Thread: And I'm into it!

Well I did manage to get some shellawax EEE and also the Cream.

I was a little hesitant at first, but as they say, the result is in the pudding…..I mad a candle holder yesterday out of something, it was sold to me as Mahogany Burl, Im not convinced, but I have been known to be wrong. Either way, I tried everything on this little candle holder that I had, and it kept going back to a dull matte finish (Before I got the shellawax kit) This is what I mean:
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So after I got the shellawax stuff home, I re-sanded the whole thing to start from scratch, and also made up the second one so it's a pair…..this is the result:
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Thanks so much for the helpful advice on here, this stuff is really easy and well worth the money!

Tim

Yes you can see the difference of before and after shots. Hopefully you were instructed that the EEE is used for the final smoothing of the surface before applying the Shellawax. Some people get misled into thinking that the EEE is an actual finish but it is only a cutting compound and will deteriorate very quickly if used as a finish.
Keep plugging away and keep showing us what you are doing.

Well as the long weekend draws to a close, I have finished my last project for the time being, I ordered a few Bowl turning blanks, but I thought there has to be other things I can turn other than just bowls. I was looking through Carbatec and found some clocks, I figured I might give it a go.

I started with a 150mm dia piece of Tasmanian Blackwood, and trued it up, took it down to about 135 by the time it was right. I rounded up the front of it, made a cut into it and smoothed it out. All fairly basic really, but the result is a nice clock which I am pretty happy with. I did experience a slight problem with the cut being a little too big, It was much too small, but all of a sudden as I was widening it for the fifth time, it seemed to miss the point and went one size too big which was disappointing. I fixed it into place with a little bit of double sided tape and well, it's not the best, but its not too bad.

As always, any comments/tips/criticism is welcome….gives me an idea where I went wrong etc…..can't learn without it.

Tim

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Originally Posted by Coxy15

...... I did experience a slight problem with the cut being a little too big, It was much too small, but all of a sudden as I was widening it for the fifth time, it seemed to miss the point and went one size too big which was disappointing........

This was not so bad. The next one you will be aware as this is how we learn. As you have shared this with the rest of the world someone one day will also know what to look out for when they start wood turning for the first time.

I might also suggest that next time you start a new thread for each project.

Originally Posted by Christos

This was not so bad. The next one you will be aware as this is how we learn. As you have shared this with the rest of the world someone one day will also know what to look out for when they start wood turning for the first time.

I might also suggest that next time you start a new thread for each project.

Exactly, no learning without mistakes, I have a new tradesman at work who has never made a mistake with electrical work, that he tells us anyway…..but as soon as something out of the blue comes at him, he just freezes and doesn't know what to do.

I am happy to start a new thread, just didn't want to clog up the whole forum with my projects.

Tim

Just remember when you remove material, you are removing it from all sides of Centre. In other words, if you increase the size of the hole by 5mm to allow your Clock or whatever to fit, then you need to halve that amount & make a mark at 2.5mm.

Steve

Originally Posted by Ticky

Just remember when you remove material, you are removing it from all sides of Centre. In other words, if you increase the size of the hole by 5mm to allow your Clock or whatever to fit, then you need to halve that amount & make a mark at 2.5mm.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Yeah thanks for the advice, Like I said, I went very slowly at it, but the last shaving I took off was just that little too much, I am not worried about it, but I do know for next time.

Thanks again

Tim