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[chartle]

More yarn spinners these are Supported Spindles.

 

[chartle]

Spinning

Also to make these I need sort of a jam chuck.

I think I didnt get it in the shot but I just jammed it into the Morse taper.

 

[howsitwork]

Would a piece of hose tube to stop the chuck jaws marking it not work? ie stick the end into a bit of hose then grip that in either pen jaws or outside jaws and sand to your heart's content?

 

[howsitwork]

By the way what's the segmented base for ?

 

[chartle]

Would a piece of hose tube to stop the chuck jaws marking it not work? ie stick the end into a bit of hose then grip that in either pen jaws or outside jaws and sand to your heart's content?

Yes but was improvising. I used 2 layers of tape and no marring.

Also just needed to put a point on the end.

 

[chartle]

By the way what's the segmented base for ?

Look at the second pic. Its what you spin it on. In middle I used lignum vitae for the wear surface.

Also check the Spinning video I posted. The one i thought i cut out the audio of my son ordering Thai food.

Some use little ceramic bowls.

 

[chartle]

Used like this

 

[dogcatcher]

For a jam chuck, Take a 4x4x8 block, on one end drill and tap to fit the lathe headstock threads. Turn round, then drill a 1/2 hole as deep as you can from the tailstock end. Ream that hole with a 2MT reamer. Then cut that end to make "4 finger collet". To tighten that collet, I would use a leather cord, just wrap and tie to tighten the "4 fingers". An option would be a hose clamp or taper that end and make a slip collar that would tighten the "fingers".

You might want to eventually make this out of a hard plastic like Delrin or nylon. But I would start with straight grained hardwood like maple or Osage.

 

[chartle]

For a jam chuck, Take a 4x4x8 block, on one end drill and tap to fit the lathe headstock threads. Turn round, then drill a 1/2 hole as deep as you can from the tailstock end. Ream that hole with a 2MT reamer. Then cut that end to make "4 finger collet". To tighten that collet, I would use a leather cord, just wrap and tie to tighten the "4 fingers". An option would be a hose clamp or taper that end and make a slip collar that would tighten the "fingers".

You might want to eventually make this out of a hard plastic like Delrin or nylon. But I would start with straight grained hardwood like maple or Osage.

I used tape.

 

[howsitwork]

Thanks for that video. I have a mate in australia who makes " drop spindles" so wondered about the base.

Merry Christmas !

 

[chartle]

Thanks for that video. I have a mate in australia who makes " drop spindles" so wondered about the base.

Merry Christmas !

I've seen a dozen or so styles of drop spindles, same for supported spindles and even grasped spindles where the person just sort of spins the spindle in their fingers.

 

[mark james]

NICE! I'm really enjoying your segmented disks.

 

[chartle]

NICE! I'm really enjoying your segmented disks.

I cant afford big pieces of wood.

But then again look who I'm talking to.

But really it adds a ton of "style" and I feel it's more stable than a single flat piece of wood. There is no side grain.