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Glue to use for bowl turning -- and other startup questions

I think I'm picturing that... I used to make a tenon and then remove it with a ring chuck... ended up with either a flat bottomed bowl or on that tended to roll..

While on a trip to the thrift store, (habit learned from Ken Vaughn), I saw a stack of wood bowls for sale... they had a bead around the bottom for a "foot" and looked nice.. I sort of copy that now... whenever the stock allows, I use a 2 1/8" forstner bit to cut the tenon in the bowl and then sort of bead it as I'm turning the bowl.. a little sanding on the ring chuck and it looks like it's decoration..

mac

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Hi GP

I tried to send you a E-mail with some pictures, but the mail bounced. So I had some time today and put up a album with pics of some bowl bottoms and feet and also a picture with a VCR alluminium disc still glued on a rough turned bowl. The flywheel is just under 2 1/2" D and 1/2" thick.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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23.html snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote:> OK, Leo, I'm intrigued. How large is this aluminum disc? How do you> remove it after turning the inside of the bowl, it's securely glued in?> Why not just expand your chuck into the recess and dispense with the> aluminum disc? It's just that I never heard of this method, and I'm> always curious about new mounting methods.>

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Leo Van Der Loo

Hi Ken

That's what I usually do, heat gun or propane torch, if and when I do use a glue block. I turn mostly on my outboard setup and don't have a tailstock on that, so I am quite warily, flying bowls are not sought after here, hot glue is quick but not always safe if used on wet wood, so I had been looking for a maybe more predictable, safe way to use a glue block, and found a from a turner in Australia, who used a Aluminium disk from a VCR, (Flying recorder head I think its called) as a glue block, and it could be used over and over again, by just heating it up and pulling it of the turning, I have used it sporadic, but it does the job for me when needed, I make a very slight recess usually and glue the disk in with CA glue, I'm still careful not to get catches, you just never know, better safe than sorry.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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Leo Van Der Loo

Yes, I've seen your shop-made set, and had plans to make some until I got a gift certificate to Woodcraft which neatly covered the price of the mini jaws which are the only size my Jet Mini can handle anyhow. I do like your site very much, however.

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