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Collaborative Bowl Project - Closed Segment

There you go, 3 rings with just about as much time spent as 1 plus easier to glue up. There is a real good set of Youtube videos from one of the turning or woodworking clubs showing how to cut small stuff. If I can find the link I'll post it. If I remember right not too much of it was turning related but it does show how sometimes starting with something large is the best way to get something small without wasting a lot of woodl.
 
good progress on the rings. Glad the splitting worked for you.
How did you keep the segment ring from rotating when cutting on the bandsaw?

I have never attempted to cut a full ring into multiple slices. I have glued up the segments into two half rings and mark them A and B. Then slice half ring A and mark each slice A1, A2,. Then I slice half ring B and mark each slice B1, B2. Then I put A1 and B1 together to make the completed ring. That way the rings are put back in the order they were sliced off the larger half ring.

The reason I do half rings is the ring sit flat on the bandsaw table and does not rotate. Looks like your method worked well for you.
 
Bob I notice you are using a Coles Chuck to hold your bowl while gluing up. I suggest you get it off and onto a chuck that can hold your glue up securely. The way you have it mounted as you add rings it will tend to pull out as the weight and size increases and if you turn your lathe on your work will fly off onto the floor and shatter. That's the last thing you want to happen after all this work. Just an observation on my part. Apart from that you are going well.
 
mfisher said:
good progress on the rings. Glad the splitting worked for you.
How did you keep the segment ring from rotating when cutting on the bandsaw?

I have never attempted to cut a full ring into multiple slices. I have glued up the segments into two half rings and mark them A and B. Then slice half ring A and mark each slice A1, A2,. Then I slice half ring B and mark each slice B1, B2. Then I put A1 and B1 together to make the completed ring. That way the rings are put back in the order they were sliced off the larger half ring.

The reason I do half rings is the ring sit flat on the bandsaw table and does not rotate. Looks like your method worked well for you.
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The push block has a strip glued to the back end that catches the ring and there is 80 grit sandpaper attached to get a grip on the ring. Just need to cut really slowly
 
Two more 48 segmented rings glued up and one of them is now split and row 4 is glued on. Much much more easier the glue up the thicker ring, and now that they are getting a little bigger in diameter it makes it easier to handle.
 
I was fooling around in the shop today and tried resawing a couple rings on the bandsaw. I used double sided tape an taped the ring to a piece of plywood being sure one of the flats was lined up with the bottom edge of the plywood. I set my fence to 1/4" and then used a feather board to hold the ring against the fence. Worked great with no rocking of the ring. I used a piece of plywood that was about twice as long as the ring so there was plenty of room for my hand. They might be budgie with dirty, cracked nails but I do like all my fingers.
 
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Bob I notice you are using a Coles Chuck to hold your bowl while gluing up. I suggest you get it off and onto a chuck that can hold your glue up securely. The way you have it mounted as you add rings it will tend to pull out as the weight and size increases and if you turn your lathe on your work will fly off onto the floor and shatter. That's the last thing you want to happen after all this work. Just an observation on my part. Apart from that you are going well.
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The Coles Chuck is only being use to center the new segment, The vessel is being assembled on the head stock side on a face plate
 
stuart johnson said:
I was fooling around in the shop today and tried resawing a couple rings on the bandsaw. I used double sided tape an taped the ring to a piece of plywood being sure one of the flats was lined up with the bottom edge of the plywood. I set my fence to 1/4" and then used a feather board to hold the ring against the fence. Worked great with no rocking of the ring. I used a piece of plywood that was about twice as long as the ring so there was plenty of room for my hand. They might be budgie with dirty, cracked nails but I do like all my fingers.
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It works well, you just have to take it slow and easy
 
stuart johnson said:
I was fooling around in the shop today and tried resawing a couple rings on the bandsaw. I used double sided tape an taped the ring to a piece of plywood being sure one of the flats was lined up with the bottom edge of the plywood. I set my fence to 1/4" and then used a feather board to hold the ring against the fence. Worked great with no rocking of the ring. I used a piece of plywood that was about twice as long as the ring so there was plenty of room for my hand. They might be budgie with dirty, cracked nails but I do like all my fingers.
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Hi Stuart, I do the same as you but I use a MicroJig GRR_Gripper to hold the work against the fence. That way my hands are safe.
See http://www.microjig.com/
 
Well not much accomplished today. Wife and I have a show tomorrow up in Door County, WI. In the process of fixing one of her displays we had a small shop indecent.

*****Warning***** Long breads and rotating equipment equals instant beard waxing!!! OUCH!! On the lighter side Karen finally gets to trim my beard, loose 5 inches in length trimmed. See her smile :). Required medication four ibuprofen and a Whiskey Manhattan.

Not the wood lathe, it was a hand held drill motor
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After the trim of 5 inches
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Recovering well.

Be SAFE OUT THERE
 
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Told you I would keep you amused!! :) We are OK it was time to trim the beard anyway!!

It's a craft show in Door County, WI, she does jewelry and I sell some of my wood turning. It's a long day, up at 4:30 AM and not home till about 7:30 PM. We did pretty well, have more room for some more turned parts in the living room now. Door County in Wisconsin is a BIG tourist destination for people from Chicago, lot of big money people. Weather could not have been better, started cool in the morning warmed nicely during the day and was cooling down fast as we broke down the tent.
 
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