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Thanks for posting those up, most kind of you.
Will get on with a bit of fettling today, perhaps modify the pattern a bit, and think about another couple of moulds, but poured on an incline this time, filling more sequentially, which ought to get rid of the outer fin shenanigans .
Thinking about another pattern, for an entirely different machine......
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Henry looks very pleased with the progress!
Managed to turn a couple of wooden bowls today.
The first one was an experiment as I made it from an 8' length of 3"x2" pine from B&Q. Not the easiest of wood to turn as it was full of sap that ended up all over the tool rest and turning tools, and even in my beard, but I'm pleased with the end result:
And I'm even more pleased with the second one. This was made from offcuts that came from a packing case, (that was used to deliver a pivot pin for the bucket on a Doosan loading shovel iirc), and was a lot easier to turn due to the wood being bone dry:
Considering I'm not much more than a complete beginner at wood turning, I'm very happy with the finished product.
The first one was an experiment as I made it from an 8' length of 3"x2" pine from B&Q. Not the easiest of wood to turn as it was full of sap that ended up all over the tool rest and turning tools, and even in my beard, but I'm pleased with the end result:
And I'm even more pleased with the second one. This was made from offcuts that came from a packing case, (that was used to deliver a pivot pin for the bucket on a Doosan loading shovel iirc), and was a lot easier to turn due to the wood being bone dry:
Considering I'm not much more than a complete beginner at wood turning, I'm very happy with the finished product.
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If the Perspex or whatever bit of plastic it is made from snaps . try using on e of the thick oily plastic chopping boards for the handle or flat things turned on the lathe
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Next trial bowl glue a circle of block over a plastic bowl shaping & smoothing the blocks slightly wedge shape on opposite sides so they touch the edges at the outer edge , turned up such blanks look absolutely fantastic .
eBay number for the picture . 204901216997
Some of the lads at my Men's Shed group have been experimenting with loads of small hard wood offcuts , mainly spalted ash ,oak ,sycamore, beech and chestnut with a few bits of mahogany thrown in for good luck .
Cover a big-ish bowl loosely in cling film add de dusted small off cuts to the top , pour in four or five different coloured acrylic plastics .
Some have given things a gentle stir to make coloured swirls , some used just one colour or different straight pours done at the same time . l
Letting them cure a week or so then removed from the bowl , facing the top flat then mounted on their lathe . Then faced the base & side to get rid of the wrinkles , then remount the form block material to turn out the bowl .
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I know this's rich, coming from me, but you make me wonder on occasion.
Her indoors painted it in the colour she wanted.
I liked it raw but whatever
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Nice work, very clean!
Cracking bowls..
I bought a new bandsaw a while back and needed an infeed roller for it to cut up a length of 50x50 bar for making some sash window weights. Anyway, had a raid of the off cuts rack and managed to mangle this together out of what I had laying around.
Not my best video, but ill blame it on the fact I haven't done one in a few years.
Hope you enjoy.
Cheers,
Rob
Not my best video, but ill blame it on the fact I haven't done one in a few years.
Hope you enjoy.
Cheers,
Rob
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I chopped up an IBC to make a firewood store. Cut the top off and pulled out the plastic insert then cut that diagonally to make a roof-top. Drilled and fixed that with metal cable ties one side so it can be opened like a wheelie bin lid. It allows the wood to dry out in the air but the lid keeps the rain off.
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Suprised you didn't put bars on the shaft locking screws so you never have to look for an Allen key to adjust the height
