage.
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