Hello to all,
I picked up a hobby lathe (Rigid 12x36) last summer from a guy who was terminally ill, it sat most of the warm days collecting dust but now that things are cold, slick, and not much fun outside, I've picked up the bowl turning bug.
Everything so far have been junks of wood laying around my property, but I'm gaining experience from turning cedar and a mistery wood that I think maybe walnut.
A partner of mine at work found some interesting projects for lamination bowls on-line and I tried this and liked my first attempt at cutting a bowl out of a board via a bandsaw, stacking, and turning a bowl. I'll include some pictures with this thread.
When cutting the smallest semi-circle out of a hardwood like pecan, my bandsaw was complaining loud enough to start smoking the 1/8" blade. I started looking for another way to cut these "cone circles" without using a bandsaw.
I found an old portable drill press stand for using a hand-drill that I had picked up at a fleemarket for $5 and installed a Rotozip, rotary cutter in place of the drill, mounted to my toolrest plate and steadied by the tailstock, I found it to be very stable and did a fine job of cutting the cones.
I sent along my second attempt at making a "stacked" bowl, everyone loves it but I know I have a long way to go to getting some near the level of most of what I've seen posted on this forum.:cool2:
I appreciate becoming a member and love to hear from fellow turners, especially tips on finishing, I've got alot to learn. looking forward to turning some more pieces, see ya.
I picked up a hobby lathe (Rigid 12x36) last summer from a guy who was terminally ill, it sat most of the warm days collecting dust but now that things are cold, slick, and not much fun outside, I've picked up the bowl turning bug.
Everything so far have been junks of wood laying around my property, but I'm gaining experience from turning cedar and a mistery wood that I think maybe walnut.
A partner of mine at work found some interesting projects for lamination bowls on-line and I tried this and liked my first attempt at cutting a bowl out of a board via a bandsaw, stacking, and turning a bowl. I'll include some pictures with this thread.
When cutting the smallest semi-circle out of a hardwood like pecan, my bandsaw was complaining loud enough to start smoking the 1/8" blade. I started looking for another way to cut these "cone circles" without using a bandsaw.
I found an old portable drill press stand for using a hand-drill that I had picked up at a fleemarket for $5 and installed a Rotozip, rotary cutter in place of the drill, mounted to my toolrest plate and steadied by the tailstock, I found it to be very stable and did a fine job of cutting the cones.
I sent along my second attempt at making a "stacked" bowl, everyone loves it but I know I have a long way to go to getting some near the level of most of what I've seen posted on this forum.:cool2:
I appreciate becoming a member and love to hear from fellow turners, especially tips on finishing, I've got alot to learn. looking forward to turning some more pieces, see ya.
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