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Thread: Ball in a cage
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16th December 2004, 06:29 PM #1Been here a while
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Ball in a cage
Here's my first attempt at carving a ball in a cage.
The timber is cypress pine, 100x100. The ball is 70mm diameter.
steve
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16th December 2004, 06:57 PM #2Registered
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But how do you get it out??
Al
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16th December 2004, 08:54 PM #3
Thats great Steve.
Nice one.
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17th December 2004, 08:08 AM #4
UNREAL !
not allowed to give you a brownie
sorry,you deserve one for work like that
ptcp.t.c
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18th December 2004, 07:56 AM #5
Nice work Steve
i think i will have to give one of these a go
did it take you long to carve
and what tools did you use
cheers
multinut
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18th December 2004, 07:51 PM #6Been here a while
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Originally Posted by multinut
I started by drilling a series of holes on each side using a drill press to create the top and bottom gaps. I then cleaned these up with a straight chisel and a gouge for the corners (photo 1). Then I used a paper template from my model to draw the shape of the ball and rounded off the corners with a straight chisel (photo 2).
More shaping and slicing with a straight chisel to get the sphere shape almost complete, then checked with a cardboard template (I don't own calipers ) for roundness. Do this before removing the ball from the edges (photo 3).
Once I was happy with the shape, I used a sharp hobby knife to slice the ball away from the edges - there was literally only a few strings of grain holding it in place at each corner. Computer modelling works!
Then I used some wedges to hold the ball still whilst I sanded it smooth. I also sanded the internal corners to help the ball slide around.
I finished off the top with a chamfer bit in the router, and the outside edges with a round-over bit (photo 4). Then a light oil to bring out the color (photo 5).
steve
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10th April 2005, 01:23 AM #7
Very nice, well done.
Cheers
Kris"Last year I said I'd fix the squeak in the cupbaord door hinge... Right now I have nearly finished remodelling the whole damn kitchen!"
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