Batch work

[CHJ]

Just in case anybody is interested in how I go about saving time, spent an hour before lunch starting the next batch of little cherry bowls.
Rough sawn blanks with central hole drilled to suit spigot jaws.

Mount on Spigot Jaws, true up outer to get balance and form spigot in base for internal turning.

Rough shape outside.

Move on to next blank,

Change to dovetail jaws.

And see what features lie within the blanks to make life interesting.

 

[swb58]

Yep, looks like you've got a production line going there.

Really like the measuring stick for the spigot size.

 

[CHJ]

Really like the measuring stick for the spigot size.

haven't measured a spigot or socket since I first started using a chuck.
There's a simple 'how to'on my web site.

 

[gregmcateer]

Really like the measuring stick for the spigot size.

Me too. =D>
Thanks for sharing, Chas

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Yeah I like the story stick for spigots. I use digital calipers so the adjustment is visible instantly on the dial. Then I score the wood with the left hand pointy end. But that stick idea is nice and instant and I like that.

 

[Woodmonkey]

I have a couple of cheapo compasses one set to the spigot size and one to recess size, that way when you hold them up you get the pencil line. That's the one thing IKEA is good for, those little pencils are perfect for a compass!

 

[procell]

Bob I would suggest your digital calipers are a tad out of calibration now if you have been using the points to score circles.
I like Chas's idea too. something that will now need readjusting if you drop it Maybe a stick with a nail in one end to position on centre and holes drilled at appropriate distances that will take a pencil for marking the circles. I am surprised that the chuck makes have not yet come up with a marking device that they can charge a fortune for.

 

[CHJ]

Finish the hollowing and sanding seal on all five,

Fit wooden domed support block in chuck and reverse turnings to clean up bases.

Set up for buffing, and go through each bowl one mop at a time.

Tidy up and take a picture just for luck.

 

[woodfarmer]

You are just doing this to make me jealous aren't you ?

 

[Dalboy]

You have been bury a great job on that little huddle of bowls. The finish is great and I thought it about time I brought a polishing system so have just sent off for the disc one from Turners.

 

[CHJ]

You are just doing this to make me jealous aren't you ?

Hope not! just trying to take some of the mystique and time out of turning tasks.
Having to do quantities of similar items can look like a chore on the horizon, getting organised so that tool selection and changes are kept to a minimum can get the job out of the way quicker.
The basic hollowing and sealing took 1 hr.45min. for all five.
Reverse turning 21 min.
Buffing 15 min.

Had they have been done individually the 3-4mins taken for jaw changes and then buffing setup would have been multiplied out to 20+ mins. each.

 

[gregmcateer]

Lovely WIP there, Mr Chas.
Thanks again for sharing.
Greg

 

[woodfarmer]

You are just doing this to make me jealous aren't you ?

Hope not! just trying to take some of the mystique and time out of turning tasks.
Having to do quantities of similar items can look like a chore on the horizon, getting organised so that tool selection and changes are kept to a minimum can get the job out of the way quicker.
The basic hollowing and sealing took 1 hr.45min. for all five.
Reverse turning 21 min.
Buffing 15 min.

Had they have been done individually the 3-4mins taken for jaw changes and then buffing setup would have been multiplied out to 20+ mins. each.

Everytime I touch cherry it falls apart

 

[Grahamshed]

That is really interesting to see Chas. The repetition could so easily take the fun out of it.

 

[devonwoody]

Hi CHS. are you dishing these out to locals to use as begging bowls?

Thanks for the wip, if I was getting younger I would have liked to join you lot and have a go.

My wife says she would turn them into nest sites (for blue ****. etc), she saw the first picture where you had drilled the hole in the bark face, then create a cavity by adding a new turning which enclosed that first set up.
(unless you can create the cavity through the entry hole )

 

[Bodrighy]

That is really interesting to see Chas. The repetition could so easily take the fun out of it.

It can do Graham but when you have to make a batch of things as in Chas's case this way makes what could be a long winded and boring task a lot quicker and easier. There is also the unknown factor always present with wood that means each piece will always be a bit different anyway.

Pete

 

[Grahamshed]

Just so.