I started making some Christmas ornaments the first week of December just prior to the Shopsmith lathe duplicator ad. So off and on over the last two weeks I made a set of 12: 6 walnut, 3 red cedar, and 3 maple for son and family in Alaska. My wife put them in the mail Friday before I got pictures (I know it didn't happen). Here are some pictures from along the way and one I made yesterday.
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The bottom template was used to turn the outside of the ornaments.
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Stock after turning inside, rotating the four sections 180 degrees, gluing back together and removing excess stock.
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Removing those knuckle beater corners in subsequent turnings.
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The first two were hand turned to get a template I liked. The last one I turned yesterday and is like the 12 sent.
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I turned most of them with the duplicator on the Power Pro. I have the same issue as with the bandsaw of the fluctuation in speed making noise.
I moved the duplicator to the 520 and it worked much better.
I tried doing the turning from both 1 1/2"x1 1/2"x 7 1/8" stock and four pieces of 3/4"x7 1/8" stock glued together. The 1 1/2" stock has to be cut in quarters on the bandsaw after the inside turning. The four quarters method allows you to use up smaller stock and scrap.
Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
Good morning Bill, I thought actually turning an inside out ornament without the duplicator was fairly easy after the first one. I use a spot of hot glue on the end of each quarter and masking tape for the inside turning. I use polyurethane to coat the inside of the turning while it is still on the lathe.
Here's one of the many videos I watched before starting.
If you're going to do several then the setup time for the duplicator may be worth it. The cutter tips for the duplicator take off so little at a time that you need to get rid of as much stock as possible on the bandsaw.
I bought a new carbide round cutter in one of the Shopsmith sales but it didn't seem to be sharp enough. I had made a round one from a bolt when I did some chess pieces a couple of years ago and that had cut much better. However the shop mice must have got away with it.
Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
redleg wrote: I use a spot of hot glue on the end of each quarter and masking tape for the inside turning.
Edit: I'm going to have to retract a recommendation to use hot glue. I glued up another 12 ornaments and had a real hard time getting them apart. I had to split them again with the bandsaw.
I added a generic hot glue stick from Big Lots and it worked to good especially on the red cedar. So back to a spot of Titebond, tape and leave over night.
Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
Whenever I make something new to me it seems to get old before I'm finished. I have made 30 of the ornaments already so it's not new anymore. I have six more to go sometime soon.
Just hanging around
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I sharpened the round carbide cutter and what a difference.
And I use to worry about a little dust from the Shopsmith table saw
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Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
Or fewer grandelves? Even Mrs. Santa disappears when the Shopsmith starts.
Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
I googled inside out Christmas tree ornament for ideas, put a piece of wood on the lathe and tried a couple turnings until I found a design pleasing to my eye.
Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
Mark 7 Power Pro, Mark V 510, Mark VII (early 1960s) Headstock wall mount drill press on Mark 5 way tubes, Mark 5 Shorty with reversible motor, Overhead Pin Router, Power station with band saw, Jointers, Belt Sanders, Strip Sander, Scroll saw, Jigsaw, Shopsmith Lathe Duplicator, Craftsman 2.5 hp 13" Planer/molder, Craftsman 5 hp 12-inch planer molder, myriad Shopsmith accessories, Harbor Freight sawmill with extensions to cut 22' logs.
Santa needs some elves! 