Well we are feeling better. Next two rows are cut and sanded. Open segment row 4 ready to glue
Using the segeasy plate how long do you let it stand before sanding?Getting ready for row five
Do you cut segments as you go or do you cut ahead while the glue dries?Row seven glued
Could make a pretty big vessel with that apparatus. Awesome job.Row eight glued on.
I've been experimenting with centering of my segments and been using a new system the last few rows and it gets me centered dead nuts.
Starts with a piece of 5/8" OD chrome moly tube and a hard wood boss with a section to give me a friction fit in the open-segment plate.
View attachment 2011 View attachment 2012 this also slides into the banjo so I have a nice horizontal position to apply glue
The tube then fits into a 5/8" indent in the base of the bowl and the tail stock
View attachment 2013 Slide it up and they are dead on as far as center to center. No flex no side movement.
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I'm with Stuart, Bob's bowl simply won't hold water! LOL Just poking fun as they are still very beautiful.Bob, you are making progress. Some day I'll try a petal bowl like Glenn's but I have no desire (yet) to do open segment. Your clamping method seems to work on the same principle as Lloyd's stomper for centering the ring. It looks like it might be more stable on taller pieces. Keep the ideas coming.
Bob, you are making progress. Some day I'll try a petal bowl like Glenn's but I have no desire (yet) to do open segment. Your clamping method seems to work on the same principle as Lloyd's stomper for centering the ring. It looks like it might be more stable on taller pieces. Keep the ideas coming.
Pictures!!!!!! ( just quoting someone else)Row 18 on and drying