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Iceing on the cake

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:57:00 +0000

My daughter likes icing cupcakes.

She came up with an idea for a rotating holder that is a natural turning project.

The results are seen below.

Rattle

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:16:15 +0000

A friend just had a newborn….

Rattle designed (but not tested) to meet

U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Office of Compliance Requirements 1 for Rattles, 16 C.F.R. Part 1510xxxx.

Specs:

1 3/8 diameter x 4″ long (used 2×2 blank)

Basswood: ideal as it is light and close grained (otherwise the rings tend to break). Holds up well to moisture.

Finish: mineral oil, (Baby oil can also be used)

Warning: infants should never be left unattended and unsupervised with any rattle.

Note: You manufacture, provide and use rattles at your own risk. This post in no way provides assurance, warrants or implies that this rattle design is safe for use.

See photos below:

Basswood Rattle

Basswood Rattle 2

Turkey Call

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:41:29 +0000

I tried out the plans for turkey calls in Woodturning Design.
The wood is box elder and the slate and glass are purchased online.
I created a model for it and the jigs before turning and will post it later.
My brother will try it out this season.

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Two type candle holder

admin — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:21:09 +0000

In the shop starting a new candle holder design.
It supports a stick and digital votive light..
Will make some successive posts right here from the shop…..

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Santa’s Cookies

admin — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:59:49 +0000

Santa cookie platter. Shape, burning and lettering modeled in Sketchup.

Happy Holidays,
Donnie……

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Sea Urchin Ornament

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:57:20 +0000

I was down at Craft Supplies this week and saw this ornament.
Reminded me of the previous post regarding a model of a similar ornament.
I purchase some materials to make one. Post about it later.

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New thread chaser

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:18:59 +0000

I was watching Woodturning Workshop and Tim was using a very cleverly designed thread chasing tool I had never seen before.
I found it at Thread chaser.

Improved Pen Mandrel

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:32:50 +0000

A finely crafted pen needs to have a perfect interface between the blank and the pens gripping parts. This is especially true in areas where the writers fingers can feel the interface between the blank and metal parts of the pen.
One of the biggest annoyances when turning pens is getting the bushing-mandrel to run true.
I have experimented with different style mandrels and various types of head and tail stock interfaces.

I found this setup to work the best:

The mandrels that are of the collet type and can accommodate a draw-bar provide the best headstock interface. These type of mandrel allows the mandrel shaft to be shortened to the length of the pen blank, reducing the mandrels overall length and therefore the amount of runout.
The tail-stock end of many mandrel shafts are flat or have a cone interface. The shape of live center that you use makes a big difference. If the point in the live center is not the same angle and depth as the dimple in the end of the mandrel, the mandrel will not run perfectly true. I improved on this setup by flattening the point on the live center so that there was more connecting area at the shaft interface rather than contacting on a small point.

In the setup described above the force exerted by the shaft nut and the force applied with the tail stock still needs to be properly controlled to minimize run out. I found this method still lacking in predictability.

While thumbing through my new Penstate Industries catalog a new gadget “Pen Mandrel Saver” caught my eye and i decided to try it out.

Pen Mandrel Saver

I thought this was a good idea but wanted to make sure it worked.

I searched my bushing collection and found a set of bushings that when turned to fit the opening in my standard live center it could simulate the same function. I used a set of pen bushings because they already have a precision 7mm hole. You need to use a live center that is hollow so the 7mm shaft can extend into it. This is the one I used after knocking out the point. Woodcraft live center.

I turned bushings on my Taig mini lathe for both the front and the back of the live center figuring that if the shaft extended into center, the bitter end should have a bearing surface as well.

As seen below I inserted the bushings into both ends of the live center mounted up the pen blank and tried it out. The pen “turnedout right”

This method is much more stable and is also easier to setup. Perhaps PenState finally has solved an age old mandrel problem!

To scroll through the pictures click on the first one and use the NEXT -PREVIOUS buttons on the left and right of the picture!

God Turned This

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:59 +0000

What do you give a wood turner who has been turning for 20+ years and has seen it all:

Universal remote

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:55:27 +0000

Irresistible ipod Sometimes its fun to combine high and low technology, like remotes and woodturning.

I got a new big screen theater just recently and was overwhelmed by the # of remotes, 4 to be exact.

I know that you can buy a “universal remote” and get one to do it all. In fact my upstairs system works that way.

Miss Potter movie

The wood turner in me immediately started imagining a solution and then things got out of control, see below. Or WATCH THE VIDEO on the Turnedoutright channel.

Of course I modeled the design in SketchUp…… see the model.

Slots were routed before turning. Then the body and handle was turned

Some burning added ......

Assault on Precinct 13 dvdrip

Universal Remote in operation