Coasters?

[mattyts]

Hi guys,I'm planning to make some drinks coasters, I have some oak bowl blanks about the same size that I'm planning on using, I'm open to advice on how to do it but I can see 2 methods:

A) Finish the face on the lathe and part off,then finish the new face, part off etc...leaving a rough face (to line with felt etc) and a smooth face to be finished

or

B) cut them on the bandsaw and do the rest of the work by hand

What do you recon? I think A because it should be a better cut and the most true but I'm not sure how to part them off? My usual 3mm parting tool is a bit thick and i'll end up wasting a lot of wood so I'm after something a bit thinner,saw blade perhaps at slow speed?

any advice or methods are welcome

 

[Woody]

Hi Matt I usualy cut them on the bandsaw and sand them on the belt sander then finish by hand sanding then oil

 

[brody2123]

Yo6 could always make a jam chuck to suit, then you could turn and finish one side, part off the fit in the jam chuck then finish the other. For a thin parting too I use an old hacksaw blade sandwiched between wood like a normal thin parting tool, sharpened to a parting tool profile with the teeth ground off for safety.
Looking forward to seeing the results matty!

 

[mattyts]

Yo6 could always make a jam chuck to suit, then you could turn and finish one side, part off the fit in the jam chuck then finish the other. For a thin parting too I use an old hacksaw blade sandwiched between wood like a normal thin parting tool, sharpened to a parting tool profile with the teeth ground off for safety.
Looking forward to seeing the results matty!

Was thinking about gripping it in the chuck,sanding the face,parting it off then repeating, will try do it over the next few days and see how it turns out,still waiting on a sander then the new workshop is fully fitted

 

[Dalboy]

I would prepare the wood to the correct thickness by passing over the jointer first then pass it through the thicknesser. Once that is done hot melt glue them to a piece of wood fitted to a faceplate and turn to size

Simples

 

[mattyts]

I would prepare the wood to the correct thickness by passing over the jointer first then pass it through the thicknesser. Once that is done hot melt glue them to a piece of wood fitted to a faceplate and turn to size

Simples

I don't have any of the equipment you mentioned,Don't even think I have a hot glue gun

 

[Buckeye]

Best way I can see is turn it on the lathe in one long spindle decorate the face as you want and take it to the bandsaw to cut off and then back to the lathe for the next one.

Peter

 

[Grump]

You have just about all the same advise I would give with the comments above.
Personally I use the same method as Woody just cut them on the bandsaw and belt sand one side spray with finish and felt the back.
Takes a few minutes to do all of em and yu can leave the bark on to get some real good effect, silver birch looks great especially if it's spalted.

 

[mattyts]

You have just about all the same advise I would give with the comments above.
Personally I use the same method as Woody just cut them on the bandsaw and belt sand one side spray with finish and felt the back.
Takes a few minutes to do all of em and yu can leave the bark on to get some real good effect, silver birch looks great especially if it's spalted.

You give some good advice when drunk ;)

Cheers all,will try soon with some oak and report back