Ahhh, I understand now. I will expect a cut when you do your first show I Colorado though! Tony
What did you do in your shop today?
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Ahhh, I understand now. I will expect a cut when you do your first show I Colorado though! Tony
Best wishes for a full recovery Ray...
So what with the lathe troubles I didn't get a whole lot done, Turned bracelet helpers and a couple dozen Mesas. This low productivity is really screwing me up. Also got glued up a couple stamp pens with stamps from the 40's so I could pour the resin this morning before I left. If I finally have the process dialed in (I think I'm finally at a repeatable process I'm happy with since I'm a bit of a perfectionist on these) I'll be able to do a dozen or so more this week before my next show. Partnered with a presentation box these things have been selling like hotcakes!
Very nice group. What type of resin are you working with?
For the Mesas? Those are Inlace Acrylics for the most part I order from Woodturningz, If you're asking about the casting I do in house, That's Silmar 41.
Sorry...the castings. I ordered some Silmar 41 the other day. Looks like you have the technique down.
It's been a challenge, stamps from different eras behave differently. Not a lot of info out there and most that cast won't share info. This last pour should validate my process abd then I'll do a tutorial.
Cut up a bunch of Mahogany but I didn't find anymore with that wonderful spalt in it. I guess the other logs will hve to set some more . What I did find will become a drum.
Cut up a mess of burl cut offs I received from @brown down. There was a bunch of nice pen blanks hidden in those.
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Worked on a bowl from spalted Magnolia.
Made a new crosscut sled for the table saw. The old one was close to 20 years old and really showed it. Started on a dedicated 45 degree sled for making boxes.
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Finished the inside and bottom of the bowl, started a pen for my daughter and cleaned and started to organize the shop...really needs it. Oh yeah...finished turning another handle for a whisk.
I'm beat!
I'm beat!
Finished the inside and bottom of the bowl, started a pen for my daughter and cleaned and started to organize the shop...really needs it. Oh yeah...finished turning another handle for a whisk.
I'm beat!
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Looking good Lou. I hear you about being beat. I spent the better part of the day in my shop. It's hot out but not as bad as its been.
My apartment building is being tented fer termites tomorrow so I went through my studio wood storage & pulled out some burls I know have bugs & took them home for a free bug treatment. 2 tubs of bottlebrush tree burls & a few box elder burls.
Also a 32" diameter coin racing funnel made of Norfolk Island Pine & Monkey Puzzle tree. May have bugs so took home for treating.Its been in storage fer a couple 3 years waiting fer me to complete the coin ramps, one going left & one right. Test coin ramp is on it now. Its going into the Museum Of Science & Discovery in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. I guess I should get it done so I can get paid.
Also a 32" diameter coin racing funnel made of Norfolk Island Pine & Monkey Puzzle tree. May have bugs so took home for treating.Its been in storage fer a couple 3 years waiting fer me to complete the coin ramps, one going left & one right. Test coin ramp is on it now. Its going into the Museum Of Science & Discovery in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. I guess I should get it done so I can get paid.
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It's got lines drawn on it and stuff.....
How else will people know where to put the food??????
I spent some quality time with the new Jet lathe and turned about 50 pieces today, then switched over and wrote a tutorial, You can check it out here-
Casting Vintage Stamps in Acrylic using Silmar 41
Then I got 18 new stamp pens ready to cast so I can pour the resin tomorrow afternoon and turn on Wednesday. If you check out the tutorial you can see the stamps I'm using for this batch, dates range from 1937 to 1969
Then I started on assembly of all the stuff I've been turning for the last week. I've still got quite a ways to go before my next show this coming weekend.
Casting Vintage Stamps in Acrylic using Silmar 41
Then I got 18 new stamp pens ready to cast so I can pour the resin tomorrow afternoon and turn on Wednesday. If you check out the tutorial you can see the stamps I'm using for this batch, dates range from 1937 to 1969
Then I started on assembly of all the stuff I've been turning for the last week. I've still got quite a ways to go before my next show this coming weekend.
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So the bottom right corner is where to put the food - where the arrow points!!
So the bottom right corner is where to put the food - where the arrow points!!
Point it at your belly and it's properly aligned?