Thread: hollow form blow out!

Bugga jinxed me too. Did the same on a job I had going. Was concemtrating on one spot and shaped the wall too thin.
But I think I can recover with a bit of fiddling.
Good luck with yours.
Maybe cut it off and insert a contrasting ring and put back together?
Lyle.

Smife, one thing I have had pretty good success at when I have to leave it on the lathe: I bag it with a plastic bag, and tie it with string around the base where it mounts on the chuck. I make sure there is as little air as possible left in the bag (squeeze it around the piece).
When I am turning a piece, if the wood is green (like most purchased, waxed timber), I try to get the outside of the piece shaped in one spate of turning. Then I spray the outside of it with soapy water, using an old 409 bottle. Then I bag it, if I have to leave it on the lathe. While I'm hollowing the inside, I keep the outside wet with the soapy water. It slings a lot of soapy water around the shop, but if you lay a towel on the ways it'll keep 'em from rusting...
Keeping the outside wet until you get the inside hollowed, keeps the piece from getting out of round or warping into a wobble, which will cause one part to get thinner than another, making it easy to get blow-outs.
Sort of puts a kink into finishing on the lathe, being wet, but that's the way it is...
Al

QUOTE=BamBam53;1813163]Hi Smiife. Don't feel bad about the blow out. I was watching Phil Irons demonstrate last weekend and he did the same thing.[/QUOTE]

Hi bambam,
Thanks for that, I am not too bothered by it,
just put It down to experiance, shame though
It was a nice piece of burl

Originally Posted by Lyle

Bugga jinxed me too. Did the same on a job I had going. Was concemtrating on one spot and shaped the wall too thin.
But I think I can recover with a bit of fiddling.
Good luck with yours.
Maybe cut it off and insert a contrasting ring and put back together?
Lyle.

Hi lyle,
Thanks , I will leave it on the shelf for now
and see what inspiration comes to me

Originally Posted by Allen Neighbors

Smife, one thing I have had pretty good success at when I have to leave it on the lathe: I bag it with a plastic bag, and tie it with string around the base where it mounts on the chuck. I make sure there is as little air as possible left in the bag (squeeze it around the piece).
When I am turning a piece, if the wood is green (like most purchased, waxed timber), I try to get the outside of the piece shaped in one spate of turning. Then I spray the outside of it with soapy water, using an old 409 bottle. Then I bag it, if I have to leave it on the lathe. While I'm hollowing the inside, I keep the outside wet with the soapy water. It slings a lot of soapy water around the shop, but if you lay a towel on the ways it'll keep 'em from rusting...
Keeping the outside wet until you get the inside hollowed, keeps the piece from getting out of round or warping into a wobble, which will cause one part to get thinner than another, making it easy to get blow-outs.
Sort of puts a kink into finishing on the lathe, being wet, but that's the way it is...
Al

Hi al,
Yeah thanks for your thoughts, I must try the bag
and wet spraying idea, will let you know how i go!