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Thread: Persist or give up??
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11th May 2009, 10:32 PM #1
Persist or give up??
Decided to have a go at something i have been contemplating for some time.
Came up with an idea to make a candle holder with double axis
So here goes.
Spinning in centres first i used the parting tool to put a slot each end of the centre peice then a spindle gouge to form the ball (sort of ball anyway) and then shape the ends with a concave curve.
Drilled the 25 mm hole for the candle (on pedistal drill) and mounted on the pin jaws.
Then formed the curve (cutting outwards) from the centre to the edge
Then the bottom (cutting outwards again) sanded the top wth the 6 inch air sander and stopped lathe and sanded the bottom with a 3 inch (Ubeaut sander) in the drill.
Problems are to stop the edges chipping away - had lathe at full speed on low pulleys (that would be the STUBBY of course) - used the lightest of cuts - tried blackwood and it was worse than redgum for chipping out..
I think the shape needs work but not sure if the end result will be worthwile.
What do you think. persist or give up?? any hints welcomed.regards
David
"Tell him he's dreamin.""How's the serenity" (from "The Castle")
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11th May 2009, 10:35 PM #2
I'd do it the other way around, for want of a better explanation
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11th May 2009, 10:39 PM #3
Didn't you steal them from "STAR WARS"?????
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11th May 2009, 10:55 PM #4
Give Up --NEEEVER. Is that dust I see on the Stubby?
Cheers Tony.
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11th May 2009, 11:07 PM #5
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
~ Samuel JohnsonTo grow old is inevitable.... To grow up is optional
Confidence, the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.
What could possibly go wrong.
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11th May 2009, 11:14 PM #6
[quote=Grumpy John;953419]"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
~ MICK MALTHOUSE[/quote]
....Sorry, Just couldn't resist
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11th May 2009, 11:34 PM #7
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12th May 2009, 12:07 AM #8
Definitely persist - unusual enough to turn out nice. Looks like a headless penguin at the moment but the idea has potential and limitless scope for the final shape.
I use a spindle gouge on its side to stop the chipping in those situations but I'd have to show you as I'm not much chop at describing technique
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12th May 2009, 07:19 AM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Definately persist.
Whatever tool - scraper, bowl gouge, spindle gouge, right off the grinder, shearing cut, teeny, tiny, smallest cut, barest whisker coming off.
Still chipping - glue a piece of 50 grit onto a ping pong paddle and take the slightest cut with that. Then the usual sanding routine.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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12th May 2009, 10:30 AM #10
Looks fantastic shape Calm brilliant idea every attempt should be video WIP so we can see and learn
Maybe the stubby is the problem
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12th May 2009, 10:50 AM #11To grow old is inevitable.... To grow up is optional
Confidence, the feeling you have before you fully understand the situation.
What could possibly go wrong.
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12th May 2009, 11:24 AM #12
Certainly some potential there! Sometimes just doing more of them irons out the bugs, without even knowing exactly how.
anne-maria.
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12th May 2009, 11:50 AM #13
"10 percent inspiration - 90 percent perspiration" Thomas Edison
Nothing worthwhile comes easy, and as Anne-Marie says, there is potential there...you'll work it out David.Cheers,
Ed
Do something that is stupid and fun today, then run like hell !!!
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12th May 2009, 01:59 PM #14
David,
Persist, anybody can give up.Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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12th May 2009, 07:57 PM #15
You should have come to Turn-Fest2009 mate, Brendon Stemp did a fantastic demo on how to do it safely by using a bed support from scrap pine, avoids the chipping too. See photos from his collection
Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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