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26th May 2013, 10:55 PM #1
Jr Gent Shedded Snake Skin In The Making
Hey All
I have been playing around with the finish fit on my shedded pen atm. I have been trying out the way Trev (tdrumnut) does his with no bushes. So what I have done with this cap for the Jr Gent was place it onto the lathe with bushes attached turning it down most of the way and then removing it for the bushes and placing it between centers and getting it with in 1mm to 0.5mm of finish size and then sanding it to the correct size and then polishing. Here is the cap the body is on the lathe ready to go but got called in by SWMBO for dinner so will finish the rest after the monsters are in bed. Look for some feed back on what yous think about the finished fit of the cap
Thanks
Ian
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26th May 2013, 11:53 PM #2
Ian the fit looks spot on to me, but the clarity of the pic deminishes when I zoom in on it so I am only commenting on what I can see from the pics as posted. At the end of the day you are the one that has to be happy with the fit and experimenting with others methods (I do it all the time) is the best way to find what works for you as you attempt to achieve the best fit possible. Good stuff my friend good stuff indeed.
Regards Rumnut.
SimplyWoodwork
Qld. Australia.
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27th May 2013, 12:06 AM #3
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27th May 2013, 12:12 AM #4
snakes again, who woulda thought
fit looks to be good mate and no dust this time, but snakes again
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27th May 2013, 12:17 AM #5
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27th May 2013, 12:25 PM #6
Not really my way Ian as I borrowed it from others who use the method, and though it is the method I use most now there are still times that I use Freds bushes and other times an adjustable mandrel with a saver. However I am always willing to share the little knowledge I have as most of it came from someone else sharing it with me.
Regards Rumnut.
SimplyWoodwork
Qld. Australia.
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27th May 2013, 12:29 PM #7
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27th May 2013, 01:21 PM #8Regards Rumnut.
SimplyWoodwork
Qld. Australia.
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27th May 2013, 04:29 PM #9
Looks really good. Do you put a small bevel down to the metal? For the finish sand down to what, and do you apply a polish or is it just what you get off the micro mesh? Looking forward to trying the blanks you ent but am getting some cheap commercial acrylics to practice on.
Michael
Wood Butcher
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27th May 2013, 05:11 PM #10
Re: Jr Gent Shedded Snake Skin In The Making
Hey Michael
Thanks mate nah I just turn it down to about 1mm to 0.5mm of the finish size and then sand the rest off and keep checking with my calipers till I am happy and then polish and assemble. Cool cant wait to see them done D I would try some PR blanks rather then acrylic to practice on as they turn different well thats my opinion anyway ;-)
Ian
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