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Nov 21, 2011 16:52:48 GMT
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Work looks great Grizz, very jelous that I don't have a lathe lol. Thanks mate. I am sure if you wanted one, you would find a way..... ;D No beer, no smokes, no Ibiza ?? Ultimately, I guess some of it is luck, some of it is me keeping my eyes open. Plan B could also be finding a local college that offers woodwork classes. Tools at hand. Better than nothing.
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Nov 21, 2011 23:33:33 GMT
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For the badge recesses at the top of the gear knobs, could'nt you use a countersink drill bit?
Mask/mark the desired depth on the countersinker to get it near enough bang on everytime then.
Do you actually sell the gear knobs then mate?
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Nov 21, 2011 23:52:17 GMT
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the badges, you could get a chuck for the lather and recess the end with a skew chisel? Also, i noticed two people mentioned branding the gear numbers into them, you could do that with a soldering iron? they actually sell 'proper' branding ones, but I'm sure a filed down one and a stencil would burn the numbers in nicely? Also, I'm sure you know how to brand black lines into the wood? using a thin piece of wire and holding against it as the wood is turning? just be careful with the embers! Anyway, enough of my ramblings, there is some great work there! i hope it kicks off! and if i ever have a car old enough to warrant a wooden knob, ill give you a shout
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fiatandy
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I don't post much on here but i try and follow all your projects Grizz and i am truly amazed by all the skills that you have! Keep up the good work and keep updating!
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For the badge recesses at the top of the gear knobs, could'nt you use a countersink drill bit? Mask/mark the desired depth on the countersinker to get it near enough bang on everytime then. Do you actually sell the gear knobs then mate? Hi Dave, I do sell the knobs and the ones I made before were offered at £7.50 incl postage before I added the Union Jack and star (Which to me was not successfull) many people would be more than happy with the finish, but I was not. The recessing of the badge is do-able, but wood is a bugggerr as it often rips or chips when you add in the big tools to make a recess. Once the knobs are turned the only way to machine them is in a vise/vice on a drill table and the risk of cocking it up is is reasonably big. I have also started to add a 10mm hole in the bottom and will do up to 13mm on request for the gear stick to go into. I do not have a threaded shim to add in, so one would have to just thread it yourself when it gets there, or what I will be doing with the bus and Anglia is to add a bit of epoxy as it is not coming off, and should it need to I have my hands and a bit of force to add to it.
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the badges, you could get a chuck for the lather and recess the end with a skew chisel? Also, I noticed two people mentioned branding the gear numbers into them, you could do that with a soldering iron? they actually sell 'proper' branding ones, but I'm sure a filed down one and a stencil would burn the numbers in nicely? Also, I'm sure you know how to brand black lines into the wood? using a thin piece of wire and holding against it as the wood is turning? just be careful with the embers! Anyway, enough of my ramblings, there is some great work there! I hope it kicks off! and if I ever have a car old enough to warrant a wooden knob, ill give you a shout Hi matey, problem is that every tool or attachment you get costs money, a chuck for the lathe would take a long time to offset its cost against sales. As it is, I think most of the stuff I turn is way underpriced if you look at the time and outlay it takes. BUT..... it is also a pleasure to do, so that makes up for the "shortfall" I am not sure I want to start branding various shift patterns as again there is a large variety of patterns..... and burning over a curv, you will never get uniformity, and I know how peoples heads work.... if they pay their money, they want perfection, which at the price really would only come from China in mass produced items. I suspect though, you do not need an old car to warrant an old knob.... some new cars are sold with wood as it is traditional or connects to their heyday in motorsport. Still, give me a shout when you are ready.
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I don't post much on here but I try and follow all your projects Grizz and I am truly amazed by all the skills that you have! Keep up the good work and keep updating! Hi Andy, Thank you very much for that. I am flattered by many of the posts on here. I guess I am lucky, having grown up in a world and time when giving it a go was a good thing. As mentioned before, I just make most things up as I go along.
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[ Hi matey, problem is that every tool or attachment you get costs money, a chuck for the lathe would take a long time to offset its cost against sales. If the lathe doesn't have a chuck, how do you hold the wood then? I guess I'm thinking in terms of a metal work lathe. What really upsets me is that I passed on both a wood and metalwork lathes about 8 years ago when my father-in-lay died. Yes your work is well under priced for the effort/time/skill/investment, but unfortunately you have to price to the market. It's like the saying, "how do you make a small fortune out of photography, start with a large one." You can at least offset some of the cost of your hobby. Mark
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Some fantastic pieces here Awesome! Keep it up.
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Nov 22, 2011 10:13:21 GMT
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[ Hi matey, problem is that every tool or attachment you get costs money, a chuck for the lathe would take a long time to offset its cost against sales. If the lathe doesn't have a chuck, how do you hold the wood then? I guess I'm thinking in terms of a metal work lathe. Mark to hold the wood, sometimes you screw a base plate to the wood, if you look at grizz's pictures there are cross's on the end of the bit of wood to find the centre. Also Grizz, I did a fair amount of lathe work in 6th form, and uni as i did a degree in model making. Just gutted i don't have one now. I could go out and buy one, but i don't think the rents would let me wire in 3 phase (are they 3 phase?) and i don't think the missus would let me bring it to the flat when we move in there lol. Keep up the good work
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Nov 22, 2011 21:56:28 GMT
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If the lathe doesn't have a chuck, how do you hold the wood then? I guess I'm thinking in terms of a metal work lathe. Mark to hold the wood, sometimes you screw a base plate to the wood, if you look at grizz's pictures there are cross's on the end of the bit of wood to find the centre. Also Grizz, I did a fair amount of lathe work in 6th form, and uni as I did a degree in model making. Just gutted I don't have one now. I could go out and buy one, but I don't think the rents would let me wire in 3 phase (are they 3 phase?) and I don't think the missus would let me bring it to the flat when we move in there lol. Keep up the good work Hi Mate, All my machines are single phase. The Elliott no1 pillar drill would have been 3 phase at some point, but has a single phase motor now.
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I used to haev some screw chucks that would allow you to mount the knobs securely, a morse taper with a flat plate attached and a large coarse screwthread sticking out the other side, screw it into a convinient hole in your knob and turn the end without a tailstock. Like this but mine just had a morse taper. www.workshopping.co.uk/media/prod_images_nodel/list_29424_AWL3.jpgAlternatively find a friendly metal lathe owner and get them to make you something that will locate in the 10mm bore perhaps?
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Nov 23, 2011 18:13:02 GMT
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love the angel idea... if you start selling those perhaps with childrens names on them, i reckon most parents grand parents would buy them, so much better than the plastic $h1te you can buy in the shops!
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Nov 23, 2011 19:35:57 GMT
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love the angel idea... if you start selling those perhaps with childrens names on them, I reckon most parents grand parents would buy them, so much better than the plastic $h1te you can buy in the shops! Nicola has been selling stuff at work. The bowls went first, as she put them at £9.00 which is very little for wat it is.... but hey ho.... there they go. Angels were popular too, for the reasons you mention. Bowl @ £9.00
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Last Edit: Nov 23, 2011 19:37:59 GMT by grizz
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marksparks999
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Nov 24, 2011 17:46:21 GMT
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you have a pm about the angels!
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Nov 24, 2011 21:12:53 GMT
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nice work,is there anything you can't do Rian? ;D
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Nov 24, 2011 21:54:04 GMT
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nice work,is there anything you can't do Rian? ;D YES !!!! Carve a Tiki. I did pottery about 20 years ago, but not the sort of ceramic work you do..... would love to do a few pieces and one day I want to carve a Tiki. Trust me, there is a load of stuff I cannot do. But I will always give stuff a try.
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Nov 24, 2011 22:20:23 GMT
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hi grizz you really are a inspriation(sp) since reading this post i have got out the house where i have pritty much been since my serjury in july. i have rubbed my gunstock back and restained it a more suitable colour still needs waxing, made a knife out of a old tool box locking rail type thing, cleaned and sharpened my hatchet.... I cannot afford to buy any new tools and my bro has took alot ofwhat we had to his unit. so i pritty much have a really old piller drill and a bench grinder and wet wheel. It is just nice to be out and able to do things again. i would like to say thank you. you along with alot of other people prove to me that life is worth it.
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Nov 25, 2011 13:32:30 GMT
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could you make a pistol grip gear knob? hehe
bloody awesome stuff mate! would love to be able to do stuff like that!
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Nov 25, 2011 15:00:14 GMT
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could you make a pistol grip gear knob? hehe bloody awesome stuff mate! would love to be able to do stuff like that! I have a photo somewhere of TonyCocaCola's Merc with a whole pistol as a gearknob. What would it look like, post a pic or PM me. Anything is possible, some things are just a pain and take hours to do. Nicola has had orders from one of the Professors at work for more of the bowls above... "jewelery bowls" with lids.... bloody things take about 2 1/2 hrs to make in total. But thats what I want.... make and move stuff on.
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