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I ended up putting different flowers all around this pole. Then had to add the lazy susan to see all of the flowers. This might be different than normal but I'm not normal. It hasn't been tested with little fingers yet!!!
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From the album: Lazy Susan 2
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Friend asked me to make a Christmas gift for his wife, wants a Lazy Susan like mine but stained. Suggested just using a dark wood like walnut, he wants it to match the table, which is stained. Okay no problem. His table is oak so I pulled some from supply and glued two 7 inch pieces together after I made a tongue and groove joint. Now here is my issue. I cannot turn more than 9 1/2 inches on either lathe. BUT, as @steven newman likes to say, we have ways. Using my circle cutting jig for the bandsaw I made this 13 inches in diameter. Now to smooth it down I set up my Variable speed drill and a jig with a bearing for support. Instant lathe! No need for shaping here just smooth it down and get rid of BS marks. Once done now I need a 1/4 groove for the chain to go in. Both pieces go to router table and get this done. The center and top I can turn so they got glued and turned down. The 1/4 hole through everything is my guide for assembly. Once done I drive a oak dowel in the top and we are good. Be a few days before finish is done. Plenty of time to be done for Christmas. Glue up for stem, had 3 pieces of 3/4 by 2 1/2 inches for stem. dry fit Stain the stem.
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My wife has asked for a Lazy Susan for our dining room table. As she rarely asks for such things I was happy to get one started. To put what she wants on it, candles and such required 12 inch diameter. My lathe capacity is only 10. BUT, I do have a drill press so I glued up a blank and used my circle cutting jig on the bandsaw to make the bottom piece. Once done I used a 1/4 threaded rod and bearing set on the bottom to secure to the drill press table. Then set the speed to 700 and smoothed up the edges and made it nice and round. Took maybe 5 minutes. The rest of the parts my lathe can handle so I glued up a nice stem and a 5 inch base to support a candle holder I made previously. In making this I am using threaded rod as a centering pin. Once all the pieces are done I will use a dowel to glue it all together. Works for me, maybe not for others. I have been known to change my mind and this allows me to do so. Progress as of this evening. The red circles are where I am thinking I will attach a piece of chain all the way around the pieces. We have a nautical theme in our home which this fits nicely. I plan to route out a 3/8 inch groove to make a channel for the chain to sit in. This will also keep stuff on the thing when spun around. Any suggestions on something different are welcome.
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Thunderstorm in progress here this evening. Not too much rain so far. Please remember that our annual fund drive/raffle is in progress. More about the awesome prizes and what we do with the proceeds is found here- Our Patriot Turners- @AndrewB wins the prize this week for the most contributions to our forum! In response to last week's "Wednesday's...", Andrew reviewed is purchase of Savannah carbide tools along with a link to a source- He also provided additional information on the Wen lathe he purchased- Andrew also started a great discussion about which screws to use when turning with a faceplate. Lots of great suggestions and ides were given- After Andrew solved the faceplate problem he showed us his candle holder Check out the great comments and suggestions offered by our forum members- Andrew also asked us about a galloping lathe! Unbalanced turning blanks can get your lathe walking around the shop. He received a bunch of great suggestions on anchoring the lathe. Check out his post and see if you can add any additional ideas- The fact that Andrew asks questions about things of which he is unsure has really brought our forum alive! We have had so many great ideas and suggestions. Thank You all for being here!!! In this post, there are a variety of topics, one leading to another- Please check it out- @Gunny is building a Lazy Susan. He asked us about how he could trim out the disks He is looking for a nautical theme. See his post and give him some ideas- What’s Coming Up- Don't forget that the AAW is presenting their annual symposium as a virtual event- Click on the image above for the link to more information. For The Newbies- A short video from Woodworker's Journal showing how to turn a small yarn bowl from a glued-up blank. Rob Johnstone is the presenter- We often show the work of Carl Jacobson in this weekly post. Here's a link to an article, from Woodcraft, about Carl and his woodworking and woodturning adventures- https://www.woodcraft.com/blog_entries/welcome-to-carl-jacobson-s-world?trk_msg=MG4VHH78BSLKP042QCRGRP2H94&trk_contact=QNSFAEQ45HFA1IHE09ORJKR45S&trk_sid=VE2RTBE6U7IN2QAPIP4HNBNF4S&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=WCBLOG%3a+WELCOME+TO+CARL+JACOBSON%26%2339%3bS+WORLD&utm_campaign=Woodcraft's+June+Catalog Expand Your Horizons- Have a chess player in your circle of friends? A nice "Rook Box" turned by Mike Peace- New Turning Items- The folks at Woodturners Wonders Have a new Drive Spur. If you need a super heavy duty one, this might be what you are looking for- https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/lathe-accessories/products/big-bite-jumbo-spur-center Everything Else- Rick Turns weekly YouTube video list for woodturners- There was some discussion in our forum comparing the finish obtainable with carbide cutters vs. traditional HSS tools. I have been messing/experimenting with a chinese elm bowl. It seemed all my tools- negative rake carbide and HSS- were not providing the finish I was looking for. A lot of tear out. Just for the heck of it, I replaced the negative rake cutter on the Easy Wood Tools "Rougher" with their standard Ci1 R2 cutter. Then cranked the speed up to about 1500 RPMs You can see (about in the center of each picture) the change in surface texture between the negative rake and standard cutter. For this particular operation, the standard cutter produced the superior finish. Chinese elm has lovely grain but is not the easiest wood to get a nice finish directly from the tools. Sanded and ready to finish out the bottom. Safe turning and stay healthy
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This is a project that use a LOT more than just the CNC but I decided to put it here anyway. Please move it if necessary. Started yesterday with some cutoff pieces of Walnut, finished it today, shipping it to NY on Monday. Finished in Nitrocellulose lacquer. When your planer isn't big enough and the CNC is... Enjoy! David
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I just joined the forum so I thought I would start with my latest turning project. This is a project to turn an existing liquor cabinet into something to bring it into line with our Art Deco theme for this house. It involves three separate turnings in a tulip style which will be mounted vertically on a 1 5/16” brass pole and progressively getting smaller in diameter, largest on the bottom. The “tulips” are all 15” high, and are 16”, 13” and 11” in diameter. I am making them from 8/4 African mahogany. The biggest challenge has been to arrange the grain pattern to end up looking like overlapping petals. On top of each tulip will be an alder platter attached and 2” larger diameter than the turning. So it is basically a vertical mounted lazy susan. The first and largest turning is now complete. Paul
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Ok, I'm going to stay a new thread to show my progress else it should just get lost in a thread that had nothing to do with it. So far I managed to get the base top drawer frames and top started. I tried three times with a strap clamp and it slipped off every time, the clamp method sucks too but at least I got layer on. Two more to go.
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I'm starting to work on a Lazy Susan for the holidays-----did I give myself enough time??? The diameter is 22" & about 1" thick made from pine--bot from HD(?) or Lowes The bearing plate is 12" diameter. What would be a safe size (either square or round) for the base plate? I'm thinking in the 18 to 19 inch range. Or is that overkill? What's going on top?? probably just dishes/bowls. I can't see my daughter putting pots/pans on it.
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Here is a great fixture for rotating a piece while you are finishing. Simply a ball-bearing lazy susan hardware on a scrap piece of plywood. Mine's well used. Prop your piece(s) up on one of the prior stand-offs and rotate as you stain or finish. Under side Top side
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From the album: Furniture and tables
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Well my Christmas projects are finally coming to an end. We had three Green Egg tables picked up over the weekend and that cleared out a lot of room in the shop. I finished up the Oak Lazy Susan and it got picked up yesterday. I also finished and will deliver this afternoon the two Walnut Shadow Boxes. Sunday afternoon I cut out and glued the pieces for a Lego Table. Last night when I got home and got everything sanded and most of the table assembled. I have a trim piece that will go around the top and stick up 3/4" so the pieces don't slide off the table. Then it gets spray painted and will be ready for Christmas Day. So I am about ready to clean up the shop and give it a rest for a week or two before we start on Next year. I hope you all have your projects finished. We have been very blessed in the shop this year and it has been quite busy.
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