Cliff is invading. Forum GTG.

[rsser]

Can be a heart starter too, if you haven't swept the floor carefully first and disabled the smoke alarms. And some species don't scorch but start burning!

[springwater]

and I went to uni and all.

Bloody hell me too I knew I should've given up Corn Flakes, maybe I'd be a doctor by now

[Cliff Rogers]

My favourite texturing tool is a wire brush on an angle grinder.

I have found that it is better to get a grinder that can be slowed down or you get ugly burn marks.

[TTIT]

My favourite texturing tool is a wire brush on an angle grinder.

I have found that it is better to get a grinder that can be slowed down or you get ugly burn marks.

Agreed! I've used my variable speed job on the sapwood edges of slab furniture to convert chainsaw marks and so on into 'weathering and erosion' - works a treat with a bit of practice

[tea lady]

also has a sand blaster we could play with.

[springwater]

Howbout acid etching, anyone had a go?

[tea lady]

Howbout acid etching, anyone had a go?

on wood? I thought it was for glass or metal?

[Grommett]

So should we bring things to play with? I could do some small ( sized) cypress platters.

[tea lady]

So should we bring things to play with? I could do some small ( sized) cypress platters.

I think all the lathes were going to be in play! Always better to get your clothes full of shavings rather than just watch. Maybe we could try out Spencer in "platter turning " mode.

[Cliff Rogers]

So should we bring things to play with? I could do some small ( sized) cypress platters.

Yes please.

[Grommett]

I meant to say not sized. I am planning on bringing three 300 to 350mm diam, turned but not finished and with the spigot on for remounting. The cypress looks pretty ordinary so we can have fun.

[tea lady]

I meant to say not sized. I am planning on bringing three 300 to 350mm diam, turned but not finished and with the spigot on for remounting. The cypress looks pretty ordinary so we can have fun.

Oh! No! We want sized. Think there is some red gum we can butcher. (300mm? That's a plate not a platter. )

[Grommett]

AM you are so sizeist

[dai sensei]

I meant to say not sized. I am planning on bringing three 300 to 350mm diam, turned but not finished and with the spigot on for remounting. The cypress looks pretty ordinary so we can have fun.

i just watched some "splatter" painting in simple plain bowls at the club tonight, a technique demonstrated at TurnFest, spectacular results. Basically building up paint volume at slow speed, then spin at high speed and stand back .

I could bring some paints down to try.

[Cliff Rogers]

...(300mm? That's a plate not a platter. )

A platelet even.