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vdrsolo
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sgilmer
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Location: Ware Shoals, SC
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Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:09 am |
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I have never seen the reversible one before, but if you do square and round cakes, that would come in handy. If you only/mostly do round I would probably go with the last one because it looks nicer. |
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vdrsolo
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Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:33 am |
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I'm looking at it from more of a round cake stand point. I don't need the turntable for sheet/square cakes, but need them for the round. |
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MandyBs
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Location: Texas Panhandle
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Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:30 pm |
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I noticed Fat Daddios has one that looks nice and turns on ball bearings - not the pin type. I think I saw it on the  Global Sugar Art site. Yep, just checked, and it's on sale for $55.99. I think I need one too! |
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leahs
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Joined: Jun 19, 2007
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:06 am |
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I have the Ateco and its a workhorse. |
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DianeLM
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Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:45 am |
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I have the Ateco and guard it with my life. It's as valuable to me as my Agbay.
BTW, Frosted Art, the cake studio Bronwen Weber works out of, has about 20 of those Ateco turntables stacked and ready to use. It looked like a little turntable garden.  |
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leily
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Location: Iowa
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Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:40 am |
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The only one that I have tried that you have listed is the Ateco one and I would be one to gaurd it with my life (once I get to buy it)
I have tried about 3-4 other brands and styles also and Ateco is still my favorite. As for the reversible one... I have done full sheet cakes on an ateco turntable before with no problem, it can handle it. |
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vdrsolo
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Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:52 am |
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| DianeLM wrote: | I have the Ateco and guard it with my life. It's as valuable to me as my Agbay.
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If that's the case...that will be the one I get, my Agbay can have a new friend!! |
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SimpleAffair
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Location: Upstate
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Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:50 pm |
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I recently purchased the "Cake Wheel"...it's wonderful but quite expensive. It was a major purchase for me but works for sheet cakes and rounds...even has small wheel which works very well when working with fondant. |
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vdrsolo
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| SimpleAffair wrote: | | I recently purchased the "Cake Wheel"...it's wonderful but quite expensive. It was a major purchase for me but works for sheet cakes and rounds...even has small wheel which works very well when working with fondant. |
Oh my goodness, expensive!
So I told hubby I wanted a new turntable, and of course didn't cross my mind about him making me one, he is a mechanical engineer! He took apart my cheap Wilton one and laughed, all the bearings were rusted out!
He's going to design one for me with a 15" square on one end and a 15" circle on the other, so it's reversible, like the one on CK. Normally the largest cake I will not have on a large base board would be a 14". (I don't use turntables for sheet cakes). I'll be able to ice it that way and let my scraper rest against the cake stand. Then, If I need to put fondant on it, I'll just put a smaller pan on top of the cake stand with some nonslip pad. I also told him I wanted to decorate the cake a little higher so he'll make it as high as I want, maybe about 4" higher than the standard.
He's already designed me some flat cake carriers with cut outs for me to get my fingers under the cake, I just put nonskid on it and transport them that way! |
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SimpleAffair
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:43 am |
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The expense is something to consider...I actually purchased it at a DOS event. The inventor demonstrated it and, since I am an "impulse" buyer, I had written the check before I thought about it!
I do believe her husband followed thru on her idea to create the Cake Wheel. It is a really valuable tool and would definitely be of great help to the professional cake decorator...makes life so much easier. However, that's not me!
At any rate...go for your idea...if it works, why not patent it and sell it as she does the Cake Wheel. She even sold one to Collette Peters. Something to think about! |
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tkdnvymom
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:58 am |
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I actually bought mine from Ikea, it's wood, it's very smooth and it's approx. 15 inches round. I think I paid about $6.00. I just love it. I use it for cakes and cookies. So, if you have an Ikea, I would check it out. |
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vdrsolo
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:15 am |
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| SimpleAffair wrote: | The expense is something to consider...I actually purchased it at a DOS event. The inventor demonstrated it and, since I am an "impulse" buyer, I had written the check before I thought about it!
I do believe her husband followed thru on her idea to create the Cake Wheel. It is a really valuable tool and would definitely be of great help to the professional cake decorator...makes life so much easier. However, that's not me!
At any rate...go for your idea...if it works, why not patent it and sell it as she does the Cake Wheel. She even sold one to Collette Peters. Something to think about! |
I actually do have a lot of ideas floating in my mind of ways to make transporting & assembly easier. I prefer not to stack any of my cakes until at the reception hall, that's just me. We have alot of curvy roads and hills around here and wrecks are constantly happening. Yes, my cake would probably be safe with an expensive SFS system, but I have no control over other drivers, that is my hugest concern (plus, I can't lift a heavy cake by myself!). And one of my venues is up a sharp incline! |
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bambuf
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:16 am |
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Being the Alton Brown fanatic that I am...I just use my wooden turntable on top of a 3" deep cake pan. It is very sturdy and I have even used it to hold and ice full sheet cakes. When I need to do sheet cakes, I just put my wooden cutting board on top of the turntable and it holds beautifully. Of course, I don't do a high volume of cakes, so perhaps my needs are not the same... You will have to post a picture of your hubby's creation when it is finished! |
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fooby
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Joined: Jan 11, 2007
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Location: Havertown, PA
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:17 am |
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I have the reversible one and it works great! I rarely use the side for sheet cakes since I hardly make them but it's definitely a keeper  |
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