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wheelinround
25th August 2009, 05:40 PM
Some times it goes pear shaped that was the sort of day I had.
Turning a piece of Camphor into a vase shape just as a have a play and see what happens sort of task. Not having a deep hollowing system for small necked items doesn't help but good tool control does.

I was doing fine cleaning the inside up to shape the bottom and sides when it happened :doh::C:B.

Bummer

wheelinround
25th August 2009, 05:46 PM
About to give up toss it in the bin I cleaned up the bit still in the chuck the base so a candle could be sat in it.

looked good but the top half still was bugging me :rolleyes::?

I sat and played look n see it was to become a suck it and see so I did.

Cut a joiner ring sleeve glued it into the base

stuck the top into the chuck and cleaned that up

wheelinround
25th August 2009, 05:51 PM
some changing in chucking again and glue it back together let it dry while having lunch

Back to it removed a bit from the base and saw its grain matched all the way through :rolleyes: a lid :U it became

not quite finished more to happen yet back to it when I can.

Have an idea for covering the join and finishing the lid

This is a total frivolous venture

munruben
25th August 2009, 06:09 PM
I would have given up on that Ray. You have done well to salvage it like that. Good work.:2tsup:

specialist
25th August 2009, 08:05 PM
I'll give you full marks for persistence, I am afraid that I would have walked away in disgust.

orificiam
25th August 2009, 09:27 PM
Good Save there Ray.:2tsup:
Cheers Tony.:)

Skew ChiDAMN!!
25th August 2009, 09:42 PM
:2tsup:

It may be a "a total frivolous venture" but I'm betting that you'll learn a lot out of it.

Some of my favourite pieces have been the results of similar playing around. :;

rodent
25th August 2009, 10:15 PM
:2tsup:

It may be a "a total frivolous venture" but I'm betting that you'll learn a lot out of it.

Some of my favourite pieces have been the results of similar playing around. :;
Some of your best pieces have playing around bit's stuck on them , ie the worm in corrian .:oo:

wheelinround
26th August 2009, 09:14 AM
Thanks for the encouragement gents:B


Some of your best pieces have playing around bit's stuck on them , ie the worm in corrian .:oo:

:oo: Is right in Corrian

Ed Reiss
26th August 2009, 12:27 PM
price of equipment and tools...exorbanant !
price of a turning blank - nominal
price of screwing up that turning blank - stumbling on the cat when your really , and giving it a swift kick
price of the swift kick - priceless !!:po:

Rum Pig
26th August 2009, 04:05 PM
Nice save :2tsup::2tsup:
Nice idea :2tsup::2tsup:

I would have been tempted to Patrice my kicking skills with so well done:2tsup:

artme
29th August 2009, 06:11 AM
Like the save!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Sawdust Maker
29th August 2009, 09:42 AM
nice save :2tsup:
frivolous can be fun - I've turned a block of wood down to nearly nothing, just because
would have been firewood at my place :o