Where O Where Did the Other Half Go

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I learned early on the consequences of over tightening the chuck when turning bangles, and I am pretty sure I didn't over tighten this one. Weak bond I guess between wood and resin. I found this piece at my feet right away. The other half is who knows where. I don't dare tell SWMBO. She'll just give me the "Well, if you'd clean up your shop" lecture. :biggrin: BTW, I was off to the side, sizing the inside diameter when the blowout happened. Glad I wasn't in front sizing the width. I was wearing a face shield.
 

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BURLMAN said:
I learned early on the consequences of over tightening the chuck when turning bangles, and I am pretty sure I didn't over tighten this one. Weak bond I guess between wood and resin. I found this piece at my feet right away. The other half is who knows where. I don't dare tell SWMBO. She'll just give me the "Well, if you'd clean up your shop" lecture. :biggrin: BTW, I was off to the side, sizing the inside diameter when the blowout happened. Glad I wasn't in front sizing the width. I was wearing a face shield.
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Why I don't let my SWMBO in my shop... she would TOTALLY FREAK from all the dust and wood chips laying about. As Pa Kettle says, "Gonna get to that one of these days".
 
What kind of wood were you turning? First bangle I tried to turn was a piece of mahogany. I learned the "overtighten" lesson, too. Second one I turned was maple and mahogany laminated together with grains at 90 degrees to each other. Spectraply is great for bangles, very difficult to break if you overtighten.
 
MTViper said:
What kind of wood were you turning? First bangle I tried to turn was a piece of mahogany. I learned the "overtighten" lesson, too. Second one I turned was maple and mahogany laminated together with grains at 90 degrees to each other. Spectraply is great for bangles, very difficult to break if you overtighten.
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Cottonwood burl. At least thats how it was labeled.
 
My husband and I share the shop...I turn, he does general woodworking/cabinetmaking. We coexist pretty well. (I stop turning when he is varnishing). He does table saw cuts for me...I really don't trust the table saw...it scares me. I saw one kick a 1x2 completely through a steel and foam wall partition once at the scene shop at the theater I worked at for many years. I do most of my cutting on the band saw and chop saw.

My wood hoarding is taking over the shop though! I'm going to have to triage it and put the stuff not for immediate use out in the shed so we can at least walk through the shop without falling over a log...or six.
 
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