burr elm wall hanging

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hello all, heres a piece that i did a while ago

below is a clicky link of a short video of it being done
heres the video

i started with a badly cupped natraul edge burr
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i planned it both sides and sucked it onto my lathe with a 6" vacum chuck to sand it to 400 grit
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i was losing pressure due to the natraul voids in the burr, i can either fill these from behind or attach a piece of ply to suck to!!
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heres the front sanded, now which way up looks best :-k
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heres a blurry bit of 3/4" ply
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thats better :D
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here it is
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i've marked out my design in pencil and i've found the first center
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heres the first circle complete
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here it is now turned on 4 centers and some textureing done, at this stage i like it and wonder wetehr to do more or leave it?
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close up of texture
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the finished piece with one coat of oil
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when i do off center work like this i turn my phone of, lock my work shop door and double check everything every time i move it or use it i.e tool rest etc. i also have a foot switch which i hover my foot over all the time.
it certainly requires a clear head and full concentration
 
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Outstanding!:thumb: Would love to hang something like that on my wall!

My lathe would walk out the door if I tried something like this. Thanks for sharing! :clap:
 
George,

I was wondering why you chose to use a vacuum chuck instead of just screwing/bolting the piece to a faceplate, either with or without the plywood? I would think it would be more secure, less likely to slip and perhaps a little safer. For example, if there were a power failure. But then again, I'm not an engineer and have been known to be overly cautious at times.

Ken Easley
Phoenix
 
good question ken- firstly if theres a power faliure theres enough of a vacum to stay secure for 30 seconds or so- which is more than enough time to catch such a beautifull burr :doh:

it could have been done screwed to a faceplate but its much harder to get the correct centre and everytime your on the wrong centre its a long frustrating job to get it back of unscrew the faceplate move it 2mm the attach it again, much quicker on a vacum.

theres is no slip on my vacum system- i'm a big guy 6'5" and i cannot break the bond between the vacum and the wood.

best wish's
george
 
Thanks, whatever you are doing obviously works. I don't think my vacuum system pulls quite that much. You do have some nice equipment there,

Ken
 
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