March 5, 20215 yr Popular Post I got bored with the media room so I quit early and do some turning. I’ve had a blank sitting around for a while and I decided to to turn a top for a grandson. Not sure which one yet but I will figure that one out later. Paul
March 5, 20215 yr Popular Post They're fun to make and then play with too. Make two so you can play with him.
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post Gonna be a gigantic one there huh? I like to turn tops when we do demos at the MS Ag Museum like this week. With a top the kids will stand and watch. As I turn I color or stripe the bottom and top and ask one or more of those watching what their favorite color is and by doing this personalize the demo. Sold 143 tops at demos like this last year.
March 6, 20215 yr Author Probably not going to be that big. The blank is a bunch of scraps I glued up a long time ago. They are fun. Haven’t decided what kind of tip to use on this one. Probably brass. Paul
March 6, 20215 yr Popular Post 6 hours ago, HandyDan said: Have watched that video many times, it never gets old.
March 7, 20215 yr Popular Post Wow that was amazing. I had trouble getting one to spin on the ground.
March 7, 20215 yr 21 hours ago, HandyDan said: Thanks for sharing that Dan. That was fun this morning!
March 8, 20215 yr Author Popular Post Finished it off except for parting it off. I was thinking I would buff the finish but it came out glossy enough. I will let it dry tonight and part it off tomorrow. Paul
March 8, 20215 yr Author Ok so a new take off on Lew’s steady rest. I have a few of those wheels left over from the F1 project. What if you put a 5/16” all thread through the wheel, put an acorn nut on the shaft on the bottom and then turned a simple knob for the top. Presto quickie psychedelic top that lights up in the dark ! Paul
March 8, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, Masonsailor said: Ok so a new take off on Lew’s steady rest. I have a few of those wheels left over from the F1 project. What if you put a 5/16” all thread through the wheel, put an acorn nut on the shaft on the bottom and then turned a simple knob for the top. Presto quickie psychedelic top that lights up in the dark ! Paul The wheels l got require the bearings to be captured, if that’s the right word. There’s a magnet between the two bearings that stays stationary- held by the wheel bearings. There’s a coil in the wheel that spins around the magnet. Faraday’s law applies here to produce the current to light the LEDs. To get it to work in a free spinning top not sure how you would get inertia and a stationary magnet working together
March 8, 20215 yr 40 minutes ago, lew said: The wheels l got require the bearings to be captured, if that’s the right word. There’s a magnet between the two bearings that stays stationary- held by the wheel bearings. There’s a coil in the wheel that spins around the magnet. Faraday’s law applies here to produce the current to light the LEDs. To get it to work in a free spinning top not sure how you would get inertia and a stationary magnet working together Scotty I don't need to know that figure it out, and get us MORE POWER!!!
March 8, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, lew said: To get it to work in a free spinning top not sure how you would get inertia and a stationary magnet working together Suction cup for the tip. Top spins around the axle.
March 8, 20215 yr Author Popular Post The tip is an 3/8” acorn nut on a 3/8” stud that I epoxied into the top and then turned it down to what you see. Paul
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