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13th Feb 2012, 06:18 PM
|  | Most Valued Member | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgrave Age: 49
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Went to a club turning day at Robbo's on Friday! "Why do you need to go there on your day off? " I hear you say! Well I was in 2 minds myself, but hell. I always learn somerthing at these things. Didn't think anything much happened oin the day, but had a quick go doing beads with the skew today and "ta daa" before the news was over I had a small stick of beads. Only one little catch where I thought "Oh I see! Not like that! " So there you go! Only took me 3 years!   skewpracticecs.jpg |
13th Feb 2012, 06:39 PM
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13th Feb 2012, 07:24 PM
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Skew is another offensive four letter word, in the same vain as work.
Well done TL! 
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13th Feb 2012, 07:29 PM
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So Pat have you finished that platter yet?
Sandpaper comes cheap!
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13th Feb 2012, 07:37 PM
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Well done TL!!
I learnt to use a skew after watching Mike Darlow's Video - several times. I consciously talked myself through the process as I was doing it. Great satisfaction when things went right!! |
13th Feb 2012, 10:16 PM
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Thanks Robbo - all good now.
Very Nice Work!! Nice and even too well done
Hmmm 3 years to get it right . that means I still have a couple of years to go!! |
13th Feb 2012, 10:30 PM
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Hay TL they'll make a turner out of you yet.
Good on you.
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13th Feb 2012, 11:13 PM
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Sorry about the pic guys/ I lost the original post after I up loaded the pic so I then linked to the image instead. Must have been too tricky for some 
And I'm a slow learner I guess. |
13th Feb 2012, 11:24 PM
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Cool TL Now you can drill them and part them off to make a caterpillar like this one... here.
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13th Feb 2012, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tea lady  Went to a club turning day at Robbo's on Friday! "Why do you need to go there on your day off? " I hear you say! Well I was in 2 minds myself, but hell. I always learn somerthing at these things. Didn't think anything much happened oin the day, but had a quick go doing beads with the skew today and "ta daa" before the news was over I had a small stick of beads. Only one little catch where I thought "Oh I see! Not like that! " So there you go! Only took me 3 years! Attachment 198377 | The next step is to make another one, just like that one.  |
14th Feb 2012, 01:45 AM
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2 of them a day for another 3 years and that 'little catch' might become a thing of the past - but knowing the skew, I doubt it!
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14th Feb 2012, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by tea lady Only took me 3 years! | ...which puts you 50 years ahead of me. I'm an extra slow learner when it comes to the skew... 
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14th Feb 2012, 09:17 PM
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Skew? What is a Skew? Is that the funny shapped thing that allways digs in to everything you put it near? |
14th Feb 2012, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cookie48 Skew? What is a Skew? Is that the funny shapped thing that allways digs in to everything you put it near? | good for stirring paint
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14th Feb 2012, 09:56 PM
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Great tool once you get the hang of it.. I have only just started to get confident with it after about 4 years turning. 
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