ElizaLeahy
6th February 2009, 07:38 AM
Yesterday I turned two sticks with two matching bud vases - which of course I'm calling hair stick holders! No, I'm not obsessed. Ok, maybe a little.
No photos yet because I turned until dark, and it's too early to take photos this morning.
But I wanted to tell you that I also bought a pair of callipers yesterday from Carba Tec (and Gem threw up in their show room!) and they are so useful! I managed to get the sticks much narrower with them simply by having them. Thinking "they need to be this narrow" and having a good way to measure them somehow translated to making it possible. Or maybe it's the practice I've been doing.
Another thing that worried me was that I was never sure where the hole was in the bud vases and was afraid to make the neck too thin in case I broke through. With the callipers I measured the width of the drill bit, made it a bit bigger, and now I can do more graceful necks without worry.
Only thing - first vase I drilled too deep, when I cut the it off the lathe the hole is just showing at the bottom... the second I didn't drill deep enough!
Still practicing!
:doh:
No photos yet because I turned until dark, and it's too early to take photos this morning.
But I wanted to tell you that I also bought a pair of callipers yesterday from Carba Tec (and Gem threw up in their show room!) and they are so useful! I managed to get the sticks much narrower with them simply by having them. Thinking "they need to be this narrow" and having a good way to measure them somehow translated to making it possible. Or maybe it's the practice I've been doing.
Another thing that worried me was that I was never sure where the hole was in the bud vases and was afraid to make the neck too thin in case I broke through. With the callipers I measured the width of the drill bit, made it a bit bigger, and now I can do more graceful necks without worry.
Only thing - first vase I drilled too deep, when I cut the it off the lathe the hole is just showing at the bottom... the second I didn't drill deep enough!
Still practicing!
:doh: