Thanks for the reply Andy. Hope you're doing well. Regards, David ... From: andy_c_chen [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002...
All my previous turnings have been from raw timber...with a preference for natural rims. My first excursions into segmented work have been invigorating and...
... work ... Good Work Phil, your woodturning experience is showing thru on your designs and techniques. I think I see some use of mahogany on your pcs. Also...
... your ... Thanks for the encouragement George. This is all fairly straightforward stacked ring lamination. As you and others here know, there's plenty of...
what is the best glue to use on coco bolo wood.I'm making a pot pourri bowl out of coco bolo closed segments and two rings of tulip wood open segments.i would...
I had two presses made at the local steel fabrication/welding shop. They are 16" X 16" X 16". They have the front and back open with a solid bar across the...
Pat, my press I made has a 1/2 inch plate that barely fits between the uprights. when I apply pressure it is against the plate and it is locked in from moving....
Pat, This isn't very elegant, but it works... I assume you're using yellow glue, so before you apply much pressure, wipe away the squeeze- out in three places...
I have a good deal of experince with cocobolo and have found that regular titebond II works just fine. SOme people wipe the gluing surfaces with acetone before...
Hi Pat, Woodturned Jeff Crews made a nice anti-rotation plate for his rings press. You might be able to adapt the idea for your ring press. I'm going to use...
... open ... Hi Pat, ... problem, I put a car clutch thrust bearing at the contact point with the wood, keep the bearing lubricated. This works for me. Dave...
Hello woodworkers, Need your help to ID this table saw.. I have got this OLD table saw from my dad who found it at someone's house where dad was remodeling at....
Hello everyone, I have been lurking in the back ground for awhile now and it's time for me too come out is anyone interest in this group too see some pics and...
I tried to upload a couple of new photos to my album and kept getting the error message: Sorry. You can only do this to your own photos account. So I threw...
Lowell, I decided to create a new album to see if I could duplicate your results and I'm quite convinced that you are right. It doesn't appear that you can...
I know this subject is troublesome to all of us but I thought I might ask anyway. Does anyone have a simple way to figure what kind of a price we should be...
Hello Pat, For pricing your woodturnings, the bottom line is what people are willing to pay in your market. Sometimes that could be $1.00 per segment and...
Hello to all, and Happy New Year. I have been turning segemented vases on my Mercury for a few weeks now and I'm getting better with each one. I would like to...
I should have mentioned that once you have the two pieces of the repeating unit glued together, you need to crosscut it at 90 degrees to give you the top and...
Happy New Year, Chuck. It gets complicated when you try to incorporate slanted patterns into your design. You have to cut, glue, cut again, glue again and, .....
Hi Chuck If you want information on how to make different patterns you can buy the book "LAMINATED DESIGNS IN WOOD' by Clarence Rannefeld which will give you ...
Lloyd I spent all day yesterday practicing on gluing and cutting, following your instructions. Although I have to admit, at first I wasn't able to visualize...
