one that didnt make the challenge

[nev]

This was my second attempt with the Jo Sonjas and an alternative entry if it was any good.
It wasnt :wink: But it was a good lesson. I am a little wiser now Grasshopper.

made from an 8 inch offcut of solid oak flooring. Painted , spun, dried and centre (ish ) turned .
TIP: do not use thinned cellulose sanding sealer on the wooden side after you've painted the other side - it pickles the paint at the edges #-o

 

[henton49er]

I like that, Nev, but think that there should have been a bit more of an edge at the sides; it looks a bit odd with zero edge width, to me. You definitely seem to be getting the hang of spreading the Jo Sonja paints by centrifugal force of a spinning lathe. I have not tried this yet, but must give it a go with some of the acrylics that I have got.

 

[nev]

I like that, Nev, but think that there should have been a bit more of an edge at the sides; it looks a bit odd with zero edge width, to me...

Yes that was the result of another slight mishap, sorry, disguised design opportunity. It was supposed to be smaller with a thin ring of colour and then a thin ring of wood then the colour, but My chuck was playing up* so it was a little off centre and trying to correct it again and again resulted in one large centre

* I thought that i had somehow managed to bend my spindle because my chuck developed a bit of wobble. then i eliminated the spindle and was about to send the chuck back when i discovered that the leather washer i made to go over the spindle thread to help prevent sticking was actually holding the chuck off being tightened properly #-o resulting in a wobble!
another lesson learned and a sigh of relief

... You definitely seem to be getting the hang of spreading the Jo Sonja paints by centrifugal force of a spinning lathe. I have not tried this yet, but must give it a go with some of the acrylics that I have got.

its all in the thinning! too thick and it doesnt move, too thin and its on the ceiling! In my limited experience the JS can be thinned with a little water but it washes the colour out, so i bought some 'flow medium'. this makes it thinner without it effecting the colour. Still getting the hang of it

 

[bodge]

Lovely effect with the colour Nev, I like it a lot. The blue/green (sorry I am slightly colour blind!) is a fantastic colour.
How did you mount it on the lathe to do either side?

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

I like it Nev. I had my first bash at adding colour this weekend, and I was less than happy with the result. I would be happy with your effort if it was mine.

 

[nev]

...
How did you mount it on the lathe to do either side?

I hot glued a scrap piece of wood* to front of the plank. this is then held in a chuck and the underside turned and sanded. While its till on the lathe bring up the tailstock and hot glue another scrap blank carefully and centrally on the finished side . then mount in chuck and and remove previous hot glued on piece using hot air gun if needed. turn, paint finish etc the topside. then carefully remove second glued on scrap with hot air gun and sand/ finish by hand.

*whenever you create an item that is held in the chuck, when you part the item off and you are left with the scrap in the chuck, while its still in the chuck clean and level the surface and put aside . then when you need a scrap to use as a glue on it is allready cut for the chuck.

 

[bodge]

Thanks Nev. I think I need to get a better glue gun as I have not had good results so far.

 

[henton49er]

Nev,

What is the consistency of the paint that you find works for this? Is it as viscous as golden syrup? marmite? yoghurt?

Some guidance as to what we are looking for would be helpful (I know it will vary slightly between paint products, but a starting point would be good!)

 

[KimG]

I like it too, I followed your link to see how it's done, must try that sometime, it's very impressive!

 

[nev]

Nev,

What is the consistency of the paint that you find works for this? Is it as viscous as golden syrup? marmite? yoghurt?

Some guidance as to what we are looking for would be helpful (I know it will vary slightly between paint products, but a starting point would be good!)

The jo sonjas iridescent paint from the bottle is a tiny bit thinner than acrylic from a tube, maybe mayonnaise thickness. Neat it hardly moves at all when spun. The flow medium is like a watery pva. I'm still experimenting but ...
five big drips (salad cream?) of medium mixed in gives the thicker silvery red flows
ten big drips ( olive oil?) gives thinner faster moving lines like the thinner blue lines on the comp entry.
I mixed them on a cd case and at their thinnest didnt flow/ move when the case was tilted.
5 second spin on 950 rpm, and repeat. 450 didnt really move the paint, haven't risked full whack yet :shock:
Mr F suggests short bursts cos you can always do it again if its not spread far enough but you cant rewind!