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Aligning rings
- Thread starter R. Engle
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First how round are your rings?
Second are you making your segments long enough or are you cutting yourself short.
Have you tried a Stomper and Longworth centering attachment, you can make one yourself or Lloyd sells them
Second are you making your segments long enough or are you cutting yourself short.
Have you tried a Stomper and Longworth centering attachment, you can make one yourself or Lloyd sells them
Thanks, I will check out the Stomper. I first thought the the Stomper was for open turnings.
The stomper has plates for closed segment and open segment turnings.
A couple of things that have help me improve the roundness of my rings is to:
- make sure the segments being used for the ring have segment length that are equal (or within a couple of thousandths).
- When gluing segments into pairs it helps to make sure the outside edges are flush.
- it helps to mill up your stock used to cut your segments our of have parallel sides. That is the width of the board is the same through the entire length.
Hope this makes sense.
A couple of things that have help me improve the roundness of my rings is to:
- make sure the segments being used for the ring have segment length that are equal (or within a couple of thousandths).
- When gluing segments into pairs it helps to make sure the outside edges are flush.
- it helps to mill up your stock used to cut your segments our of have parallel sides. That is the width of the board is the same through the entire length.
Hope this makes sense.
Ken Sherwin
PRO Member
I describe the method I use in another thread. If you care to, you might look at the PDF I attached to Title: Steps to produce a basic segmented vase
Attached is a pdf with a simple jig to assist in centering rings.
I also have used the end of my digital caliper to check the overlap of the ring in four spots 90 degrees apart. Once the ring is centered, I then trace the ring circumference onto the other ring. The line helps in keeping the new ring centered when applying the glue and clamping.
There is some pretty good information if you do a google search on how others are centering rings for a segment bowl.
I also have used the end of my digital caliper to check the overlap of the ring in four spots 90 degrees apart. Once the ring is centered, I then trace the ring circumference onto the other ring. The line helps in keeping the new ring centered when applying the glue and clamping.
There is some pretty good information if you do a google search on how others are centering rings for a segment bowl.
Brett Niland
PRO Member
Thank you sir. This is an elegant and simple solution.