Paul Bellamy demo 8 Jan 2019

Paul Bellamy Demo 8 Jan 2019

Many thanks Paul great demo on how to turn a flask.

Paul's demo covered how to evaluate risk's and how to turn the flask, stopper and seal the inside.

Hands on 11th December 2018

Kimberley used one lathe for making craft items on

 

Carbide tools demo 13 November 2018

Carbide tool were on display, a large selection was brought in by Kimberley, which include different makes and a selection for deep hollowing.

I described the tools I made, how to make, sharpen them and then how to use them.

The main tool used was the round tipped one, it was used for rough turning from square to round, turning coves and beads, also for hollowing.

Several items were on display where only the round tipped tool and a pairing off tool had been used.

Tuesday November 13th Demo

This will be a demonstration about carbide turning tools, what you can and cannot do with them and how to make them.

9 October 2018

Demonstration by Robert Trill

Robert gave a demonstration on involute turning (inside out turning), the demo started with a description and examples of how wood was glued together and the finished turnings. One extra item was especially interesting was the popping cracker, as it included box making and jam chucking.

Hands on 14th August 2018

The topic of this hands on meeting was "bowl turning" all three lathes were used, some items were brought in to apply finish, and , some bowls were turned. Inexperienced members were encouraged to turn a bowl and other experienced members gave tuition and also turned bowls.

Hands on 14th August

Hands on will be about bowl turning if you have a bowl to start or finish bring it along,

Hands on 10th July 2018

Hands on for turning and sanding.

The evening was setup with the 3 lathes co that members could demonstrate some turning and sanding techniques.