New spin-tops

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David Walser

Beautiful work, Ed. What are you using for the tip?

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Ed Davidson

They are the decorative side of 1/4" diameter rivets used in leather work, counter-sunk into the wood. Think I got them through Fire Mountain several years ago.

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Very Nice Work!!

Outstanding!

Don Orr

The ornamental work sure sets them apart in a very good way. Exceptional work as always.

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mikeee12345

Nicely Done! Great Detail Work!

I just turned a group of tops last weekend, I used some longer billets and turned multiples at the

same time to see how the process would work. After roughing the shape of each top on the billet,

I cut each individual top from the billet and used a bowl chuck to finish the tops off and then reverse

chucked the top and finished turning the handles. The solid composite materials are really nice materials

to make tops with, the material is perfectly balanced compared to some woods which can affect the balance of the top when spinning.

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John K Jordan

Beautiful!

Are the stars added to the blue acrylic after turning? How you do dat? Even cryptic hints appreciated! :-)

JKJ

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john stegall

What everyone said about the beauty and what JKJ said about tips.

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Ed Davidson

The blue-star handle material is a pre-fab pen blank I got from Penn State Industries a while back...link below.


Stars on Blue 3/4 in.x 5 in. Pen Blank

Thanks!

John K Jordan

Fantastic! I need to pay more attention to pen blanks. Silly me, I thought since I didn't make pens...

I've turned colored cast acrylic the past few months and I like the look, especially when combined with wood. My tops are fun but certainly not yoyofancy!

JKJ

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mikeee12345

Corian counter-top material also works nice for turning projects like these.

You can usually get pretty good deals on the drop out cut pieces from counter-top installers.

They make a variety of colors used for various applications.

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bowlman

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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John K Jordan

>>>Corian counter-top material also works nice for turning projects like these. \

A kind-hearted woodcentralian sent me a variety of corian pieces to turn. I made some things which "turned" out well. However, I don't enjoy turning it nearly as much as the acrylic.

I find the translucency of colored cast acrylic, especially what they call fluorescent (although it does not actually fluoresce) especially stunning. I've tried making tops and ornaments and hope to do some small vessels, threaded boxes, wands, and more this winter. I think it would nicely accent a Beads of Courage bowl/box.

One advantage of Corian is it's a LOT cheaper!

JKJ

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mikeee12345

John,

I have turned some Corian pieces for a contractor that installs counter-tops, he gives me the

dropouts from the sinks and I turn soap dishes, shaving brushes, shaving brush cups that match

the counter-tops he installs for customers. I also turn some napkin rings and jewelry rings that

match the counter-tops the contractor has installed. He sells a few more pieces on a job and I have

a steady supply of Corian whenever I need it.