Vertically stacked rings...

[Brett Niland]

Hi all,

I couldn't find this answer elsewhere so I thought I'd ask. Please move if posted in the wrong spot.

Is there a way to have flat disks that stack straight up rather than at an offset? I'm working a project that will require several rings to stack straight vertically for a design element.

Thanks,

Brett

 

[Frank Smith]

The biggest reason to offset them is for strength. Since the segments are glued together end to end it's not a very strong joint because it's end grain. Offsetting each ring from the other makes the entire piece stronger. But...when I was first starting in segmented turning I did a bowl that I didn't offset and it's still holding up.

 

[Brett Niland]

The biggest reason to offset them is for strength.

Thanks for the quick reply Frank,

I get the strength issue. That’s a consideration, but my question was intended to ask about use of the software for design and painting segments for rings that are not offset.

Brett

 

[Frank Smith]

Uh oh...sorry for the confusion. I don't know the answer to your actual question. I'm sure someone will be along soon that can answer it.

 

[mfisher]

Hi all,

I couldn't find this answer elsewhere so I thought I'd ask. Please move if posted in the wrong spot.

Is there a way to have flat disks that stack straight up rather than at an offset? I'm working a project that will require several rings to stack straight vertically for a design element.

Thanks,

Brett

Hi Brett:
The software can be fooled. You just need to make very other row "zero" thickness. The rows than line up stacked vertically. You just have to ignore the "0" thickness row in the cut summary.

 

[Brett Niland]

Hi Brett:
The software can be fooled. You just need to make very other row "zero" thickness. The rows than line up stacked vertically. You just have to ignore the "0" thickness row in the cut summary.

Genius. It’s always the things that are obvious in retrospect. Thank you sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

 

[Brett Niland]

Uh oh...sorry for the confusion. I don't know the answer to your actual question. I'm sure someone will be along soon that can answer it.

Not at all, by the way, the vase in your profile picture is awesome. Very nice work.

 

[mfisher]

Brett. Your welcome. I got to give Lloyd credit for the zero row height. It was brought up in some other post a while back. That is one thing I like about the forum. We can all exchange ideas and information.

 

[Frank Smith]

Not at all, by the way, the vase in your profile picture is awesome. Very nice work.

Thank you Brett! You can't really tell from the picture but it stands over 2 feet tall.

 

[Brett Niland]

You are right. I had no idea the piece was that large. Impressed x2.