Biweekly meeting

February 15,2011

Chris, J Hiltz, J MacLean, Wilson, Matt, Paul, Rick, Miles

Leo went through the process of making a design for the candlesticks.
Lay out one side of the design on paper and then draw lines to mark the depth of the cuts to make for each of the high points and low points.

Leo demonstrated a Urethane finish on a vase. He used water based Urethane.

Acrylic 2:1 is an excellent base for wood. It can be used with fillers.

The next project is to turn an eccentric cylinder.
Leo described how to lay out the stock and position it on the lathe.
The stock will be a piece about 12 inches long and 3.5 or more inches square.

A circle is drawn. It is divided into three equal parts around the circumference.
The points are connected to the center.
An arc is swung from the center to mark a point on each radius and these points will be the centers for the lathe.
The wood will be turned three times on the lathe using the three different centers.

Paul and Jim discussed a birdseye maple log that they purchased.
They will retrieve it this weekend and we will divide it up amongst anyone who wants a piece to work on.

Leo and Rick discussed a proposed Craftshow-like event for this fall.
Roberts work will be highlighted and we plan to set up tables on which we can display our turnings and sell them if so desired. Some of us can do demonstrations during this event.

Eccentric Turning--a cylinder

Meeting

Meeting Jan 25/11

Attendance:

Murphy, Rick, J Hiltz, J MacLean,Chris, Matt, Frank, Miles, Mike MacLean, two new members

Leo went over the proper way to use the skew again demonstrating how to shape a square stock into a round finish..

Leo demonstrated several techniques on how to fill and finish wood, using the larch cutting boards as examples as well as a piece of ash.

1 Use acrylics to fill the wood, especially open grain wood. 2:1 Acrylic cement bond is used first. This is a watery thin liquid and is painted on thoroughly. Follow this with Dural concrete weld,, a thicker solution. Wet sand it right away and the sand dust is driven into the pores. Cabosil can also be sprinkled on to make a thicker paste.

2 Urethane Oil Finish can be used to fill the pores. Brush it on and sand it into the pores. Again Cabosil can be used here. The result when dry is sanded off and stains can be applied. Aniline dye stains work well.

3 Filling in holes in wood: one can use a filler such as: whiting (ground chalk), Tempera, Limestone, Medusa cement (white), Portland cement. These can be mixed to produce desired colour. Add concrete bond and make a paste. This is filled into the defect and let dry. it will be rock hard. Use this technique over partly finished wood so that it does not spread around too widely around the blemish.

The group decided to start a candlestick (matching pair) project next.

jointer for sale

just saw a 16" jointer on KIJIJI . if anyone's interested look under tools. It's $400 but disassembled. I'm available to help move it if anyone wants it.

Meeting January 11,2010

Attendance:

Chris, Paul, Wislon, Rick, J Maclean, Wayne, Matt, Naq, Lawrence, Frank, new member Mike MacLean, J hiltz

Leo went over the use of the skew chisel..how to sharpen it, how to clean the grinding stone, and how to cut beads and coves.

Leo, Chris and Lawrence spent a good part of the evening disassembling Paul’s tailstock (Vicmarc) and testing its trueness.

Meeting December 7, 2010 (Pearl Harbor Day!)

Paul, J Hiltz, Mathew, Wayne, Chris, Naq, Miles

(Click on the title to go to a page on Pearl Harbour Images)

Leo discussed how to sharpen a scraper.

Tilt the table of the grinder slightly uphill and grind off the scraper until sparks are coming over the top at all points. Do the same for the other side ( and ends if needed) of the scraper.

Naq asked Leo to discuss carbide tool bits and Leo went over the benefits and handicaps of them. One needs a fine diamond plate to sharpen them..very expensive. They stay sharp a long time however.

Paul brought in some small turnings finished with CA glue.
Also he brought in a few pieces of old ebony found in a shipwreck, which Mr Hiltz had discovered and given to Paul.

Leo did some demonstration of how to use the skew and parting tools properly.

Paul asked Wayne to name the huge iron tool that sat in the metal lathe room but Wayne failed the test.(Swage block)

Scroll down to the links section to go to a site of photos of swage blocks

Meeting November 23,2010

Nov 23,2010
Wayne,Paul,J Hiltz, J Maclean, Rick, Wilson, Chris

Paul's notes:


Discussion about how to properly align the lathe continued.
Keep the tailstock aligned on one side of the ways all time for consistent results.
Leo has built in a spring memchanism on his, which pressed the tailstock against the sides of the ways.
One could drill a hole in the tailstock mechanism and insert a spring and have a ball bearing on the end to keep the side of the tailstock applied to the ways properly.
Leo went over his headstock “pivot chuck” for spindle turning.
Leo demonstrated an interesting way to use sand paper on a dowel to sand the inside of a hollow cylinder like the pepper mill.

Rick's Notes:

Lathe alignment review: Leo's tailstock has springs to keep it pushing against the outer way of the lathe bed.(A small coil spring with a ball bearing on the end) He also has a coil spring going down to prevent the tailstock from grabbing when sliding back and forth along the ways.

Leo tip #1 you can also use a flat spring from an old measuring tape to force the tailstock against the ways

Lt#2 when spraying epoxy sealer use a straw in the tube of the spray gun.You may have to drill a hole in the top fitting to allow for the straw. This keeps the gun clean and you just toss the straw.

Lt#3 use a lag bolt to thread the top of the pepper shaker for turning. This can be put in a jacobs chuck.

Lt#4To sand inside your pepper mill, take a dowel,split up about 1 1/2 inches with the bandsaw, put in a piece of 100 grit paper and secure with a small screw to hold it in place. Put this in your drill press and sand to your hearts content.

Paul tip # 1 It's best not to glue the top of the peppermill to the body of the mill. You'll have a devil of a job getting pepper in it!!!!

Discussed the anvill and how it is made.
Discussed the three jaw chuck and how it is turned into a spider chuck.

Meeting 10-11-23

Meeting/Nov9/10

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November 9,2010

Paul, J Hiltz, J MacNeil, Wilson, Lawrence, Brant, Wilcox,Miles,Chris,Lawrence,
Wayne,Frank

Leo discussed the process of lining up the lathe headstock and tailstock:

Put a long rod or wooden piece in a chuck in the headstock and then turn the spindle slowly and make a circle mark with a pencil on the end of this piece. This center point (of the circle) is then lined up by precise measurement with the lathe ways using a square and ruler. The headstock will have to be moves one way or another to get the center exactly equidistant between the lathe ways.

A similar process is used for aligning the tailstock. A piece will have to be put into the tailstock. One way to do this is to find a pipe that fits exactly over the tailstock quill and then the same process is used to find the center of this piece and align it with the ways in the same fashion as was done for the headstock.

Leo helped some members drill out their stock for the salt shaker project.

Lawrence made an announcement about the new fee structure as regards dues.
The member will pay $100 in September for the yearly dues.
New members will attend 2 meetings at a cost of $25.00 and if they decide to stay will then pay the annual $100.00 dues.

Jime announced thet the Xmas party will be December 11 (Saturday night) at his house in Main å Dieu.

October 12, 2010 meeting

October 12,2010

Naqvi, Murphy, Hiltz, Frank Chiasson, Rick, Lawrence and new member Henry Debison

Paul discussed the drum project at Lee Valley.
We discussed the carbide hollowing tool that Paul had bought. It needs a bearing adapted to it to prevent “dig in”

Leo went through the compression chuck memchanism again and how it shouldd be fitted on the lathe. The glued up bushing-faceplate assembly should be fitted tightly onto a spindle on the lathe and then the wooden faceplate turned on this spindle so that it will be correctly centered.

Leo went through the process of preparing the wood blank for the pepper mill and started one.

When using a Forstner bit to drill a large hole, cut a cone in the end of the workpiece first so that the bit will fit in to the center exactly right., thus preventing wobble.

Lawrence collected dues and we agreed to have a business meeting next Tusesday at Paul’s home on 4 Silverwood drive at 7 p.m.

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