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Bob Wemm

Bob Wemm

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Got these finished yesterday and today.

Jarrah Burl platter 15.75in dia and approx. 1.75in high. Top/inside voids filled with colored resin and finished with Mirotone Semi-gloss Lacquer.

Square Platter is Tasmanian Myrtle and finished the same as above. Size is 11.75in x 1in.

Cheese knife is from Tasmanian Oak Burl, and my very first attempt at a CA finish. (please don't look too closely):biggrin:

C & C welcome.

Bob.
 

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johncrane said:
Excellent Bob! the semi gloss looks a really good finish. also Bob may i ask you what was your chucking method on the platters thanks in advance.
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Hi John,
I use a normal spigot on the base until the piece is finished, then I reverse mount onto my Cole Jaws, (Inside the centre ring, but not holding) sort of like a vacuum chuck, and then use the tail stock to hold it centred against the rubber/nylon blocks of the Cole Jaws. Then I very carefully cut the spigot off as much as I dare with my angle grinder. When I get to the "chicken" point, I demount and finish the last bit off with my drill pad.

Hope this helps.

Bob.
 
Nice work indeed Bob, the new lacquer looks good on the satin finish, I wonder what the gloss will be like...????

Your mounting method the "chicken method" as you called it, may be a little crude but works at that is what counts, there are options where the piece can be affixed quite safely/strongly, when the quality vacuum chuck system is not available, for the cost you would need to have a lot of used of it to make it worth while, that's why I come up with the round plate and hot glue system, it works a treat on any size or shape pieces...!

I actually wonder if my tutorial about it, is here on IAP or on the Australia Wood-Work Forum, don't remember...!

Anyway, I like your pieces...!

Cheers
George
 
Wow! They all look great. Must be having fun with the lathe. Great shapes and the finish really makes the pretty grains and colors really pop.
 
Morning Bob,

In the 1970,s I was introduced to the Miratone Laquers as Pro Photographer in our Studio in Goulburn N.S.W by my Colour Lab in Brisbane. I used to photograph whole Schools in the area and sending pics home the coffee spills etc were horrendous and we used to make our kids pics to portrait standard with a nice setting background etc. Also learned about honesty one yr sent 500 pics home via the kids was paid for 150 the rest were stolen by kids and parents. So we bought 20 litres of Miratone gloss from the Factory in Marigold Street in Revesby in Sydney, bought a cheap vibrator spray and sprayed all our school photographs. SWMBO had never sprayed anything in her life and we found for us it was nearly fool proof leaving the laquer in our outside verandah in the gun between uses.If a print blew down we wiped it clean with their laquer thinners and resprayed.

Sensing some shock from members reason I used it at all it was developed for the photographic industry in the first place but became a top product in the furniture industry so many years after. In the factory they explained I could have the product cut for any degree of gloss. Where we sprayed the overspray built up to inches crystal clear layer after layer.

Suffice to say a pro turner near me uses tons of Burl for Clockfaces, platters etc he has a spray outfit filled with Miratone laquer about two gallons at a time sprays all his wholesale products only cleans the jets between spraying. So I wholeheartedly recommend this laquer its a winner hands down for me.

Love your turning kind regards Peter.
 
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