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Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could
toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b |
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charlieb wrote:
Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b I've got some ideas. Does anyone know how resin impregnation is done? ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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On Jun 4, 9:20*pm, errfrsdaf wrote:
charlieb wrote: Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. *Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. *Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b I've got some ideas. *Does anyone know how resin impregnation is done? ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Actually Penn State Industries sells a kit for I think 39.95 with molds and everything you need to make your own pen blanks. So if you wanta try it you could get one of these kits. Randy http://nokeswoodworks.com |
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Well, I don't know if toilet paper can be polymer impregnated, but
there is a guy here in town that tie dyes it. I would imagine that if you wrapped it tight enough it would be possible. As far as the impregnating goes, I know the polymer is like gasoline in thinness, and the product has to be dry, and they put it in a vacuum chamber, then a pressure chamber. With the Ice, I did hear of some one who made a popsickle stick form/bowl, and froze it in ice before turning it. I guess if you really set your mind to it, you could turn just about anything. There are paper particle board produces that are nice, and the Dakota burl particle board (sunflower seed shells), and grass/hay particle board products. Felt could have possibilities also....... robo hippy On Jun 5, 4:51*am, randyswoodshoop wrote: On Jun 4, 9:20*pm, errfrsdaf wrote: charlieb wrote: Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. *Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. *Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b I've got some ideas. *Does anyone know how resin impregnation is done? ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Actually Penn State Industries sells a kit for I think 39.95 with molds and everything you need to make your own pen blanks. So if you wanta try it you could get one of these kits. Randyhttp://nokeswoodworks.com |
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robo hippy wrote:
Well, I don't know if toilet paper can be polymer impregnated, but there is a guy here in town that tie dyes it. I would imagine that if you wrapped it tight enough it would be possible. As far as the impregnating goes, I know the polymer is like gasoline in thinness, and the product has to be dry, and they put it in a vacuum chamber, then a pressure chamber. With the Ice, I did hear of some one who made a popsickle stick form/bowl, and froze it in ice before turning it. I guess if you really set your mind to it, you could turn just about anything. There are paper particle board produces that are nice, and the Dakota burl particle board (sunflower seed shells), and grass/hay particle board products. Felt could have possibilities also....... robo hippy Felt is also pretty easy to make. Take a discarded wool sweater or one purchased from Goodwill and wash in boiling water - top load washer works. Dry in dryer on high with a couple of those bumpy dryer balls and Hey Presto! - Felt. |
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"errfrsdaf" wrote in message ... charlieb wrote: Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b I've got some ideas. Does anyone know how resin impregnation is done? First, buy the resin a nice bottle of wine. Turn down the lights, pop in a Barry White CD...... B. |
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First you need a male resin and a female resin...
"errfrsdaf" wrote in message ... Does anyone know how resin impregnation is done? |
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errfrsdaf wrote: I've got some ideas. Does anyone know how resin impregnation is done? One method (there are no doubt others). A vacuum vessel and a vacuum pump. Some low-viscosity slow-curing resin. a few means of manipulating things in the vacuum vessel. If the vacuum vessel is also a qualified pressure vessel (as in properly engineered - do the math, you don't want a 12 inch diameter lid blowing off) so much the better. Crude method (and far less than perfect) for no manipulation possible: mix up some resin, drop in thing to get full of resin, pull a vacuum on it until the bubbles stop. Better method - pull a vacuum on the chamber, with thing to get full of resin sitting in an empty container. Resin is either mixed up in a container in the chamber set to pour, or outside set to run in though a tube. Once the vacuum is well-established, then pour the resin in. Release vacuum (which applies some pressure). If a pressure vessel is available, move the container to it if it is not the same as the vacuum chamber and apply pressure. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by |
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Ecnerwal wrote:
: In article , : errfrsdaf wrote: : A vacuum vessel and a vacuum pump. I've always been curious about this. What prevents the resin from being sucked into the vacuum pump? -- Andy Barss |
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"Andrew Barss" wrote: I've always been curious about this. What prevents the resin from being sucked into the vacuum pump? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ There has to be some space above the resin, where the [ump connection comes in. As long as you keep the liquid below the hole, it will stay below the hole. |
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charlieb wrote:
Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b Saw a vase in a store the other day. Looked like it had been turned, but when I picked it up to check the bottom G I discovered it was glass tarted up to look a bit like wood. Made in China. |
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who was the turner who was making bowls and hollow forms out of wasp's nests? ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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William Noble wrote:
who was the turner who was making bowls and hollow forms out of wasp's nests? Oh - you mean Sting? Last I heard he should be out of the hospital by the end of the year. |
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"William Noble" wrote: who was the turner who was making bowls and hollow forms out of wasp's nests? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is it possible you are thinking of Kay Sekimachi, who was married to Bob Stocksdale? I saw a bowl that she made out of the paper-like layers from a wasp's nest. She carefully peeled the layers off, one at a time, and formed them into a bowl which was made in a form to match a wooden bowl her husband had turned. The two vessels sat side-by-side on a shelf in their gallery/studio/living room. |
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On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:49:02 -0700, charlieb wrote:
Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures Been drinking the friction polish again Charlie? |
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Several years ago our President's Challenge was: most unusual material. So
I turned a dish out of a bar of soap (called it a soap dish,) a bowl out of a hard French roll (called it a bread bowl,} a bowl in the pages of a book (titled it "turning pages,") turned a candle to look like a candlestick. I have watched a demonstration by an ice sculptor, who worked with a chainsaw, so I assume it would not be too difficult to turn ice in a lathe. Be prepared to deal with the rusting problem. |
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On Jun 5, 12:08 pm, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote: Several years ago our President's Challenge was: most unusual material. So I turned a dish out of a bar of soap (called it a soap dish,) a bowl out of a hard French roll (called it a bread bowl,} a bowl in the pages of a book (titled it "turning pages,") turned a candle to look like a candlestick. Hey... I really like that. I will bring that up at the next meeting I go to. I think it would be a hoot to turn the candlestick out of a candle. Way to think out of the box! Robert |
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if you are going to make a candlestick out of a candle, don't you think you
should finish the job and turn a candle out of wood to put in it? and of course use a bit of brass wire for the wick wrote in message ... On Jun 5, 12:08 pm, "Leo Lichtman" wrote: Several years ago our President's Challenge was: most unusual material. So I turned a dish out of a bar of soap (called it a soap dish,) a bowl out of a hard French roll (called it a bread bowl,} a bowl in the pages of a book (titled it "turning pages,") turned a candle to look like a candlestick. Hey... I really like that. I will bring that up at the next meeting I go to. I think it would be a hoot to turn the candlestick out of a candle. Way to think out of the box! Robert ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Ah - another who thinks in strange ways - and clever too!
Now where's my sketch book? Pick up a copy of The Dictionary of Cliches - yes there really is such a book. |
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Plastic lasts longer. Limestone requires carbide skews.
Massive amounts of bulk plastic out there now. I don't think the deck plastic plank is worth anything. It is like fiberboard and must be supported. Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ charlieb wrote: Now that people have turned corn cobs and pine cones - could toilet paper be "stabilized" and turned - it does come in some nice pastel colors and there's no grain pattern to worry about. Oh - and ice. Think of the possibilities - but you'dneed to turn in a freezer - or be able to turn really really quickly. Gallery spots could be a problem as well - brie hardens at low temp and wine has a lower limit when it comes to serving temperatures - although really cold champagne is quite nice - in a frosted champagne glass. charlie b ----== Posted via Pronews.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.pronews.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Talking radio & TV heads make great empty wood bowls. They are all wet. Their grain is weak and isn't straight. Their bark is rough, but even turned on their bias it's superficial and easily turned off. They are unbalanced and wobble, but we can straighten them out. They take all finishes poorly. They do present a few other problems, but these are removed by applying a little abrasive pressure. They sprout and grow wild in every area, but weed killers keep them under control. They will never be a proper substitute for a sensible straight grained, native timber with deep roots, trunks that stand tall and gentle, yet distinctly firm crowns so different from talking heads. "And now for the news, but first a word from our sponsors". Nuts! Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
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Turning fine grain green wood is fun and a wet one.
Rough out the bowl to double or more in the lip.. Then dry it in a microwave. Bowl will warp so go slow and when you get it out - re-shape round. If you finish one - and want to 'play' - get it plastic in the microwave and shape it triangular or just wild. Have to hand sand but they are unique. Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ Arch wrote: Talking radio & TV heads make great empty wood bowls. They are all wet. Their grain is weak and isn't straight. Their bark is rough, but even turned on their bias it's superficial and easily turned off. They are unbalanced and wobble, but we can straighten them out. They take all finishes poorly. They do present a few other problems, but these are removed by applying a little abrasive pressure. They sprout and grow wild in every area, but weed killers keep them under control. They will never be a proper substitute for a sensible straight grained, native timber with deep roots, trunks that stand tall and gentle, yet distinctly firm crowns so different from talking heads. "And now for the news, but first a word from our sponsors". Nuts! Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings ----== Posted via Pronews.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.pronews.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Arch wrote:
Talking radio & TV heads make great empty wood bowls. They are all wet. Their grain is weak and isn't straight. Their bark is rough, but even turned on their bias it's superficial and easily turned off. They are unbalanced and wobble, but we can straighten them out. They take all finishes poorly. They do present a few other problems, but these are removed by applying a little abrasive pressure. They sprout and grow wild in every area, but weed killers keep them under control. They will never be a proper substitute for a sensible straight grained, native timber with deep roots, trunks that stand tall and gentle, yet distinctly firm crowns so different from talking heads. "And now for the news, but first a word from our sponsors". Nuts! Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter Great writing - and funny - though, sadly, true. |
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