Wood turning .

[Cuchilo]

Not a bad effort .
Forgot to change the speed on the lathe though and had the 4x4 raw material hit me in the neck and shoulder at @ 2200RPM

 

[MikeG]

I hit a knot once and put the piece into low earth orbit.......

 

[welsh dragon]

Not a bad effort .
Forgot to change the speed on the lathe though and had the 4x4 raw material hit me in the neck and shoulder at @ 2200RPM

View attachment 429880

Well done. Looks like an excellent job there.

 

[screenman]

I need some rollers made for a vintage mangle, have to be able to put a square iron bar through the middle as well, I am yet to find a somebody who fancies the job locally.

 

[midlife]

Back in my childhood the school woodwork master would glue lots of bits of wood together for us to turn, is that allowed nowadays?

 

[Cuchilo]

Back in my childhood the school woodwork master would glue lots of bits of wood together for us to turn, is that allowed nowadays?

That gives an amazing effect . Given that i got twatted around the head by a lump of 4x4 i doubt very much that wood turning is allowed in schools now a days Why on earth would you teach them to concentrate and not make silly mistakes that really really hurt .

 

[Dave 123]

I used to wood turn, but the sanding and resulting dust was doing my head in, and my lungs. I couldn’t be bothered buying a decent extractor system, so I gave up.

My mums church has collection bowls that were turned by me.

 

[slowmotion]

Not a bad effort .
Forgot to change the speed on the lathe though and had the 4x4 raw material hit me in the neck and shoulder at @ 2200RPM

View attachment 429880

Good work. Did you make a template or just "eyeball" it?

 

[Cuchilo]

Good work. Did you make a template or just "eyeball" it?

Eyeballed most of it but made a cardboard template for the big sweeping bits . They are the hard bits !

 

[raleighnut]

Did a fair bit at college on their 'Rolls-Royce' of Lathes, a big old Wadkin with an 8 foot 'bed' one end and a bowl rest on the other.

 

[Cuchilo]

finished .

 

[winjim]

That gives an amazing effect . Given that i got twatted around the head by a lump of 4x4 i doubt very much that wood turning is allowed in schools now a days Why on earth would you teach them to concentrate and not make silly mistakes that really really hurt .

When I was at school there was an incident involving a sanding disc that led to the teachers deciding that maybe we shouldn't be wearing ties in the workshop after all.

 

[numbnuts]

Nice