R MacDonald, Chris, Paul, Jim Hiltz and MacNeil and Miles
The group has decided to produce a burl project for entry into the CBU art exhibit. We need to have it ready by Xmas. Each man has a project consisting of odd shaped burls.
The plan is to make a base of legs for these.
Leo demonstrated how to fill in voids with epoxy .
Leo showed how easy it is to get a brilliant finish using shellac alone.
Tip: Use leather to apply Carnuba wax: use Cerium Oxide for the final finish
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
R MacDonald, Chris, Paul, Jim Hiltz and MacNeil and Miles
The group has decided to produce a burl project for entry into the CBU art exhibit. We need to have it ready by Xmas. Each man has a project consisting of odd shaped burls.
The plan is to make a base of legs for these.
Leo demonstrated how to fill in voids with epoxy .
Leo showed how easy it is to get a brilliant finish using shellac alone.
Tip: Use leather to apply Carnuba wax: use Cerium Oxide for the final finish
The group has decided to produce a burl project for entry into the CBU art exhibit. We need to have it ready by Xmas. Each man has a project consisting of odd shaped burls.
The plan is to make a base of legs for these.
Leo demonstrated how to fill in voids with epoxy .
Leo showed how easy it is to get a brilliant finish using shellac alone.
Tip: Use leather to apply Carnuba wax: use Cerium Oxide for the final finish
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Attendance: Jim Maclean, Jim Hiltz, Rick, Chris, Paul, Robert
http://www.wood-database.com/
The link is for wood identification: excellent site
Leo has developed an idea to make a lathe that has the ability to counterbalance heavy blanks for turning.
He will attach an arm mechanism to the back of the headstock with weights than can slide to and from the center so that the blank will turn balanced.
He has yet to build the machine.
Rick has just about finished the big bowl and Leo demonstrated how to get the bump out of the bottom of the bowl using the cross slide.
Paul used the chain saw to gouge out the center of the large burl and then the gouge and mallet to shape the recess better. Rick brought along his accessory for the angle grinder which makes short work of grinding out wood in a big bowl like Paul is working on.
http://www.wood-database.com/
The link is for wood identification: excellent site
Leo has developed an idea to make a lathe that has the ability to counterbalance heavy blanks for turning.
He will attach an arm mechanism to the back of the headstock with weights than can slide to and from the center so that the blank will turn balanced.
He has yet to build the machine.
Rick has just about finished the big bowl and Leo demonstrated how to get the bump out of the bottom of the bowl using the cross slide.
Paul used the chain saw to gouge out the center of the large burl and then the gouge and mallet to shape the recess better. Rick brought along his accessory for the angle grinder which makes short work of grinding out wood in a big bowl like Paul is working on.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Bowl Woes
Rick and Paul were the only attendees
Regrets: Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Martel
Some discussion on whether we should suspend membership for Misters Hiltz and MacLean and Miles MacDonald. We finally agreed on giving them a second chance to redeem themselves but if they don't show for next meeting ,woe betide them!
Rick continues work on a big bowl using the bowl lathe. Leo adjusted the rollers-trued them up
Leo has completed a lovely, stylistic, tall vase using a silver inlay (aluminum actually)
(Photos available later)
Paul brought a small vase that was gold painted which Leo liked
Paul had a large bowl that had lots of epoxy fill and uses a sharp scraper to clean up the outside and remove the epoxy. Since the bowl was laying around the shape altered a little and a 3-jaw chuck will be needed to mount it for turning the inside. The outside is all finished
Leo Advised spraying on a good shellac coat BEFORE filing in with epoxy
Robert is working on making his own musical instrument using discarded hard drives, fiddle strings and sundry other parts...very mysterious but he seems to think it will work.
Paul's Gold painted piece
Regrets: Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Martel
Some discussion on whether we should suspend membership for Misters Hiltz and MacLean and Miles MacDonald. We finally agreed on giving them a second chance to redeem themselves but if they don't show for next meeting ,woe betide them!
Rick continues work on a big bowl using the bowl lathe. Leo adjusted the rollers-trued them up
Leo has completed a lovely, stylistic, tall vase using a silver inlay (aluminum actually)
(Photos available later)
Paul brought a small vase that was gold painted which Leo liked
Paul had a large bowl that had lots of epoxy fill and uses a sharp scraper to clean up the outside and remove the epoxy. Since the bowl was laying around the shape altered a little and a 3-jaw chuck will be needed to mount it for turning the inside. The outside is all finished
Leo Advised spraying on a good shellac coat BEFORE filing in with epoxy
Robert is working on making his own musical instrument using discarded hard drives, fiddle strings and sundry other parts...very mysterious but he seems to think it will work.
Paul's Gold painted piece
Paul's vase: Black acrylic paint/whiting mix; overpainted with a gold sparkle and then shellac
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Big Bowls
Rick, Jim Hiltz, Jim MacLean, Chris, Miles, Paul
Leo spoke about indexing on the lathe.
To index an odd number eg 11 divisions: wrap a paper tape around the perimeter of the chuck and mark the exact circumference
Then place the same tape down on a surface
Measure the length of the tape start to the marked area.
Divide this measurement by 11 to get can approximate division
Use dividers to mark off the divisions and adjust the divider repeatedly so as you get exactly 11 even divisions
This is easy and fast to do
Jim Hiltz mounted his large bowl and proceeded to hand turn the outside-a slow laborious process
Leo helped Paul figure out where to place dowels in his uneven blank so as to be able to mount it on the lathe
Leo spoke about indexing on the lathe.
To index an odd number eg 11 divisions: wrap a paper tape around the perimeter of the chuck and mark the exact circumference
Then place the same tape down on a surface
Measure the length of the tape start to the marked area.
Divide this measurement by 11 to get can approximate division
Use dividers to mark off the divisions and adjust the divider repeatedly so as you get exactly 11 even divisions
This is easy and fast to do
Jim Hiltz mounted his large bowl and proceeded to hand turn the outside-a slow laborious process
Leo helped Paul figure out where to place dowels in his uneven blank so as to be able to mount it on the lathe
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Big Bowls !
Rick, Him Hiltz, Miles, Chris, Paul
Some People brought in large blanks for turning.
Leo discussed the various paints: House paint vs Artists Craft paint vs Airbrush paints.
The differences is in the size of the pigment granules which matter as to whether the lines get blocked up in the spray gun.
If you paint using the whiting/bond/paint approach, be sure to start the sanding with coarse grain paper or the result is a finish that is uneven
Leo demonstrated a simple jig for drilling a log on the drill press: see photos. The jig is usable as a small stool as well!
Leo demonstrated how to use a jig on the lathe to drill angled holes at even distributions (indexed)
Rick mounted his large bowl using the spider chuck but it was too big for the machining jig-he has to start it using hand power and a big gouge
Some People brought in large blanks for turning.
Leo discussed the various paints: House paint vs Artists Craft paint vs Airbrush paints.
The differences is in the size of the pigment granules which matter as to whether the lines get blocked up in the spray gun.
If you paint using the whiting/bond/paint approach, be sure to start the sanding with coarse grain paper or the result is a finish that is uneven
Leo demonstrated a simple jig for drilling a log on the drill press: see photos. The jig is usable as a small stool as well!
Leo demonstrated how to use a jig on the lathe to drill angled holes at even distributions (indexed)
Rick mounted his large bowl using the spider chuck but it was too big for the machining jig-he has to start it using hand power and a big gouge
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| Leos'Ammonia finished bowls |
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| Jig to find leg height |
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| Drill press jig-Blank is screwed on from top |
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| Angle drilling using lathe and indexer |
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| Ricks Bowl |
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| Drilling on lathe |
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Potpourri
Paul, Jim MacLean, Jim Hiltz, Rick, Chris and Miles
Leo did some explaining of techniques for surfacing wood prior to painting:
Shellac + whiting mixed into a paste (add a little yellow core, or other pigment (don't use Tempra)) can be applied to the wood, evened out, then let dry.
(Whiting is sifted lime stone)
Then sand it down. Use coarse paper to wet sand with methyl hydrate--this takes the high thick layer off quickly.
Continue with finer grade paper until the surface is smooth
Then dry sand to the finest finish
Alternatively:
Bond + whiting
Acrylic paint thickened with whiting
The result is a hard surface that is smooth and ready for spray painting or other finish including shellac, lacquer
Leo used Behr interior enamel house paint--brown colour
If you spray the acrylic paint it has to be diluted with water very thinly so as to go through the airbrush system.
Leo showed how to polish a finish using:
sand paper up to 10000
Pumice
Rottenstone
Cerium oxide
Finally waxing with Carnuba: rub the carnuba in using leather-a leather glove would work
Leo did some explaining of techniques for surfacing wood prior to painting:
Shellac + whiting mixed into a paste (add a little yellow core, or other pigment (don't use Tempra)) can be applied to the wood, evened out, then let dry.
(Whiting is sifted lime stone)
Then sand it down. Use coarse paper to wet sand with methyl hydrate--this takes the high thick layer off quickly.
Continue with finer grade paper until the surface is smooth
Then dry sand to the finest finish
Alternatively:
Bond + whiting
Acrylic paint thickened with whiting
The result is a hard surface that is smooth and ready for spray painting or other finish including shellac, lacquer
Leo used Behr interior enamel house paint--brown colour
If you spray the acrylic paint it has to be diluted with water very thinly so as to go through the airbrush system.
Leo showed how to polish a finish using:
sand paper up to 10000
Pumice
Rottenstone
Cerium oxide
Finally waxing with Carnuba: rub the carnuba in using leather-a leather glove would work
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CRL Cerium Oxide is a high grade optical polishing compound used to lessen and polish scratches from mirror bevels, table top edges, glass in vehicles or structures. CRL Cerium Oxide is mixed with water to form a paste or slurry. This compound has excellent suspension qualities and will not harden. Contains no zinc oxide, and meets most local disposal ordinances. This Cerium Oxide Compound can be used with a hand pad for light surface cleanup, powered hand devices for scratch and surface repair, mechanized scrubbers in mirror silvering lines, or as the final polishing step in multi-stage edging and beveling equipment.
Leo suggested we all do a small bowl or vase so as we can practice this paint finishing technique.
We agreed to bring large blanks next session for bowl turning on the bowl lathe.
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