This is an email I recieved from the web site... Mark
Dear Sir,
Our company organizes the Woodturning Cruise, taking place in Norway august this year.
We would be very grateful if you could put up a link on your website: www.woodturningcruise.com . Please find a picture attached to this email that can be used to highlight the link.
In brief, The Woodturning Cruise is a floating woodworking show which sails from Stavanger to the North Cape and return, crossing the Arctic Circle into the land of the Midnight sun! Onboard we will have top turners from all over the world, Richard Raffan, Mark Baker, Jimmy Clewes, Nick Agar and a lot more. These guys will be demonstrating in the harbours for our visiting customers and when we sail the passengers can use the lathes and tools. They will also get some tuition on the way! Onboard you will find passengers from all over the world! All with a genuine interest for wood and woodworking!
Please check our website for more information!
In advance – thank you for helping us promoting this unique event!
Med hilsen - Best regards from
WWW VERKTØY AS
Odd Erik Thjømøe
Sjøhagen 2, 4016 Stavanger. Norway
Web: www.verktoyas.no
Email: post@verktoyas.no
Tlf +47 51886800 Fax +47 51886810
See: www.woodturningcruise.com for information about the Woodturning Cruise 2008.
Central Connecticut Wood turners’ Croquet Challenge
Members wishing to participate will turn a croquet ball and mallet to play in a
croquet match at the CCW summer picnic
The Ball
3-1/2 – 3-3/4’ diameter - made of hard wood, decorated or not as the maker
chooses.
The April CCW meeting will feature Jim Kephart teaching sphere turning
The Mallet
Head 9” long x approx. 2-3/4 “ diameter.
Handle 32 – 38”
Note : Mallet measurements are a guideline…. One end must be able to strike
the ball…other than that:
BE CREATIVE – HAVE FUN
For those members with mini-lathes a broom handle or dowel may be
substituted fot a turned shaft.
Mallets should be a minimum of 50% wood. Decorated or not as the maker
chooses.
Judging
Balls and mallets will be judged separately
For both mallets and balls – Most artistic.
For Balls - Most functional (Roundest)
There will be a special prize to the winner of the Croquet match!!
MAKE A WOOD BALL (MAKE A ROUND WOOD BALL!)
1. Start with a rectangular wood blank about 1/16” to 1/8” larger than the final ball diameter and about 2” longer. Example for a 3” diameter ball start with a
blank 3 1/16” by 3 1/16” by 5”
2. Center on lathe and turn round. I use a bandsaw to cut the corners of the blank. It saves time.
3. Turn trunnions on ends leaving stock for the ball. The trunnions will be about 1” long each. The rectangle will now be about 3” square.
4. Turn the rectangle to an octagon shape. Each side of the octagon will be 1.23” long. 1.23” comes from the formula: Ball Diameter (3”)
times .41 which is the tangent of 22.5 degrees, an octagons angle. I layout and mark the octagon sides on the cylinder with a pencil so I
can tell where to cut.
5. Next turn the octagon into a 16 sided object. You may be cutting into the trunnions a bit. Be careful not to remove material beyond the desired ball
diameter.
6. Next carefully turn the 16 sided object round. I used a 3” diameter template which I cut into thirds to make sure the ball was being turned
round. Cutting it into thirds enabled me to avoid the trunnions being in the way. This is what the ball should look like.
7. Now carefully remove the trunnuins leaving enough stock for the ball. I removed it from the lathe and used a pull saw. I now looked something like this.
8. Next I made a jam chuck from some scrap ash. I mounted it on my face plate and turned a recess just deep enough to hold part of the ball.
9. Then I put tailstock attachment in with a ball bearing cup shape.
10. I then mounted the ball with the partial trunnions facing out.
11. Next very carefully remove the remainder of the trunnion. I used the circle template frequently.
12. Congratulations!!! It may take a few tries but you will have turned a ROUND ball! The following photo’s show: The completed ball The jam chuck
The cone cup with bearing on the tail stock The lathe set up for final turning. Face Plate with Jam Chuck Tail Stock with cup bearing
