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30th December 2017, 12:14 PM #1
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Spheres
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Guess what I got for Xmas........... OK, no prize. Vermec Sphere Jig. Great fun. Phil
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30th December 2017, 01:49 PM #2
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Looks like you went straight down to the lathe on Christmas Day. Well done. The Vermec quality is pretty impressive isn't it.
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30th December 2017, 02:11 PM #3
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Yes top quality, and solid. over 6kg of steel, three big bearings and zero vibration. I've messed about with making wooden ones but useless.
now I just have to make enough to justify the purchase.
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30th December 2017, 02:58 PM #4
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Maybe I should have titled it Spherical Boxes ?IMG_20171230_144718076.jpg
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30th December 2017, 04:22 PM #5
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I think the term "ballbox" could be misconstrued.....
Very nice work BTW; looks like 2018 is shaping up the be The Year of the Sphere (in your workshop anyway)
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30th December 2017, 06:12 PM #6
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Just watched the Vermec video on this gadget - looks like great fun, but quite time consuming to make hollowed out spheres.
Very impressed with how much you have been able to turn out in such a short time !!
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30th December 2017, 06:51 PM #7
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Did you use the jig to turn out the inside too?
Originally Posted by pommyphil
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30th December 2017, 09:12 PM #8
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Yes Jim, rough it out with a bowl gouge then true it up with the jig. Brendan did a couple of utube clips. Phil. Originally Posted by powderpost
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30th December 2017, 09:21 PM #9
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I take about an hour to make a hollow sphere, only use the jig to true up the last few mm. Originally Posted by Mr Brush
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31st December 2017, 02:15 PM #10
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Glad you added the second picture. I was wondering if they were functional items or not.
They look well made.
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2nd January 2018, 09:11 PM #11
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What's the practical size range of spheres with that jig?
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3rd January 2018, 07:04 AM #12
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Originally Posted by Oddy
Depends on your lathe, on my Vicmarc 175 I can cut 130mm dia.
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