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Thread: up the creek without a paddle?
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30th May 2013, 06:03 PM #1Senior Member
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up the creek without a paddle?
Here is a recent turning I made for a mate to help in one of his hobbies. The -item- in question is about 870mm long. which is the limit of my lathe's bed. I turned it without the benefit of a steady rest, which while good for developing some skills is not something I would do again - I was getting some serious flex towards the middle of the shaft towards the end.
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I made it out of some Forest Redgum decking from Bunnings, and glued up the handle so that I could get a greater than 19mm diameter shaft. I also originally glued up the knob and turned it and the shaft in one piece, but at the very end succumbed to the lure of "just one more cut" and after getting hit in the faceshield by the resultant explosion, had to turn it down to a dowel and make a separate knob.
Any ideas what it might be for?
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30th May 2013, 06:30 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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pizza oven slide! thats my guess looks good
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30th May 2013, 07:46 PM #3
Holding Beer?
DANGER!!!!I'm Dyslexic Spelling may offend!!!!!
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30th May 2013, 08:09 PM #4
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30th May 2013, 08:17 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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A stirrer for wine, beer or cheese perhaps?
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30th May 2013, 08:25 PM #6
I think something for cheese or milk related.
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30th May 2013, 08:56 PM #7
a paddle for the not-so-serious stirrer
regards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
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30th May 2013, 09:34 PM #8
It is obviously for an enthusiastic canoeist who has the strength to paddle fast but only the confidence to travel slowely
OK werez me prize
I had to turn a long lump similar size to that to carry a church banner and it do get exciting in the middle bit dun-it. That's a nice bit of turning there, well done!!My ambition is to grow old disgracefully. So far my ywife recons that I'm doing quite well! John.
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30th May 2013, 09:55 PM #9
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30th May 2013, 10:22 PM #10Senior Member
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Thanks guys . Several of you guessed it - it's a mash paddle for brewing beer.
My friend is a mad keen home brewer and has started doing full mash brews, hence the need for a paddle. The holes help break up lumps in the wort before adding the yeast.
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31st May 2013, 05:30 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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Great work.Was the payment for the job in beer?
Ted
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31st May 2013, 06:44 PM #12
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