First turning stsrted

[Dalboy]

Well except for the little pot with the slots in it the others I have started turning but am working on all three at the moment The one with slots I have now done some pyrography on it just to get a textured surface tomorrow hope to start adding colour. The next piece the one with the slots has been turned and hollowed green and is now drying in the airing cupboard as an experiment and the large wide rimmed bowl is all turned except the foot and has a sander sealer applied ready for painting that hopefully will be tomorrow as well.
Just good to be able to get and do some turning.

 

[donwatson]

About time you started doin summat :wink:

 

[Penpal]

Nailed to the lathe Derek, fascinating stuff all round in installments. Thanks for sharing.

Peter.

 

[Winemaker]

Brilliant start

 

[Bill Mooney]

Looks great Derek. It’s nice to see you haven’t forgot how to turn.

 

[Dalboy]

Looks great Derek. It’s nice to see you haven’t forgot how to turn.

Thanks Bill just got started this morning and my shop vac decided to make funny noises and start smoking well it is one of the first dyson uprights and has seen service in the house for many years before ending up in the shed as my cleaner so can't complain. Been out and brought a tub type vac today. Hopefully back onto these in the morning

 

[Dalboy]

The saga continues

Well managed to get more done now that the workshop is clean I can start painting. The slotted one has now been sealed and a coat of copper on the inside did not know how this would look as this is the first time using this product, I am pretty pleased so far still needs another coat. It looks more like gold in the picture but in the hand it does look like copper.
I also managed to mask and get the first layer of paint onto the wide rimmed bowl tomorrow will start to see the first real colour on it.

 

[Penpal]

Well your majesty so far the copper and shape stand out ,your description of how your Vacuum went reminded me of my first attempt at smoking,when I started work at age 15 I became quite a heavy smoker. That persisted for a long time,glad I was finally able to quit at age 26 in 1962.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Looking good Derek, I cant work out what the second photo will be?

 

[Dalboy]

Looking good Derek, I cant work out what the second photo will be?

Possibly fire wood Mark. Last night I did wonder what had happen to you, have you been on walkabout again.

Anyway more done to the wide rimmed platter and yes it does look a little like someone else's work at this stage but I can guarantee nothing like his.

 

[Dalboy]

The wide rim bowl now has some of the detail added but still more to do, this still could end up being sanded down and restarted but will have to see how it goes.

The small pot now has some copper paint on the inside and a coat of ebonising spray on the outside still more colour to be added to this as well.
The question is how do you spray the outside without getting over spray all over the copper inside well the answer is easier than you may think "use a balloon".

As for the third item which has all the slots this is still being experimented on but should have some more on that in a couple of days as I need some clothes pegs for that. All will become clear later.

 

[Penpal]

Love the ruff house outside,incredible texture ,enjoyed the vision of the balloon to assist in the separation. Each piece will be a work of art and a joy forever.

Peter.

 

[Phil Dart]

Looks great Derek. It’s nice to see you haven’t forgot how to turn.

It's nice to see he hasn't forgotten where he left his lathe

 

[Dalboy]

It's nice to see he hasn't forgotten where he left his lathe

You just wait until I find my mini lathe and turn a pen

 

[Dalboy]

If at first you don't get it right cheat.

One of the three pieces I started at the beginning of this post decided that it did not want to do as expected so with the aid of some wooden cloths pegs(well at £1 for 60 not problem)



And hopefully problem solved I did have to put the piece into a bucket and pour boiling water over it to wet it right through all the fins. This did not take long as they are about 1/8" thick and cut to 7/8" deep. Now back in the airing cupboard and fingers crossed will leave it either in there or hide it somewhere else to dry out.

 

[Penpal]

Good old pegs make handy clamps as well,like this idea so far Derek.

Peter.