Thread: spiral candlesticks

I made one, fun but a ton of sanding required. Got to do another one someday.

Anyone interested here is a set of free plans on the process. This is what i used.

http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Arti...iralCandle.pdf

I am watching. I like this type of candles I have a pair that I have turned and drilled I must get on with them and finish what I started

Originally Posted by cookIe48

Donot keep us waiting.
Take some holidays.
Got my lap top in the shed awaiting.

Hi cookie,
Holidays when you work for yourself............nah it doesn, t happen

Originally Posted by PLD

I made one, fun but a ton of sanding required. Got to do another one someday.

Anyone interested here is a set of free plans on the process. This is what i used.

http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Arti...iralCandle.pdf

Hi pld,
I clicked on the link but it would not work?
I would be Very interested in seeing yours that you have made
I also have a secret weapon for sanding

Originally Posted by Dalboy

I am watching. I like this type of candles I have a pair that I have turned and drilled I must get on with them and finish what I started

Hi dalboy,
You will probably finish before me!

Thanks for your comments guys always appreciated
Cheers smiife

Originally Posted by smiife

Hi pld,
I clicked on the link but it would not work?
I would be Very interested in seeing yours that you have made
I also have a secret weapon for sanding

The link works when I click on it but here is another link to access it:

http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Arti...iralintro.html

Click on the line that says, "Hollow Spiral Candles Holders".



Here is the one I made. It is around 8" (203 mm) tall.

IMG_2668 650.jpg

Okay, now, what is your sanding secret??

If you need any help Smiffy then give me a yell. I've done several now and they are 'interesting'!

Would yo believe hat right hand thread ones are more difficult than left hand thread ones . That's for real too and it's because when you drill out the spiral the drill is going with the grain on the left hand jobbie and against it with the right one! Not much more difficult, but a little bit.



Good fun if you go both ways ducky



I did some egg cus too for a comp in a U.K. forum. The only mention they got was that they would be too difficult to clean. That wasn't mentioned in the brief..



I forgot to say that I drilled the holes with a Forstner bit, but make sure you don't use too bigger one. It looks OK until you come to do the the next and you will finish up with the spiral much too thin by the time it's samded down. To start the sanding and get most of the rough stuff out of the way I used a sanding drum in my Dremel and to get the spirals round a strip of abrasive gripped with 2 artery forceps, the locking kind. Otherwise I would not have had any finger prints or skin on my fingers at all!

weekend is comming I'm ready for an update smiife!!!

I'm in the back blocks. Sit down Ray and Nick!

Smiife,

It's now the weekend ... No pressure ... But ... Looking forward to pics !

No pressure at all mate (says he drumming fingers on the table )

I'm waiting to hear/see the secret sanding weapon too

Originally Posted by Pat

I'm in the back blocks. Sit down Ray and Nick!

Why? Is intermission over?

Hi guys,
Sorry to keep you all waiting so long
Saturday went by quickly no turning done,,,,, not happy

But i got a couple of hours today and did finish one
Told you i was a slow turner
Firstly once the spiral has been marked out just
follow the lines with a 15mm forstner bit in the
drill press with a V block clamped to the drill table
as in the photo

Next sanding, sanding, sanding and then more sanding!!!

Cheers smiife

I can't see a secret sanding weapon

Smiife,

Would you share your technique for removing the wedges left by each adjacent forstner bore ?

Oh ... Not to mention the magic sander ??

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Originally Posted by tore

I can't see a secret sanding weapon

Look in the bottom right hand corner of photos 4 and 6 - I believe I see a mechanical aid. Could this be the secret sanding weapon?

Bob