dai sensei
9th June 2017, 11:32 PM
I was asked to make some 700mm dia x 600mm high bedside turned tables a while back. Rather than using some timbers I already had the client asked for laminated pine. The concept and methodology of glueing up the timbers was discussed in more detail here (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/biscuits-laminated-table-top-213612) but in summary I decided to use Titebond III glue without biscuits to make the components.
This was going to be my first project turned on my new dedicated bowl lathe. Actually Jim McConnachie's old lathe :2tsup:
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Based on the clients dimensional requirements for the top/bottom/spindle (unfortunately kept changing right up to the end :rolleyes:) I came up with a plan to make them and a detailed shape.
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First job I had was to make some scissor panel clamps for the glue ups that could take up to 300mm thick. I made them from Aluminium based on some concepts I got off the internet. Next was gluing up the panels ready for turning. Following photos show a central spindle glue up using 70x70mm, a top and bottom glue up using 90x42mm, and a top and bottom connection plate glue up from 90x32mm.
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Left the glue ups fr a week for the glue to dry at depth but couldn't resist doing a assembly of them to see what it looked like
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After cutting the glue up to approximately round on the bandsaw it was time to start turning. The big lathe uses only faceplates so I made some sacrificial waste blocks out of laminated pine that were then hot melt glued (on face and along outer edges) onto the glue ups. These were later removed by removing the outer edge glue and then using chisels and screwdrivers to lever off the blocks. First were the large tops, turning the bottoms first. As all the plates are joined with dowels, I drilled a hole in the middle of the bottom, that was then used to locate the tops when turned around by using a short length of dowel in the centre of the faceplate sacrificial block. The top tops were then turned and sanded to 250 grit (like all the parts).
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In a similar manner I then turned the bottoms, turning their tops first this time. I then turned the top and bottom joiner plates but on my normal lathe using a chuck and screw mount (that is later drilled out to dowel size)
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Then last off are the central spindles turned agin on my normal lathe
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I then glued and screwed the connection plates to the main spindle with long SS coach screws
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The bases are then glued on with the dowels extending from the bottom through to the spindle. The tops were then sat in place for the client's review
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Unfortunately for me, the client decided she wanted square sides, plus a reduced diameter (the bedroom was smaller than she thought). The central dowel hole was used again to remount the table tops for re-turning. Then the table tops were glued on and the tables were finished from my perspective.
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And last of course is adding my mark, a little engraved brass plate, on the bottom
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The client intends to paint these with Milk Paint
This was going to be my first project turned on my new dedicated bowl lathe. Actually Jim McConnachie's old lathe :2tsup:
413835
Based on the clients dimensional requirements for the top/bottom/spindle (unfortunately kept changing right up to the end :rolleyes:) I came up with a plan to make them and a detailed shape.
413833 413834
First job I had was to make some scissor panel clamps for the glue ups that could take up to 300mm thick. I made them from Aluminium based on some concepts I got off the internet. Next was gluing up the panels ready for turning. Following photos show a central spindle glue up using 70x70mm, a top and bottom glue up using 90x42mm, and a top and bottom connection plate glue up from 90x32mm.
413836 413837 413838
Left the glue ups fr a week for the glue to dry at depth but couldn't resist doing a assembly of them to see what it looked like
413840 413839
After cutting the glue up to approximately round on the bandsaw it was time to start turning. The big lathe uses only faceplates so I made some sacrificial waste blocks out of laminated pine that were then hot melt glued (on face and along outer edges) onto the glue ups. These were later removed by removing the outer edge glue and then using chisels and screwdrivers to lever off the blocks. First were the large tops, turning the bottoms first. As all the plates are joined with dowels, I drilled a hole in the middle of the bottom, that was then used to locate the tops when turned around by using a short length of dowel in the centre of the faceplate sacrificial block. The top tops were then turned and sanded to 250 grit (like all the parts).
413843 413842 413841
In a similar manner I then turned the bottoms, turning their tops first this time. I then turned the top and bottom joiner plates but on my normal lathe using a chuck and screw mount (that is later drilled out to dowel size)
413846413845413844
Then last off are the central spindles turned agin on my normal lathe
413849 413848 413847
I then glued and screwed the connection plates to the main spindle with long SS coach screws
413855
The bases are then glued on with the dowels extending from the bottom through to the spindle. The tops were then sat in place for the client's review
413853 413854
Unfortunately for me, the client decided she wanted square sides, plus a reduced diameter (the bedroom was smaller than she thought). The central dowel hole was used again to remount the table tops for re-turning. Then the table tops were glued on and the tables were finished from my perspective.
413852 413850 413851
And last of course is adding my mark, a little engraved brass plate, on the bottom
413859
The client intends to paint these with Milk Paint