14 September 2024 Club Meeting

At the last club meeting the members made boring bars.  So this meeting theme was use of boring bars.  Many of the members brought in their boring bars and boring bar braces to show other members.  First, there was the bring backs that people brought in to be auctioned off during the meeting.  

Roller blades for their wheels, a carving stand and wood for auction.  

The wheels from roller blade skates can be used to make a steady rest.  

More wood and a turned piece and a coffee mug were part of the bring backs.

Someone was nice enough to bring in a finished turning and a coffee mug.

Show and Tell items

Upper left is a box that looks like a basket with a crow on the lid by Jim Rutledge.  Steve Promo brought in a piece of weathered wood for Jim to mount a carved bird on and a natural edged bowl ( one of three).

Jim Rutledge's Crow on a basket.

This is a closeup of Jim Rutledge's Crow on a basket.  Note the color of the eyes to add character to the bird.  The workmanship is exquisite.  Another wonderful piece by Jim.  
  

Two more of Steve Promo's natural edge bowls.

Archie brought in two more of his walnut bowls.

Last month Archie brought in several walnut boxes that he made.  He had some small pieces of branch walnut left and made these two.   Left is a natural edge bowl and right is a box.  The led was made by joining walnut sections together.  

Three tools used by Steve Promo to make 8-ft lamp posts (see video below).

Several members brought in the boring bar brace used with their boring bars.

Sam Staffan's boring bar brace with boring bar.

Sam's boring bar brace used with his short lathe.

Sam's boring bar brace is flexible.  Mounted to a half a truck rim and extensive use of clamps allow for quick changes and easy movement.  

Jim Rutledge's brace has a long slot in the base.  

Along slot in the base allows Jim to position the brace to match the swing needed for his boring project.

Another member used a angle iron for support and easy movement.  

Steve Promo's brace is made from wood he hand handy.

Steve a first use a block of wood to fasten the brace to the underside of the lathe but under pressure the block of wood split along the grain.  Thus the multi layered plywood block on the bottom.

Archie Patterson made his brace for wood left over from house construction and a large threaded rod for adjustments.  The bottom brace is from an old adjustable chair and is heavy steel.

When hollowing longer sections of wood brace is needed to keep the wood steady and thus a steady rest is needed.  Here are some members examples.

Archie Patterson's 3-wheel steady rest of MDF.

Steve Promo's 4-wheel steady rest of plywood.

Steve used a 2-wheel steady rest when turning his twenty 8-ft lamp posts.

This is not Steve's 2-wheel steady rest but an example of what one looks like.  The wheels are placed behind the work to counter cutting pressure from the front.

There were several discssions and here Steve talks about tool grinds and the edge bur. (https://youtu.be/rGUFRBGvd-I)

Here Steve explains different tool grinds and the use of a bur on the cutting edge of the grind.   Below a member discusses his boring  bar.  (https://youtu.be/3iqJ1uxkWLM)

Steve Promo discusses his two-wheel steady and the banana effect in long turnings. (https://youtu.be/-kAN_OA-qk4) 

Discussion of using a lase as a thickness guide in hollowing a wood turning.

(https://youtu.be/lDELXmS2YTs)

Here Steve discusses the making of twenty 8-ft long lamp posts that are hollow for a  power cord up the middle.

Finally Sam Staffan talks about making a chess set for his son and some of the complications he encountered.  (https://youtu.be/td94gaWQrEo)