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Thickness

For me it all depends on the size of the vessel and the intended use. For most of my bowls I go for 0.25"
If it is a small decorative vessel I may go to 0.125".
 
i personally let my turning tell me how thin to go, i get a feeling when i am turning when enough is enough, but that just me
I'm just not there yet. Still thinking about a piece that tears out or separates and hit's me. I wear a face shield, respirator, and my overalls but still don't like the idea of being hit. I'm sure the more experience I get the more my confidence will build.
 
I'm just not there yet. Still thinking about a piece that tears out or separates and hit's me. I wear a face shield, respirator, and my overalls but still don't like the idea of being hit. I'm sure the more experience I get the more my confidence will build.


i have been lucky and never had a turning go wrong yet, touch wood (no pun intended). ive had single segment ring fly apart on me and that enough, i too alway wear faceshield and respirator. always flying by the seat of my pants waiting for it all to go wrong at a moments notice.
Think that part of the thrill of turning for me every stage on the lathe is a little bit risky, when you succeed its a great feeling of achievement
 
Most things I build are 1/4" thick on average. I have made a few smaller items that were less than 1/8" and was scared it would blow apart. Usually when I get much less that 1/4' i start getting vibrations and chatter in the wood I am cutting especially on larger bowls and tall hollow forms. Just getting a uniform thickness is my main goal now.
 
Most things I build are 1/4" thick on average. I have made a few smaller items that were less than 1/8" and was scared it would blow apart. Usually when I get much less that 1/4' i start getting vibrations and chatter in the wood I am cutting especially on larger bowls and tall hollow forms. Just getting a uniform thickness is my main goal now.[/Q

Thanks for the advice.
 
I'm just not there yet. Still thinking about a piece that tears out or separates and hit's me. I wear a face shield, respirator, and my overalls but still don't like the idea of being hit. I'm sure the more experience I get the more my confidence will build.

Bruce

I have never did a segmented but a ton of other one including 25" long and 12" wide and at some point going to fast will make it wobble a lot and turning the speed slower is the ticket or it will come off the lathe. So the simple thing is turning down the speed and using a steady rest.

I was lucky and Ken made one for me.
 
A 1/4" thick wall is about right on larger turnings. When I started turning about 22 years ago many turners were going for 1/8" or thinner, but I think it's nice to have a little more weight for durability in case it gets dropped or knocked around and also to help prevent it shattering in case it gets dropped on the floor accidentally, and of course as mentioned above it will also be more stable while turning it.
 
For me it depends on the size of the vessel and its intended use. I vary between .25 and .125".
 
Decorative turnings are usually around .250, but cremation urns I will go almost .375 mostly because of the weight of the contents. Ashes is a bit of a misnomer. The cremains are more like a wet, oily sand so they are relatively heavy (in context).
 
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