View Full Version : New Firesteels - hot off the lathe!
wanderingblade
07-04-2009, 20:46
Got myself a lathe a few weeks ago and have spent a few afternoons getting the hang of it - just knocked these up yesterday and they have come out quite nicely.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/Wanderingblade/BCUK/22011.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/Wanderingblade/BCUK/22014.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/Wanderingblade/BCUK/22020.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/Wanderingblade/BCUK/22025.jpg
All 6mm steels set in Beech.
Also knocked up a stem vase............
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/Wanderingblade/BCUK/DSCN3238.jpg
Very enjoyable to make and quite theraputic. :)
Nice work :) .
I particularly like the second one.
Cheers, Pete.
Nice work fella
I got offered a lathe for free a few months back and had to turn in it down due to lack of space ;(
I could see myself geting locked away in the workshop for many hours churning out alsorts of round things.
Wilderbeast
07-04-2009, 21:07
very nice!! good work mate, time to upgrade to maker membership!!!
Ogri the trog
07-04-2009, 21:19
Nice stuff Wanderingblade,
Makes me want to resurect my old lathe......
ATB
Ogri the trog
Scots_Charles_River
07-04-2009, 21:26
Nice, make some honey drippers next, similar but require burnt rings. We use parting tools for the burnt rings.
Nick
Ben Trout
07-04-2009, 21:35
Oooooh, like those! Looks like you're getting the hang of it.
My Grandad got hit in the face by a half done bowling pin once. Make sure everything is secure and stand to one side when you start up the machine. But yes, very theraputic when it all goes well.
Hope you have many happy hours turning big lumps of wood into small round things and lots of shavings.
I've always wanted a wood lathe
Singeblister
07-04-2009, 21:51
Looking good mate , wish i had room for a lathe I used to really enjoy turning
Nice work - what sort of steels are they - i.e. from which supplier? I bought a couple of useless ones off ebay recently.
wanderingblade
08-04-2009, 12:32
Thanks for the comments fellas. I think I'll bung these on the 'bay to fund more projects.
Nice work - what sort of steels are they - i.e. from which supplier? I bought a couple of useless ones off ebay recently.
Most are from Brisa, the long one is an eBay job - seems to be pretty good.
Chainsaw
08-04-2009, 14:53
They're cracking! I've got one of those beds you can use with a powerdrill, cheap but slow and tricky do anything more complex than this;
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3241723919_42b2635f63.jpg
It's more sanding than actual turning, would love to get something better, what lathe did you get?
I got some firesteels off of this guy (http://firesteel.co.uk/) were OK once you get through a protective coating.
Cheers,
Alan
wanderingblade
13-04-2009, 20:15
........would love to get something better, what lathe did you get?
I got a Clarke lathe like this one:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cwl12d-wood-lathe
Mine was from eBay and cost £50 inc. postage!
Chainsaw
13-04-2009, 22:03
Cheers for that, scouring now :D
Alan