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mcmoby69

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making nice stuff out of logs.

i get free wood from everywhere. some good stuff, some rubbish only fit for burning.

might get round to posting some pics in the future.
 
mcmoby69 said:
making nice stuff out of logs.

i get free wood from everywhere. some good stuff, some rubbish only fit for burning.

might get round to posting some pics in the future.
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Sounds interesting what's the minimum requirement for turning? tool/machine wise.
 
I think I can sum that up.

1) A wood turning machine (lathe)
2) Turning tools
3) wood
 
foxhole";p="2884287 said:
mcmoby69 said:
making nice stuff out of logs.

i get free wood from everywhere. some good stuff, some rubbish only fit for burning.

might get round to posting some pics in the future.
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Sounds interesting what's the minimum requirement for turning? tool/machine wise.
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1) A wood turning machine (lathe)
2) Turning tools
3) wood
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different chucks for holding the wood being turned in different ways.
faceplate chuck, screw chuck, scroll chuck with jaws etc
quite expensive to set up unless you can grab a bargain on ebay.

you can manage with gluing on to blocks etc.
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thought i would post a pic of one of my first attempts .
last year i bought 2 tons of firewood, i saw a piece of wood that looked like it had some decent grain it. i glued it to a piece of 3x2 softwood and started work.

it went from this.
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to this.
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i'm not quite happy with the shape of it but for a first attempt its not bad.
 
Nice.

My wood turning would have been taking the bit that the original was sat on, picking it up and placing it back upside down :)
 
30 odd days till christmas, started making these.

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its been a while but have now had requests for items, looks like the hobby might be turning into a micro business :roll:

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Spread the word and people come flocking to have bits made for musical instruments......at one time I was turning (!) bits out for Northumbrian pipes.
Ghastly instrument!
Seriously, you have some first class work there.
John :)
 
thanks chaps, those items have been finished with 3 coats of sanding sealer. cut back with 600 grit between coats then buffed on the lathe.
 
Its a luna 1000, .75kw single phase motor, step pulley, 750,1500,3000 rpm.

Swedish, obsolete now. Used in schools and small commercial units. 450mm max diameter, 1000mm length max. came with a copy lathe attachment and tools, cost ,me £150. bargain!

I put a new motor in and have had adapters made to fit new chucks etc.
 
if you have a Luna machine you might be interested in looking here
http://www.ejca.se/
You'll have to translate unless you read Swedish, and then go to "Products" and open the pdf catalogue. Lathes are down the page a bit. Nice machines!
I found this page a while back searching for Luna. I have a W69 universal.
Apparently "Luna" didn't actually manufacture the machines, they were made by these people. Still the same machines. Or at least they look the same.
 
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