Re: Segmented Turning


"Ron Headon" <Ron_Sheila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I've been looking through a book by Malcolm Tibbetts called "The Art of
> Segmented Woodturning".

Hey, I just got that myself but haven't had a chance to really read it
yet.

> This means, for example, that my disk sander is a piece of abrasive
> stuck to a plywood disk attached to the scroll chuck on my lathe!

Mine is on my faceplate. So? I built a plywood table that sits on
the bed of the lathe that lines up with the center of the disk, too.

> He advocates use of a 12" disk sander,

12" disc on the lathe.

> a mitre saw for cutting the segments,

Table saw and incra.

> a jointer

Ok, I've got one of these. You can use a belt sander or your disc
sander along with a "safety planer" on a drill press to thickness
wood.

> I'd be interested to know from any segmented turners out there how
> much tooling is necessary to produce good quality results

I use a jointer/planer to prepare my stock, and a tablesaw to cut it
and match half-rings. Disc sander for facing the rings.

I think the thing to do is try try try! Pick an inexpensive hardwood
(maple around here) and see if what you've got is accurate enough for
the results you want.

> do I need to shell out on a "proper" disk sander

I thought you already had one ;-)

> I have a good quality bandsaw

Bandsaws aren't accurate enough that way.
.

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