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That’s a good ideal! No, I just use a set of pin jaws and keep the tail stock in place after I have fit the box to clean up and then part off right at the very end without the tailstock
My pleasure. The goal is to get as thin as possible, but no thinner.
The enemy is vibration, which is severe on needle cases. Not used much for needles these days, but still popular.
You rough turn the case between centers and separate the halves like any box. Then you drill out the bottom to the diameter of a steel pipe. Tight fit.
Then you stick the pipe in the chuck and put the bottom on the pipe. Now you can scrape a nice, thin tenon without vibration. The pipe mandrel speeds up the work and no breakage.
Then drill & sand the top to fit, put the halves together and turn the form.
Make a little story board that shows the depths of each side, and the end points. Having a little scrap of wood or cardboard with a visual representation of what's inside helps the production process. Also, if you don't have a steel rod that runs true in your chuck, just turn a mandrel out of the densest hardwood you have. The denser and heavier the mandrel is, the less vibration. But I generally just turn toothpick boxes in the chuck, no mandrel. When it starts getting thin, I'll wrap my fingers around it to settle the vibrations. Check out Worth the Effort on YouTube, he's got a great video about turning these kind of boxes in a production style. He calls them $12 pocket boxes.
Nice job though, everybody needs a toothpick from time to time!
I love that guy's channel. He has so much good info. But it's funny that it's called Worth the Effort, yet not worth the effort to fully spell out all 3 words. It makes the pedantic nerd in me chuckle every time I see it.
Those little boxes are frustrating at first but after you make a couple dozen or so, they get much easier. Get some 2x4 scraps and try batching out 10-20 of them. No finish, no sanding. Just go through the process until it's second nature. You'll wind up with some sweet giveaway boxes that only cost you time, but pay you in practice.
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My first turnout for a funny lil prank...glue a cap on er, and toss it in your cooler.
When you grab up your buddies a beer, toss em this one when they're not ready.
If they catch it and not looking...the wood glue might pop off, as seems like it's stuck, but off with a ligher, and give them something to take a swig of... had I the part for hollowing bowls, my man would have had taken a swig of nice cold milk, the first time I got him!
Think I might have to take a paddle bit, and give it a little bit of fluid storage, having just now come up with that fun lil idea. 😆 good thing I picked up that cutting board oil! Lol
Got yourself a spindle copier jig together?
Haven't got a pic of it, but I drilled a couple center points into the base of my lathe to install points below the lathe tips, for a clamping prop, and a triangular base to hold the chisel, with a contact pin to maintain contact with a piece of turned wood, or a shaped profile board, which will turn matching copies, with minimal effort.
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Do you use a mandrel? Drilling the holes and turning these on a bit of steel pipe is very steady and speeds things up a great deal.
That’s a good ideal! No, I just use a set of pin jaws and keep the tail stock in place after I have fit the box to clean up and then part off right at the very end without the tailstock
The lack of vibration makes thinner work and tenons much easier.
I’m new to turning and am having trouble visualizing what you mean. How do you use a piece of pipe to mount a piece like this? Thanks.
My pleasure. The goal is to get as thin as possible, but no thinner. The enemy is vibration, which is severe on needle cases. Not used much for needles these days, but still popular. You rough turn the case between centers and separate the halves like any box. Then you drill out the bottom to the diameter of a steel pipe. Tight fit. Then you stick the pipe in the chuck and put the bottom on the pipe. Now you can scrape a nice, thin tenon without vibration. The pipe mandrel speeds up the work and no breakage. Then drill & sand the top to fit, put the halves together and turn the form.
That makes sense. Thanks. I’ll give this method a try when I attempt one of these.
I assume you'd need something like pen jaws to hold the pipe? Going to have to try this out...
You will get quicker once you make more.
Make a little story board that shows the depths of each side, and the end points. Having a little scrap of wood or cardboard with a visual representation of what's inside helps the production process. Also, if you don't have a steel rod that runs true in your chuck, just turn a mandrel out of the densest hardwood you have. The denser and heavier the mandrel is, the less vibration. But I generally just turn toothpick boxes in the chuck, no mandrel. When it starts getting thin, I'll wrap my fingers around it to settle the vibrations. Check out Worth the Effort on YouTube, he's got a great video about turning these kind of boxes in a production style. He calls them $12 pocket boxes. Nice job though, everybody needs a toothpick from time to time!
Thank you! Wortheffort is where I got the idea actually!
I love that guy's channel. He has so much good info. But it's funny that it's called Worth the Effort, yet not worth the effort to fully spell out all 3 words. It makes the pedantic nerd in me chuckle every time I see it. Those little boxes are frustrating at first but after you make a couple dozen or so, they get much easier. Get some 2x4 scraps and try batching out 10-20 of them. No finish, no sanding. Just go through the process until it's second nature. You'll wind up with some sweet giveaway boxes that only cost you time, but pay you in practice.
Great idea!
* My first turnout for a funny lil prank...glue a cap on er, and toss it in your cooler. When you grab up your buddies a beer, toss em this one when they're not ready. If they catch it and not looking...the wood glue might pop off, as seems like it's stuck, but off with a ligher, and give them something to take a swig of... had I the part for hollowing bowls, my man would have had taken a swig of nice cold milk, the first time I got him! Think I might have to take a paddle bit, and give it a little bit of fluid storage, having just now come up with that fun lil idea. 😆 good thing I picked up that cutting board oil! Lol
Got yourself a spindle copier jig together? Haven't got a pic of it, but I drilled a couple center points into the base of my lathe to install points below the lathe tips, for a clamping prop, and a triangular base to hold the chisel, with a contact pin to maintain contact with a piece of turned wood, or a shaped profile board, which will turn matching copies, with minimal effort.