demo and Hands On in Traverse City, MI
bowlman
Last week I gave a full day demo for the North West Michigan AAW local chapter, home of Lyle Jamieson. The Saturday demo was followed by 3 days of hands on training. The subject was turning and decorating spheres.
The demo and the students were introduced to sphere turning without jigs or any aids. First was learning to make a MT jig so that they could make a cup chuck with a morse taper. A morse taper mounted cup chuck (or other fitting is inherently more accurate that nearly any other method.
This was followed by how to mark out and measure the sphere blank, then creating a rough sphere. The sphere was removed from between centers, the cup chucks mounted and the sphere finish turned and then sanded.
The following pictures show the attendees at the 3 days of hands on.
Hands On Class Day 1 Lyle Jamieson, my host, is in the center
Hands on attendees: Norm Dill, David Watt, Charles McLaughlin, BJ Harmon, Dave Rife, Guy Groulx, a nurse named Fitch (sorry I did not get his full name) and John Sheets.
Just look at the precise lay out and the perfect sphere!
A close up, before finish was applied.
A close up, rotated 180 degrees, before finish was applied.
The class on day 3 with me to the left. Everyone finished at least 2 perfect spheres, some as many as 5!
All in all it was a great experience! Lyle and Dori are superb hosts! I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!!!
