Lance Reid 22nd July 2017, 06:35 PM Thinking about doing something along this line, anyone have had experience of this?
richmond68 22nd July 2017, 06:59 PM Do you mean something like this?
Bottle In A Cube - Woodturning Magazine - woodworkersinstitute.com; (http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/wood-turning/projects/hollow-forms/artistic/bottle-in-a-cube/)
Lance Reid 22nd July 2017, 09:33 PM Sort of, will have a proper look at that article.
Interesting article, give some ideas.
Was thinking of making a tool, like a bowl saver, but only cutting into the timber 45 degrees on each side.
joe greiner 23rd July 2017, 02:55 PM I turned this in my "Ice Chuck" - a tin can on a faceplate filled with frozen water, seizing the workpiece. The ice secures the captive element, especially for the sixth cut. To fine tune the ball, I sanded the 8 corners with a miniature belt sander. For further refinement, I set the cube on a platform above the lathe bed, and executed a final sanding using a jam chuck to pinch the ball between the headstock and the tailstock.
I rounded the corners of the cube on a router table.
Cheers,
Joe
Lance Reid 23rd July 2017, 03:34 PM Thanks Joe, I thought of using expanding foam to hold the sphere in place for the last cuts, but the ice might be better.
pommyphil 23rd July 2017, 06:11 PM Have you read David Springett " Woodturning Wizardry" ? He's the man. Phil
Lance Reid 23rd July 2017, 07:10 PM Thanks Phil, searching now.
pommyphil 24th July 2017, 08:24 AM https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=david+springett
Lance Reid 24th July 2017, 08:04 PM Found him, also this bloke, have downloaded the book for perusal.
https://sites.google.com/site/tourdeforcewoodturning/about-claude-lethiecq
Jonzjob 24th July 2017, 09:08 PM Do you mean something like this?
Bottle In A Cube - Woodturning Magazine - woodworkersinstitute.com; (http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/wood-turning/projects/hollow-forms/artistic/bottle-in-a-cube/)
That has gone straight into my favourites with a big thanks mate!!! I love a challenge and that looks like a gudun!
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