Russianwolf
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Was just messing around on the Turncrafter since I'm still waiting for a new headstock on the Grizzly. I knew it would be slightly out of round, but just wanted to turn something. So I decided to turn an acrylic blank that I got in a trade. While I was turning I got a good bit of vibration when I was working on the center of the blank, which this one is extra long for a slimline. Also broke in Johnny's slimline blanks that I order a month or so ago (great job as always).
I did do one thing different on this one. Since I knew the nib would be out of round due to my lathe, I put the beaded centerband for the kit down next to the nib. It makes the roundness a little less obvious and adds a little something extra to the kit.
The surprise shows up better in this pic with different lighting. I got a chatter spiral. Very cool. Wish I could say that I planned it and could do it whenever I wanted. I'll have to play with a couple techniques I've read that may give more consistent results.
I've also go ahold of a new camera, which I think is much better, but I still need to figure out the best settings. The camera is a Fujifilm S700.
I did do one thing different on this one. Since I knew the nib would be out of round due to my lathe, I put the beaded centerband for the kit down next to the nib. It makes the roundness a little less obvious and adds a little something extra to the kit.
The surprise shows up better in this pic with different lighting. I got a chatter spiral. Very cool. Wish I could say that I planned it and could do it whenever I wanted. I'll have to play with a couple techniques I've read that may give more consistent results.
I've also go ahold of a new camera, which I think is much better, but I still need to figure out the best settings. The camera is a Fujifilm S700.