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I was told a sphere was the hardest project to turn on a lathe. The test after turning was to roll the turned piece and see how straight and true it went. The sphere traveled about 15’ before slowly veering into the hallway wall. Afterwards I drilled the holes after creating a fixture.
-- Wuddoc
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8 comments so far
GaryK
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#1 posted 1887 days ago
That is one pretty cool pencil holder!
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Grumpy
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#2 posted 1887 days ago
Nice bit of turning Wuddoc. were those insert rings around the pencil holes easy to get?.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
rikkor
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#3 posted 1887 days ago
Nice turning project. It would take measuring instruments to tell that was not a sphere.
wuddoc
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#4 posted 1887 days ago
Thanks all for the comments.
I found the inserts in a decorative cork block. The turning base came from something I found at a roadside flea market.
-- Wuddoc
Bradford
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#5 posted 1887 days ago
Nice little desk tool. “It’s a sphere”
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
brianinpa
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#6 posted 1887 days ago
Very very nice!
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
Scott Bryan
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#7 posted 1887 days ago
This is a wonderful project. You just can’t resist a challenge can you? :) As a non-turner I can honestly say that posts like this make me want to blow my tool budget and get a lathe for the shop. But then if I did that when would I find the time to look at projects as gorgeous as this.
Thanks for both the post and the inspiration.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
trifern
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#8 posted 1768 days ago
Very nice turning.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
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