Good Morning Everyone,
I got up early today and re-started the coffee scoop project. Heres how it went:
I decided to remake the wooden base for the pvc collet chuck. The original one was made out of pine and it didnt look nearly strong enough to withstand the shearing forces produced by a lathe. So I discarded it and remade it out of some red birch:
Since it was rather rough on the edges, I decided to round it down and promptly broke it:
Good grief. Since the rest of it was in one piece, I decided to use it temporarily as a holder while I worked on the pvc portion of the chuck. I inserted the pipe into the slot on the birch base and placed another piece of wood on top of the pvc pipe and placed the whole thing between centers to mark and drill it:
The walls of the pipe will have slots cut into them and also a large hole-slot drilled and cut into it to allow the handle of the scoop to protrude while the piece is being turned. So I marked and drilled and cut into the sides of the pipe with a drill and a hack saw:
I got up early today and re-started the coffee scoop project. Heres how it went:
I decided to remake the wooden base for the pvc collet chuck. The original one was made out of pine and it didnt look nearly strong enough to withstand the shearing forces produced by a lathe. So I discarded it and remade it out of some red birch:
Since it was rather rough on the edges, I decided to round it down and promptly broke it:Good grief. Since the rest of it was in one piece, I decided to use it temporarily as a holder while I worked on the pvc portion of the chuck. I inserted the pipe into the slot on the birch base and placed another piece of wood on top of the pvc pipe and placed the whole thing between centers to mark and drill it:The walls of the pipe will have slots cut into them and also a large hole-slot drilled and cut into it to allow the handle of the scoop to protrude while the piece is being turned. So I marked and drilled and cut into the sides of the pipe with a drill and a hack saw:The black lines are the cutting lines:
And here is a photo of the completed chuck with the hose clamp in place:
With that done, I removed the broken base and re-made it out of a piece of solid maple. Here is a photo of the completed chuck:
I glued the pipe and the base together and they are drying in the shop.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I turned our red oak scoop blank down more:
Hmmm...now it looks like a small lemon on a stick and the reason it does is that the x, y, z axis of the piece are not equal in length, or in other words, it isnt round yet. So back to the lathe we go for more turning, sanding and finally I cut it off:
...too soon. Its too large to fit into the pipe. So Im going to manually cut down the ends of the blank until it fits. Oh well, its a nice morning to work outside.
Now it fits, very tightly, but it fits:
When this is placed back on the lathe in a couple of hours, I will shave off the top of the scoop and then hollow it out. If all goes well, I should wind up with a scoop with the handle attached. The glue really needs to dry hard so Ive removed the blank and Ive set it aside. Ill go back to it later this afternoon.
In the meantime, I finished the first walnut bowl. Here it is:
And here is a side shot:
Its been polished and its ready for delivery. Ill have to plug the holes in the base where the screws for the faceplate were drilled but that will only take a minute. Im going to go and email the happy owner.
Ill be doing another posting later today so stay tuned.
VW
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And here is a photo of the completed chuck with the hose clamp in place:With that done, I removed the broken base and re-made it out of a piece of solid maple. Here is a photo of the completed chuck:I glued the pipe and the base together and they are drying in the shop.Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I turned our red oak scoop blank down more:
Hmmm...now it looks like a small lemon on a stick and the reason it does is that the x, y, z axis of the piece are not equal in length, or in other words, it isnt round yet. So back to the lathe we go for more turning, sanding and finally I cut it off:...too soon. Its too large to fit into the pipe. So Im going to manually cut down the ends of the blank until it fits. Oh well, its a nice morning to work outside.Now it fits, very tightly, but it fits:
When this is placed back on the lathe in a couple of hours, I will shave off the top of the scoop and then hollow it out. If all goes well, I should wind up with a scoop with the handle attached. The glue really needs to dry hard so Ive removed the blank and Ive set it aside. Ill go back to it later this afternoon.In the meantime, I finished the first walnut bowl. Here it is:
And here is a side shot:Its been polished and its ready for delivery. Ill have to plug the holes in the base where the screws for the faceplate were drilled but that will only take a minute. Im going to go and email the happy owner.Ill be doing another posting later today so stay tuned.
VW
First two tea boxes are done photos
Rabu, 20 April 2016
Hi Everyone,
Well, it is continuing to cool down in the TC and today I worked with the door of my shop closed-burrr!
I took both the first and second tea boxes down stairs and finished sanding them and then gave them a heavy coat of oil. Here are the photos:
These boxes are made out of different species of wood: white oak, Brazilian cherry, walnut, ambrosia maple, and red birch. This is a good way to use up small pieces of wood and create something nice and useful in a kitchen setting.
The last box in this series will be the red birch-Brazilian cherry box which I am going to finally get to gluing up momentarily. This box will be slightly larger than the first two and its going to go to a wonderful friend who is addicted to Starbucks coffee. So instead of a tea box, she gets a coffee box for her favorite brew.
Ill be right back.
VW
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Well, it is continuing to cool down in the TC and today I worked with the door of my shop closed-burrr!
I took both the first and second tea boxes down stairs and finished sanding them and then gave them a heavy coat of oil. Here are the photos:
These boxes are made out of different species of wood: white oak, Brazilian cherry, walnut, ambrosia maple, and red birch. This is a good way to use up small pieces of wood and create something nice and useful in a kitchen setting.The last box in this series will be the red birch-Brazilian cherry box which I am going to finally get to gluing up momentarily. This box will be slightly larger than the first two and its going to go to a wonderful friend who is addicted to Starbucks coffee. So instead of a tea box, she gets a coffee box for her favorite brew.
Ill be right back.
VW
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