I had an issue with my Laguna Revo 1524 motor late August. Laguna has been good to work with on the problem, but its been extremely slow. The pandemic and shipping issues are certainly taking their toll, so I understand to a degree, but it also sounds like Laguna is not properly staffing their support center, and the poor people who are staffing it are radically overloaded...so, it was a LONG journey to getting things fixed (and jury is still out on whether that is entirely the case yet). I finally managed to wrangle an entire new headstock onto the bed this weekend, and was able to turn my first 14" platter, something I've been trying to do since, well, August!
Credit for the technique and design used goes entirely to Jimmey Clewes...that man amazes me, at how easy he makes turning something like this look! This was harder than it looked for sure, especially smoothing out the bumps and getting that super clean finish (my sheer scraping technique is severely lacking):
Not yet sure what to finish it in. Its currently mostly sanded, but unfinished. I really like the color of maple, so...anything Linseed-based worries me, and I suspect will yellow it considerably. What is another good finish that will penetrate, saturate those fibers and make that figure ripple and shine, and is easy to apply? I have tried lacquer and polycrylic on some previous platters, and they are both challenging to apply. I have also fiddled with polyurethane...not sure if that, too, will yellow the wood. I'm not sure what other options there may be, but I'm all ears!
Thanks for looking!
Credit for the technique and design used goes entirely to Jimmey Clewes...that man amazes me, at how easy he makes turning something like this look! This was harder than it looked for sure, especially smoothing out the bumps and getting that super clean finish (my sheer scraping technique is severely lacking):
Not yet sure what to finish it in. Its currently mostly sanded, but unfinished. I really like the color of maple, so...anything Linseed-based worries me, and I suspect will yellow it considerably. What is another good finish that will penetrate, saturate those fibers and make that figure ripple and shine, and is easy to apply? I have tried lacquer and polycrylic on some previous platters, and they are both challenging to apply. I have also fiddled with polyurethane...not sure if that, too, will yellow the wood. I'm not sure what other options there may be, but I'm all ears!
Thanks for looking!