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segmented trio

The segment count is 51705 segments. 185 in the bottom rings and 230 rings of 224 segments. So i'll check the dutch when updating is done.

Thank you very much. Let me know when you are in the Netherlands.

Large segmented vase. 51705 segments. Oak, chestnut, wenge, padauk, afzelia, meranti

I made the wheel with a indexing device that is used for metalworking. I calculated all angles for it in a excelsheet. Then i made a jig for the drillpress and drilled all 1004 holes with a 4 mm drillbit.

Yes i do use a "Lohman" jig for constructing these vases.

Vase made of wenge, padauk, billinga, kambala, oak, chestnut and merbau. 18456 pieces. Bottom made of meranti, 24 segments per ring, cut in 2 and inserted a segmented disc containing 48 pieces. No finish yet.

Design made in segment pro.

What a beauty!! Took some time i guess.

Thank you very much for your answers, all of you!!! Now i know where to look. I have a video card on the mainboard, not an extra card. I'll talk to the shopowner in my town for trying out a videocard with some more memory on it, That is the easy way. Woodturner pro i have not used much so there...

When i shut down all programs and start SP there is no difference. When i design a vase/bowl lets say 5mm row, 24 segments, 80 rows i have no problems at all. When i start increasing the number of segments per row the program gets slower and slower. choosing another palette takes 5-10 seconds to...

Hello Lloyd, i have a few questions about segment pro. I use it for all designs now, i'm a segmenter. When i start SP i see the version 1.1.029 but i can't see how to upgrade to newer versions? Second question: When i design a vase or bowl with more then about 19,000 segments the program stops...

10273 pieces of wood

wenge, oak, padauk, chestnut, merbau and billinga.

Vase made of wenge, padauk, chestnut, merbau and oak 96 pieces per ring 64 rings. 1 coat of wipe on poly.