Club Meeting 11 September 2021 at 9:00 am.

 It is Coming!   11 September 2021.  9:00 am at the St Ignace High School Wood Shop. 

The long awaited, but not forgotten, monthly meeting of the Hiawatha Woodturner's Club.

Bring some samples of what you have been doing during the lock down.   

Posted by Archie

 

Four Inch Pizza Cutter

Fellow Turners,

I used a four inch pizza cutter kit from Woodcraft store.  This kit allows the head to be removed and run thru the dish washer thus protecting the wooden handle.  The head has a pewter finish with a sturdy cutting wheel.    I turned the block of wood round and then used a four jaw chuck to hold the end with a center on the head end making sure there was no side pressure on the center.  Once secure and turned true, I drilled a pilot hole and then a hole for the threaded insert.  I then screwed in the insert and put tail center back on and use it to stabilize the end while doing the final turning, sanding and finishing.  The wood is dark brown and turned a dark brown dust.  No shavings.  I used a wire to burn the black in each groove. 

The four inch cutter head is heavy and well made.  There is a threaded insert screwed into the end.  I checked the handle size with my wife and daughters to make sure it was not too big to grip.  The weight of the head needs a reasonably sized handle for proper control.  

Pizza head removed and is dishwasher safe.  Screw in insert in handle for easy removal.

Made by Archie Jay Patterson II                                                  13 August 2021