Spun from a 3 inch Pewter circle and adorned on a rose engine. Trimed with Ebony and pink ivory.
J Jerry Gilman Member Messages 41 Location knoxville, TN Mar 10, 2008 #1 Spun from a 3 inch Pewter circle and adorned on a rose engine. Trimed with Ebony and pink ivory. Attachments IMG_1082.JPG 77.2 KB · Views: 64 Last edited: Mar 10, 2008
Vaughn McMillan Administrator Staff member Messages 36,122 Location ABQ NM Mar 10, 2008 #2 Very cool, Jerry. Did you turn the pewter on a wood lathe or a metal lathe?
J Jerry Gilman Member Messages 41 Location knoxville, TN Mar 10, 2008 #3 I spun the Pewter on my wood lathe, its fairly easy to adapt. Thanks
Gord Rock Member Messages 619 Location Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Mar 10, 2008 #4 Gorgeous, Jerry! I like that a lot!!!!!
Stuart Ablett Member Messages 15,917 Location Tokyo Japan Mar 11, 2008 #5 Very nice Jerry, as always! Is spinning pewter similar to spinning aluminum? Sure would be interested in seeing how you do that. Cheers!
Very nice Jerry, as always! Is spinning pewter similar to spinning aluminum? Sure would be interested in seeing how you do that. Cheers!
J Jerry Gilman Member Messages 41 Location knoxville, TN Mar 11, 2008 #6 Stuart, It's the same process. Pewter always remains plyable, so you do not have to anneal the metal. Here is a link that may help. http://www.metalspinningworkshop.com/MovieClipTwo.html
Stuart, It's the same process. Pewter always remains plyable, so you do not have to anneal the metal. Here is a link that may help. http://www.metalspinningworkshop.com/MovieClipTwo.html
Stuart Ablett Member Messages 15,917 Location Tokyo Japan Mar 11, 2008 #7 Jerry that is really neat, boy, I'd like to buy the DVDs from him and take a look, but that would just add one more thing to my list, I think my plate is rather full right now Thanks for the link, very cool stuff!
Jerry that is really neat, boy, I'd like to buy the DVDs from him and take a look, but that would just add one more thing to my list, I think my plate is rather full right now Thanks for the link, very cool stuff!
Billy Burt Member Messages 772 Location San Antonio, Texas Mar 11, 2008 #8 That's really nice, Jerry. And thanks for the link!