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Elmers #25, my first engine project
spuddevans:
Thanks for the comments guys :thumbup:
--- Quote from: NickG on June 10, 2009, 07:36:48 AM ---My only experience of a wood turning lathe was at school, I can't quite remember what I was making but anyway, the teacher was showing me what to do and that I had to be careful as if the tool dug in, the wood could split down the middle. At which point, the wood split, one piece hitting the roof and the other clanging on the splash back! I think it was a cheap and nasty piece of wood, he also put it between centres with some sort of spikey drive that dug into the end grain of the wood. Maybe he advanced the tailstock too much splitting the wood?
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That can happen, hence the advice to wear the full face protection. If using a normal live center in the tailstock there can be a danger of tightening the center into the wood too much causing the splitting you described. The solution is to either not advance the tailstock too much (kinda hard to quantify though) or to use a live "ring center" which is designed to prevent the exploding from over-advancing the tailstock to tightly.
The key to getting a good finish off the tool is to let the bevel of the tool rub against the wood as the tip cuts, this gives a clean cut and also burnishes the wood, this is especially true when turning woods that are not close-grained (such as Oak, Pine, Balsa ... )
Anyway, I spent some time today doing some final photos of this project, I'll post up a bit about how I did it in my post about photography.
But here are 2 pics
Thank you all for your support, advice and encouragement on this build, you guys are the best :thumbup:
Tim
CrewCab:
That's well finished Tim and a dam good thread if I may say so, well done for taking the time to put it together :thumbup:
From the 1st one of the photo's in your last post I suspect Ralph's title of "King of Bling" may be under pressure before long :beer: ................ looking forward to the photo thread update.
CC
sbwhart:
Well done that man well finished off and presented engine :thumbup:
Stew
spuddevans:
Thanks Stew and CC :thumbup:
I've posted more on the behind the scenes of these pics in the How-To on photography.
--- Quote from: CrewCab on June 10, 2009, 02:40:44 PM ---From the 1st one of the photo's in your last post I suspect Ralph's title of "King of Bling" may be under pressure before long :beer:
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I dont think I'm anywhere near Ralph's standard, I just attacked it with some brasso and the rest is down to tricks of the light :)
Tim
Divided he ad:
CC.... I refuse to bite! :med:
Tim,
Very nice little "trophy" engine.... That's what I call mine since they spend their time looking pretty on the shelf! :)
I like the light flooding pic..... Is it on a mirror?
I do like this kind of photo taking.... I just need a better camera to do more one day ::)
So, In true tradition....... What's next :thumbup: :proj: :lol:
Ralph.
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