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Re: woodturning

Post by volvodspec » 13 Jul 2010 09:51 pm

i believe/thought 16mm but i'm not too sure anymore :o

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Re: woodturning

Post by volvosneverdie » 14 Jul 2010 09:25 am

volvodspec wrote:i believe/thought 16mm but i'm not too sure anymore :o
I guessed and had a pool ball drilled to 17mm, then had to pack it with a bit of paper so 16mm is probably pretty much spot-on.
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Re: woodturning

Post by pyro » 14 Jul 2010 09:20 pm

il have a go at one then, any one got a spare nob :oops: :shock: i could have so i can have a template without taking mine appart?

ideally with reverse gate mechanism to see if i can make a wood one of them aswell!


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Re: woodturning

Post by Chris_C » 15 Jul 2010 12:00 am

You don't have to worry about the reverse gate, it's below the knob.
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Re: woodturning

Post by kaos » 15 Jul 2010 06:46 am

yeh and dont copy the volvo knob.

I'd love a nice slender one that grows up and outwards. reverse dont get used untill your parking and its easy enough to activate.
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Re: woodturning

Post by volvosneverdie » 15 Jul 2010 10:47 am

kaos wrote:
I'd love a nice slender one that grows up and outwards..
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Re: woodturning

Post by pyro » 21 Jul 2010 12:45 pm

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not looked at the nob yet, i will do once i get a job sorted and my workbench!

just made these last night for somthingt to do.

a tea spoon holder for teh kitchen and a little goblet, though not hollowed out yet...

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Re: woodturning

Post by sven360 » 21 Jul 2010 06:43 pm

Nice.
Gotta fess up I thought one was an ashtray :oops:
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Re: woodturning

Post by jtbo » 21 Jul 2010 07:27 pm

I see progress :D

Very much visually pleasing pieces you have made again, that is really great stuff, people would easily pay good price from such things :D
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Re: woodturning

Post by pyro » 21 Jul 2010 09:17 pm

sven360 wrote:Nice.
Gotta fess up I thought one was an ashtray :oops:
yeah it could be either i spose, just not sure how the varnish and fag ends would mix into a firey substance. or not.

cheers Jtbo, i can see the progress im making aswell, i just need some fancier toolage and a lathe to make any further progression...

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Re: woodturning

Post by jtbo » 21 Jul 2010 10:04 pm

Hunger grows bigger and soon:
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CNC wood turning lathe, automatic sanding and laquering etc, makes block to product with press of button as you just have made design at computer, might be 'slight' joy killer, but very capable :lol:

Costs probably something around 40-60, would need to make lot of bowls for that :roll:

But little bigger lathe is probably not too expensive, also some tools might work with next lathe too if lucky and staying in same brand/branch machines, so investment to those is not wasted effort when moving to bigger lathe, but never knows how sick manufacturers are.

Have you tested polishing?

Found this site, don't know if you know it already or if that is any use for you, but it did look interesting when I browsed it from here and there, technical tips section seemed perhaps useful:
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Re: woodturning

Post by pyro » 21 Jul 2010 10:24 pm

ive no need for somthing like that! i like to actually do somthing and not just press buttons! if neeeded i can program a cnc machine but the need hasnt arisen in a few years!

im looking at - linky and linky2

just no money! insurance is due next month, and mum wants me to sell teh 360 :shock: :cry: :(

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Re: woodturning

Post by volvodspec » 21 Jul 2010 10:38 pm

+1 to that

i can also operate industrial CNC lathe's and CNC mill's; but i've allways preferred the non-cnc machines.

it's a bit like precision vs fun; you think a lot more yourself if there's no computer doing the XYZ axle's for you..

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Re: woodturning

Post by Chris_C » 21 Jul 2010 10:44 pm

Modern car vs old stuff ;)

I also prefer playing with windy lathes and mills over CNC, even though I have to do a lot of CAD stuff for work
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Re: woodturning

Post by pyro » 21 Jul 2010 11:15 pm

Chris_C wrote:Modern car vs old stuff ;)

I also prefer playing with windy lathes and mills over CNC, even though I have to do a lot of CAD stuff for work

snap. ive 6nvqs in autocad and did some time as an autocad technician. but nothing beats "windy" lathes.

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