Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:52 am
Thank you all for the excellent ideas! I think I have a good game plan now and will be able to experiment economically while encouraging his interest.
Happy turning!
Chris
Happy turning!
Chris
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:29 am
What did you decide on?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:30 pm
hobbyist7Culprit wrote:What did you decide on?
Yes Please do tell!;)
Also do tell us how it worked out both building hardware wise and building kid's interest wise.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:44 am
Will do. I plan to get the larger face plate and follow the gluing process described above, which I think is similar to the approach I used about 30 years ago.
In your experience, how round does the outside of the bowl need to be before turning it? Unfortunately, I don't have a band saw, so was thinking I'd start with a square and just begin cutting off corners with a circular saw until the angles were more and more obtuse. Any guidance on the number of sides I should aim for (e.g., 8-sided would probably be too rough...16-sided?)
Chris
In your experience, how round does the outside of the bowl need to be before turning it? Unfortunately, I don't have a band saw, so was thinking I'd start with a square and just begin cutting off corners with a circular saw until the angles were more and more obtuse. Any guidance on the number of sides I should aim for (e.g., 8-sided would probably be too rough...16-sided?)
Chris
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:44 am
4 or 8 sides should do ya okay. How BIG is the blank?
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:48 pm
Compared to a 12' long 11" diameter tree trunk weighing 350 #, it should be a 'snap'.beeg wrote:4 or 8 sides should do ya okay. How BIG is the blank?
Unless a very large blank, octagonal is a good place to start IMHO). Exact cutting not required, just knock the corners off(make some corner wedges!):D.