Lidded jar from Mountain Ash

[hilltopper46]

Here's one of my favorite recent pieces. This lidded jar is turned from mountain ash and stands around 4 inches tall. The lid on this one is threaded.

 

[studioseven]

Beautiful wood.

Seven

 

[Alan Morrison]

Really lovely, Tony.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Nicely don, beautiful wood... the threads loot really well done.

I wish my lathe would go a little slower so I could chase threads.... I've done a couple, but t 450 slowest speed, it's really not conducive to doing it regularly.

 

[Bob in SF]

Beauty!

 

[bsshog40]

Very nice! Love that wood grain!

 

[gimpy]

Awesome

 

[TonyL]

Beautiful!

 

[ebill]

- well done Tony!

- ebill

 

[hilltopper46]

Nicely don, beautiful wood... the threads loot really well done.

I wish my lathe would go a little slower so I could chase threads.... I've done a couple, but t 450 slowest speed, it's really not conducive to doing it regularly.

To be fair, these threads aren't chased, they are cut with an EZ jig with the lathe running at about 25 rpm to drive the cutter. Mountain ash is too soft to chase threads in, even if I had mastered that, which I haven't.

 

[hilltopper46]

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments.

 

[KenB259]

Awesome. I have always wanted to try thread chasing. Is it difficult to learn and master ?


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[TellicoTurning]

Awesome. I have always wanted to try thread chasing. Is it difficult to learn and master ?


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I bought a set of Sorby tools to chase threads and was moderately successful, but as I said above, you need to be able to slow down to about 200-300 rpms to be really really successful.... my bottom speed is 450 and here of late with the problems I've had with my Reeves, I really don't think I'm even that low....
There is a Youtube video out the that shows how in step by step... think it's Alan Baty (don't hold me to it though)

 

[hilltopper46]

I reread my reply above - it should have read the lathe is running 2500 rpm to drive the cutter with the thread cutting jig.

 

[hilltopper46]

Awesome. I have always wanted to try thread chasing. Is it difficult to learn and master ?


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I have a set of thread chasing tools. If you try it, practice on PCV pipe.

In fact, you can make inserts from PVC pipe to make threaded lids for boxes, etc. The biggest problem I ran into is if the wood moves a little bit the pvc insert may get a little out of round, or even come loose from the wood, spending on what you glue it with.