Turning Question

can’t you turn a spigot on the pendant and just grab it directly with your chuck? then when you’re done turning it part if off where you want it.

I think I’d make a jam chuck
Use a worm gear clamp instead of the springs
Make it just deep enough to hold the piece.

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I’ve used CA to glue the waste block and turning piece together. One the piece is completed, part it at the glue joint. Eventually you’ll have to replace the waste block as it gets too small to hold anything, but that’s why it’s a “waste” block.

-- Jim, Maryland

Back in ‘04 the usual method was a waste block glued on with a piece of brown paper in between. If you’re working both faces, you’ll have to do a bit of cleanup. Or you could get yourself a vacuum chuck !

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If you haven’t already found something-

http://www.woodturningdesign.com/onlineproject/41/41.pdf

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

the carpet tape has no resiliency. as you turn the face the piece stress relieves and it separates form areas on the tape. check and see if the pieces that popped off are no longer flat where they were attached. you can get foam double stick tape that will overcome small variations in the surface but you may have to sand the leftover off because the sticky will stay on both surfaces and the tape will fail on parting in the foam body.

Hey guys thanks for the replies. I think I have a solution to get a couple of these done. I saw a video of a guy using a waste block with a finishing nail as a pin and some tape and it looks like it may be just what I need to do. I just need to make a couple of these and have had no time with work this week.

Thanks for the links and different methods.

Happy holidays.

-- mrg