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This is the completion of this.
The vase became a goblet. It was looking real nice as a vase, but, the wall got very thin in the upper part (translucent, in point of fact), and it came apart on the new lathe, which shortened the piece by a good three inches. Not the lathe's fault, but mine - tool catch.
At some point (while it was on the SS, actually), VIMH says,
...If you can't seem to get a good finish on something, gold-leaf it..
Not really the thought process, but something like it. (Gold-leafing is really easy - if you're not messy about it. I'll do better next time.)
So, I gave that a shot.
The twist was originally intended to be an open spiral. I got to the point, however, that I thought it looked good like this. I had bored a hole up through the stem in preparation for the open spiral, and, in working on it, it became frighteningly delicate.
All in all, I like this piece a lot.
My initial review of the new lathe is as follows:
What an amazing machine. Beginning with the smoothness and the quietude, and going through the reversibility and the sliding tail stock and swiveling head stock, I see only good things coming as I get to know her better. Did I mention the incredible speed control? What a difference that makes!
As for the mojo that I hoped came with the new lathe: It did not. I'm at the point where I'm gritting my teeth and trying to come to terms with the fact that a mojo (like anything in life, really) from time to time, needs to be re-invented.
Headphones
I know, It's a little incongruous. But, I did finish this onFather's Day, and it's the first song that came to mind. And I dig Bea Wain. (She died last August at age 100, God bless her little heart.
The vase became a goblet. It was looking real nice as a vase, but, the wall got very thin in the upper part (translucent, in point of fact), and it came apart on the new lathe, which shortened the piece by a good three inches. Not the lathe's fault, but mine - tool catch.
At some point (while it was on the SS, actually), VIMH says,
...If you can't seem to get a good finish on something, gold-leaf it..
Not really the thought process, but something like it. (Gold-leafing is really easy - if you're not messy about it. I'll do better next time.)
So, I gave that a shot.
The twist was originally intended to be an open spiral. I got to the point, however, that I thought it looked good like this. I had bored a hole up through the stem in preparation for the open spiral, and, in working on it, it became frighteningly delicate.
All in all, I like this piece a lot.
My initial review of the new lathe is as follows:
What an amazing machine. Beginning with the smoothness and the quietude, and going through the reversibility and the sliding tail stock and swiveling head stock, I see only good things coming as I get to know her better. Did I mention the incredible speed control? What a difference that makes!
As for the mojo that I hoped came with the new lathe: It did not. I'm at the point where I'm gritting my teeth and trying to come to terms with the fact that a mojo (like anything in life, really) from time to time, needs to be re-invented.
Headphones
I know, It's a little incongruous. But, I did finish this onFather's Day, and it's the first song that came to mind. And I dig Bea Wain. (She died last August at age 100, God bless her little heart.