Captive rings

[PowerTool]

flew by the seat of me pants really!

And it worked very well!

Impressive piece.

Andrew

 

[CHJ]

chas, no, didnt partialy hollow first, thought it a better idea to do indexing 1st as in my head thought it would be more "solid" for the actual forming as the "design" i had in mind was for a quite thin wall, dont know if that was right or wrong, flew by the seat of me pants really!

The safest way to avoid any catches I would think.

 

[Anonymous]

Nice work... a little protuberance half way up the stem would allow the ring to 'hang' for greater effect

No criticism implied or intended, it's just that I like to see them hanging :wink:

 

[bobham]

You mean like this?

Bob

 

[NickWelford]

Very nice, Bob. now I'll just have to try one of those.....

 

[Anonymous]

Yes Bob, just so :wink:

 

[Bodrighy]

Bob.
Do you get the stems that thin by using a support? If so does one suffice for something that long?

Pete

 

[bobham]

Hi, Pete:
I did use a steadyrest while hollowing the bowls of the goblets, but once the inside was finished I removed the steady. The shorter ones I turned the stems an inch or so at a time, working back from the bowl to the foot without support. For the tall one I used a cone centre in the tailstock taped to the bowl and applying a little tension while turning the stem.

Bob

 

[wood yew believe it !]

graham, how bizare you should say that was going to do just that, as it was part of the idea i had in mind, then i went and promptly forgot!! #-o

 

[Anonymous]

Old age and rising damp can sometimes do that.... :lol: (whatever it was :roll: )

 

[wood yew believe it !]

graham, rising damp i'll grant you, but old age, im only in me thirties! or is that when it starts!lol :roll:

 

[Paul.J]

Bob.
They are lovely pieces.
What woods did you use.
Paul.J.

 

[bobham]

Thanks, Paul:
One was white ash and the other two were black walnut.

Bob

 

[Anonymous]

graham, rising damp i'll grant you, but old age, im only in me thirties! or is that when it starts!lol :roll:

It starts in the early twenties but one's usually too busy to notice... until it's too late :lol:
(I'm in me thirties too, for the second time :wink: )

 

[wood yew believe it !]

graham wrote:-
It starts in the early twenties but one's usually too busy to notice... until it's too late
(I'm in me thirties too, for the second time )
thats that then, no hope for me :roll: