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Guy Bratt WR Supporter Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 512 Gender:	Cool turning 01/30/12 at 12:11:09 This is especialy for the northern turners. I may give this a shot with my old mono tube. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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John Lawson WR Supporter Offline Wombats rule! Posts: 1428 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #1 - 01/30/12 at 12:31:55 Holy cannoli! How is he holding that? And no face mask! That ball has to weigh 30#. I must be turning into a wuss, because stuff like that scares the daylights out of me.
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Cliff De Witt WR Devotee Offline Posts: 752 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #2 - 01/30/12 at 16:20:31 John Lawson wrote on 01/30/12 at 12:31:55: Holy cannoli! How is he holding that? And no face mask! That ball has to weigh 30#. I must be turning into a wuss, because stuff like that scares the daylights out of me. I have not heard "Holly Cannoli" in 40 years. You must be a wuss because it is only water.
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Re: Cool turning
Reply #3 - 01/30/12 at 17:23:11

This gives a whole new definition to "Cool Turning". If the piece comes loose and hits him, would he be knocked out cold?

John, the Japanese turn like that and its pretty safe too. If he gets a catch the tool drops down without grabbing material.

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I guess if the does get some tear out he can use water to repair the damage... or just rub his hand over it to smooth it out.

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Re: Cool turning
Reply #4 - 01/30/12 at 19:54:43

Cliff, you can take the boy out of Brooklyn, but...

I was thinking more if the ice fractured, rather than a catch per se. I've seen that kokeshi doll video before, and I was interested by his technique. It seems the English-speaking turning world simply does not use ring chucks. We see the Japanese use them, I can find them from German vendors, but US or UK? Nah.

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Len Layman WR Patron Offline What have I got into?? Posts: 1713 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #5 - 01/31/12 at 15:57:02 Does he "sand" it with a warm sponge?
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JimQuarles WR Administrator WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 10828 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #6 - 01/31/12 at 20:55:55 Especially scary since the white section in the middle is a flaw caused by air bubbles trapped in the ice.
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5952 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #7 - 01/31/12 at 22:21:31 That is pretty cool, in more ways than one!!!
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Larry Matchett WR Supporter Offline Be One with your Tool! Posts: 922 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #8 - 02/01/12 at 08:16:00 I must admit I have never seen a lathe with a sliding tool rest.
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Ron Sardo WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Chief cook and bottle washer Posts: 7789	Re: Cool turning Reply #9 - 02/01/12 at 08:34:49 I liked that feature myself Larry
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5952 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #10 - 02/01/12 at 09:26:47 If you look at the entire lathe, the whole thing looks custom made, all aluminum.
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Cliff De Witt WR Devotee Offline Posts: 752 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #11 - 02/01/12 at 10:09:19 I am not crazy about the motor fins being right next to the tool rest though. Granted that probably would be the exhaust but ice chips right next to a motor vent, if I was using it water WOULD get into the motor.
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Re: Cool turning
Reply #12 - 02/02/12 at 20:37:54

The nice thing is that you don't have to work in a freezer. The ice has to temper by coming up to just a couple degrees below freezing. If it is too cold, it shatters like glass. I think I'll stick to turning wood and carving ice with a chain saw and carving tools. I used to carve ice every once in a while when I worked as a chef. One of the few treats I got once in a while.

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Julian Bretsch WR Noob Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Cool turning Reply #13 - 02/09/12 at 06:56:31 nice video
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BenC Johnson WR Noob Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 16 Gender:	Re: Cool turning Reply #14 - 02/11/12 at 17:12:21 Len Layman wrote on 01/31/12 at 15:57:02: Does he "sand" it with a warm sponge? Nah, watch him, he "hand sands" it!! Does give me a new meaning for hand sanding the finish. Seriously, I like that sliding tool rest thingy.
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