Bombarde16 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Having been successful with my first base, it's time to push the envelope. This one will be pretty close to the maximum length and diameter that my little lathe can handle. I'll build it in three sections, so I'll have to solve the conundrum of truing the surfaces to be glued once each section is done on the inside. A friend has a table saw and a chop saw, so I'm visiting him on Wednesday to cut all the pieces. For now, I've made the base and two sacrificial pieces to build up the other sections. I also made a tapered plug to fit the live center (so I can turn the outside) and a large disc to true each section after removing the sacrificial blocks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 So the fairy is blessing your project? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 So the fairy is blessing your project? We'll soon find out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 More preliminaries. I'm using an acquaintance's table saw tomorrow and I have no idea what sort of setup he has. I do know this will entail ripping a lot of thin strips, so I made one of my favorite disposable push blocks. Rainbow paint jobs are optional but do help make it easier to find. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 It'll be hard to lose that one rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Pile of little bits and pieces. Now we find out how good my maths are. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Back home and sorted. These weren't milled all that precisely and I don't have much in the way of reliable assembly surfaces. So I'm gluing one layer at a time, followed by a light pass on the lathe to true the surface for the next layer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Are you serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Take a sander and nock down those corners a bit when it is dry and you won't have as bad of catches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Take a sander and nock down those corners a bit when it is dry and you won't have as bad of catches. Yup. Sander, chisel, on larger pieces I'd go around with a saw to rough the outside. Does help to minimize the initial chatterbox stage of turning the outside. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Are you serious Quoth Han Solo: "Never tell me the odds!" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Quick clip of me conquering my fears of the far side of the lathe. This particular layer of walnut came from an old piece of furniture, so there's some kind of tough film finish on the outside. Polyurethane? Who knows and who cares? I had to sharpen my scraper three times to get it off and true the surface for gluing the next layer.http://youtu.be/toj8DJM6OI4 What's also funny is that the segmented body acts like a squirrel cage of sorts, sucking shavings in and then throwing them out the side. Even though it's against the grain, I did most of the roughing cuts from in to out to try to direct the majority of the shavings out of the hollow. Works well enough. Time to glue on the next layer! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Got the top third glued together. The final layer (which will ultimately be the rim) is a single piece, rather than segments. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Out from under the books and back onto the lathe. The rim is a piece of bone dry red oak leftover from a kitchen remodel in my parents' condo. Now that plug for the live center comes in handy, giving a lot of support when I start nipping at the outside. The outer edge of the rim doesn't need to be perfect yet, just round so I can reverse it and remove the sacrificial block at the bottom. The top and middle sections are coming together nicely. I've not done anything with the bottom, yet: the recess for the base needs a different set of jaws for the chuck and I don't want to keep switching back and forth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 To boldly go where........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Top and middle sections done and glued together. At some point, Santa Claus will have to come through with a set of wide jaws for the chuck. For now, I used an old bookshelf attached to the stock faceplate. Now it's time to build the bottom section. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 I built the longworth chuck some bottle stoppers, 2" face plate, bolts/washers and 1/4 20 knobs. I cut all the slots with a router and, home made trammel arm I'll bet I don't have thirty bucks in it I had the 1/2" ply around already just a thought Rob. That's an interesting idea you have for the vase I'm interested in seeing the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Lovely. And that's probably exactly what I'll end up doing at some point. What chucks and jaws cost, I could very well buy a faceplate to dedicate to such a purpose. For now, though, it's back to work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Higher and higher. Five more layers to go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 To boldly go where........ Now that you mention it, it does sort of look like the energy vortex that tried to eat the Enterprise D in TNG: "Time Squared". http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Time_Squared_(episode) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Last layer glued! It's chewing on a spritz of shellac before I sand the interior and true the edge to be glued to the upper part. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 I am having a lot of fun watching this take shape Rob. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 All sections glued together. It's huge... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Frankenvase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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