Thread: Melb weekday turners meet 21st Oct

Goodo. Pls let me know, and you too Mick, on Tues as the shed has shrunk a bit in the rain and I need to know rough numbers to make space.

Originally Posted by rsser

Peter, could you bring your Bedan along if you're willing to give us a bit of a demo?

Yes, will do.


Peter.

I'd love to come

but dammit, wrong bloomin city

Hi Ern,
I now find I can make to your Turning Day.
Just need directions.
Regards,
issatree.
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Apologies Issatree, we've reached shed capacity now.

Originally Posted by woodwork wally

Teehee and you dont get rain in Q/land Fair comment but Fair go

yeah! Seem to remember they got a bit of rain recently that they were complaining about.

Hope you have fun guys. I'll be playing ..... I mean working .... in another shed !

Green turning is usually a lot of fun, and we'll have a few hollowers for folk to have a play. The Proforme flexi was added yesterday; I'm a big fan of that J shaped cutter and it's p*ss easy to sharpen.

Actually I'd better extract the digit and do some sharpening. I've been slack (note to self: don't use weak wrist again as a mallet to get the car towball nut off.)

We might have a shot at a natural edge bowl and give the Con Chuck a run. Also the FET tool. (Clever naming by ; I was working on 'FLEET': Frank L's easy & enjoyable tool.)

Got the lumps of timber home today. The Elm is big. 6 bits of it and 2 of Poplar and I was hErniated ;-}

Several bits of Elm got no further than the front yard.

Some of the Elm will need the pith cut out or else can be cut for some vase blanks. May get to this tomorrow if I can.

Cos of the limited number of Elm half logs, I'll also have other lumps folk can take home if they like: fiddleback redgum, some English Ash, some variable quality White Oak and some NIP logs.

Many thanks to the anon. forum member who donated the Elm. Also the Poplar (re which I'm gunna be selfish and keep).

Ern,
With all that lovely wood you have, I'm really looking forward to coming over!
Let me know if you need a helping hand to relocate timber, I'm not too far away from you.
Cheers, John

Originally Posted by rsser

... Also the FET tool. (Clever naming by ; I was working on 'FLEET': Frank L's easy & enjoyable tool.)

Thanks Ern. I can think of another word starting with F that some people might be currently using to describe it.

Thanks John; I'll ask for a hand in the morning. Depending on what folk want, there'll be a mix of moving and blocking down.

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Frank, as Charlesworth once said, some tools you make friends with, some you don't. All tools involve varying trade-offs in learning time, resulting finish, maintenance, cost etc. What one person is willing to settle for won't suit another, even among experienced turners, as this and the earlier thread show pretty clearly.

G`day Ern I can`t make it so ISSATREE can have my spot.
Mick

Thanks for letting me know Mick.

There's an offline waiting list so I'm afraid this list is closed.

The shed houses two more machines than earlier days so for safety's sake the numbers have to be capped.

Just got home from another beaut day at Ern's place. We all enjoyed a day, bowl turning a large piece of 'elm' using different tools on a spiffy looking vicmarc VL175. Not bad eh!!!
At the end of the day we were all rewarded with loads of free timber. Just love the red gum with lots of fiddleback and the elm.
A big thanks to you Ern for setting up today and for making it yet another success, and for your generosity.

Cheers, John.