I'm on the pull

[Dalboy]

Spent the last two days making these. Mind you some of that is making up a way of holding them while drilling turning so that I have something later that I can reuse and not just a one off system.

Made from various bits of wood left over from other projects

 

[Woody]

Well done Derek its a good way of using all those odd bits of wood up that we all accumulate

 

[bellringer]

Very nice lot of lovely wood

 

[Terry]

Nice selection there Derek !!!!

 

[Vic Perrin]

Thanks for this post, I now see the light with all of the scrap bits that I used to bin.

Vic

 

[chas_41_uk]

A nice selection of light polls Derek
Very illuminating

 

[Dalboy]

Thanks guys, mind you some of them look like the old toilet pulls (If some of you can remember them). The problem is if I turn all the scrap bits into pulls I would end up drowning in them.

 

[brody2123]

A very nice collection of pulls Derek. Lovely timbers too!

 

[Twister]

U been busy Derek

could you have used a pen mandrel? or would hole be to big ?

Steve

 

[Woody]

Thanks guys, mind you some of them look like the old toilet pulls (If some of you can remember them). The problem is if I turn all the scrap bits into pulls I would end up drowning in them.

Then make some thimbles, a bunch of small mushrooms stuck on half a log or a rotten bit of wood

 

[Dalboy]

Thank you brody and Steve

U been busy Derek

could you have used a pen mandrel? or would hole be to big ?

Steve

The hole is 3mm right through and then enlarged to 6 mm for a depth of 25mm so I used drill bits of the correct diameter cut off so all I had is the shank these are fitted into a chuck on a 2MT fitted into the drive end of the lathe and a revolving centre to hold it while I turn the main shape. the Drill shanks are just the right size to give me a jam fit so as to turn the ends. I turned all the 6mm ends first then changed to the 6mm drill shank and turned all the opposite ends.

Next time I order from Axminster I might invest in the right light-pull-drive

 

[Woody]

Thank you brody and Steve



The hole is 3mm right through and then enlarged to 6 mm for a depth of 25mm so I used drill bits of the correct diameter cut off so all I had is the shank these are fitted into a chuck on a 2MT fitted into the drive end of the lathe and a revolving centre to hold it while I turn the main shape. the Drill shanks are just the right size to give me a jam fit so as to turn the ends. I turned all the 6mm ends first then changed to the 6mm drill shank and turned all the opposite ends.

Next time I order from Axminster I might invest in the right light-pull-drive

I drill the same as you Derek but I just use a dead centre in the headstock and a live centre to turn them between centres

 

[Dalboy]

I drill the same as you Derek but I just use a dead centre in the headstock and a live centre to turn them between centres

By using the drill shanks as a jam fit I can take the tailstock away once all the main turning is done and clean up the ends

 

[Jim]

Some very nice pulls here Derek, and all with good shapes ..

 

[Woody]

By using the drill shanks as a jam fit I can take the tailstock away once all the main turning is done and clean up the ends

I do that with a pointed tool thats what is good about this hobby we all have our own ways of doing things and they all work

 

[wm460]

A very nice collection of pulls Derek ,well done.

 

[paulm]

Excellent stuff, I must get round to having a go sometime.