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| Prepare Base | True up and mark recess and foot limits | Turn an Finish base. | Mount and mark up next piece |
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| True & relieve centre, prepare rim making sure it is perfectly flat. Squeaky rule trick whilst lathe is slowing down. | Prepare all pieces the same way, do not do this too soon before using as wood can move. | Mount base on dovetail jaws | Part off scrap wood. |
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| True up and check for absolute flat at rim area. | Select next piece and check alignment references. | Bring tailstock up, apply thin CA to both surfaces & clamp for a couple of minutes, or until CA has cured. | The time between picking the camera up for the previous shot immediately after clamping and the next after removing the core was just 3 minutes. |
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| Remove core with parting tool. | Finish off bore and apply sealer. | True edge and check. | Select next piece. |
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| Apply glue to both pieces & clamp. | Clean up bore and finish. | Repeat as necessary. | Applying glue on next piece. |
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| . | Finish off bore and shape outer. | Apply sealer and finish. | . |
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All Pictures and text description are Copyright ©
Chas Jones. 03 Sept. 2009. |
| For deeper base sections bore and prepare edge as needed. | Proceed as previously. | . | |