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I am a novice wood turner and have just started learning a bit about segmenting so I am trying to forge ahead.
 
Welcome to WTP forum.
It is a good site to ask questions. If you have not tried the software, I highly recommend WTP. It made my leap from solid turning to segmented turning a easy process. WTP definitely helped in the design of segmented bowls.

I can tell you segmented bowls can be very habit forming.
 
Thank you both for the welcome.
Very much appreciated...
I downloaded Lloyd's pdf sled plans and have purchased most of the material to try to build it. That being said something that seems odd to me woke me from a sound sleep this morning.
I have no idea which wedges I would as I am realizing you can only have 1 or 2 sizes of segments per sled?
The plans show more than one saw kerf.
Or after my first sip of dark bold roast is it that each different kerf is placed over the same kerf in the sled....DUH I guess thats the answer by default...

sorry for the rambling and blithering.... off to finish coffee .....

I may have legitimate questions later....
 
I purchased and used a incra miter express cross cut sled for years for making segments. It is a good commercial sled.
 
I purchased and used a incra miter express cross cut sled for years for making segments. It is a good commercial sled.
I think I saw it mentioned somewhere as a very good alternative.
I watched a Youtube video on it and it left many questions unanswered in my mind. I think I will go back and re-watch it.
Do you still use it?
 
Yes, the incra miter express is my primary sled for cutting segments. it can even be set up to be a seg easy sled. I have a couple of incra miter gauges. V120 and a Miter1000

incra sled segeasy.jpg
 
May I ask what is the difference in seg easy and what Lloyd is showing with the stomper?
Also how does one know which of segmentinting plates to purchase if utilizing them?
 
Take a look at this thread. It pretty well covers the difference between Seg Easy and Lloyd's sled. The segmenting plates are used to properly space the segments when doing open segmented items. The wedgies are what are used to properly set up the Seg Easy sled or as shown above something similar. I don't do open segmented work so I can't advise which plate to purchase. I think it will depend on the number of segments in each ring you will make. The wedgies also depend on the number of segments. You can purchase a large 30 degree triangle for 12 segments and a good 45 degree one for 8 segments. If you don't want to purchase the whole set then you might think about the one for 16 segments.

The stomper can be used with the open segment plates or without the plates for solid work.

http://woodturnerpro.com/community/index.php?threads/568/
 
Hi Novice,

Let see if I have this right ...

You have made a wedgie sled and are also considering building the sled I've shown in the video and are inquiring about the difference. If that is correct, I can help.

The purpose of the wedgie sled is to cut perfect segments so that they can make a closed segment ring without having to create and sand half rings. This is an excellent system but is not needed if you are going to make open segment rings because there is no possibility of making half rings from open segments. When making segments for open segment turnings, they can be off by 1/2 degree because it is the segment edge length (long side of the trapezoid) that stops the segment from sliding towards the center when using a SegEasy plate. The purpose of my sled is to angles that match whatever SegEasy plate you might have. The multiple kerfs on the PDF file simply let you select the one(s) that correspond to your SegEasy plates.

Having said that, you can still use your wedgie sled to cut segments for open segment rings, but since you lose all the benefits of using the Wedgie Sled, there really isn't a good reason to do this. Rather, you can use any sled and set the angle at the number of degrees shown in the software (5.5 degrees for a 24-segment sled, for example). The reasons to use my design is for speed and safety. It lets you cut 3 or four segments at a time and has a hold-down device that keeps your hands more than 3" away from the blade at any given time. If you typically make 24-segment open segment bowls, you can simply drill two holes according to the PDF file and leave the fence in that location and have that sled dedicated to making open segment bowls quickly.

I hope that helps, but please let me know if you have any questions or if I have mis-understood your questions.

Lloyd
 
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