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  • RayintheUK
    Veteran Member
    • Sep 2003
    • 1792
    • Crowborough, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
    • Ryobi BT3000

    Purpleheart Lamp

    Here's a fairly simple design table lamp in purpleheart. Base attached with a 1" tenon. Finish was sanding sealer followed by Rustins plastic (two part). Overall height of column is 14", base diameter is 9" - a Christmas present for my daughter.


    Ray.


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  • bmyers
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    • Jun 2003
    • 1371
    • Fishkill, NY
    • bt 3100

    #2
    Nice job Ray! I like it. Hey uh, how do you get the hole down the middle? Extra long drill bit?

    I have some butt ugly lamps around my place in need of replacement. (the 80's are sadly over it seems when it comes to indoor lighting)

    Bill
    "Why are there Braille codes on drive-up ATM machines?"

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    • Ken Weaver
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      • Feb 2004
      • 2417
      • Clemson, SC, USA
      • Rigid TS3650

      #3
      Nice work Ray, she'll love it!!
      Ken Weaver
      Clemson, SC

      "A mistake is absolute proof that someone tried to do something!

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      • JeffW
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        • Feb 2003
        • 1594
        • San Antonio, Texas, USA.
        • BT3100

        #4
        Ray, That is one nice lamp. Great job on the turnings.
        Measure twice, cut once, screw it up, start over

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        • Ken Massingale
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          • Dec 2002
          • 3862
          • Liberty, SC, USA.
          • Ridgid TS3650

          #5
          Extra nice, Ray. I see another LOML project coming up.
          ken

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          • kwgeorge
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            • Jan 2004
            • 1419
            • Alvin, TX, USA.

            #6
            Man that is some kind of pretty! Going to have to try one of those too. Nice job.

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            • RayintheUK
              Veteran Member
              • Sep 2003
              • 1792
              • Crowborough, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
              • Ryobi BT3000

              #7
              quote:Originally posted by bmyers

              Nice job Ray! I like it. Hey uh, how do you get the hole down the middle? Extra long drill bit?
              Bill,

              My lathe has a hollow tailstock and came with a hollow live center like the one here: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...=21274&recno=4 This has two sizes of removable point and a ring center. You mount the piece normally, then drive the tailstock in until the point is buried far enough for the ring center to bite a ring into the end. Back off, remove point, engage the ring center, then proceed to remove the wood from the center with a 36" shell auger (1" at a time in order to clear the debris. If you try to do more there's a risk of the auger jamming and becoming uncontrollable). Burrow halfway, then mount a counterbore drive (like this one: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...=21257&recno=3) into the headstock, replacing the point in the hollow center. Repeat the process, remove point, burrow away until you meet in the middle. The 5/16" hole made during the first half exactly fits on the 5/16" nose of the counterbore drive. Once you've completed the column turning and cut a 1" tenon on the base end, slacken off the tailstock so that it lightly supports, hold the piece still by hand, start the lathe at a slow speed then drive the piece forward until the counterbore drive cuts a shallow (1/8") recess for the brass lamp-base holder.

              Sounds like a load of work, but you can do it in about the time it took to read this reply!

              Ray.
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              • Whaler
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                • Dec 2002
                • 3281
                • Sequim, WA, USA.
                • DW746

                #8
                Ray

                The only word I can think of is BEAUTIFUL
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                Dick

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                • GeekMom
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2004
                  • 752
                  • Bonney Lake, WA.
                  • Shopsmith Mark V

                  #9
                  Wow! What a beautiful shape and finish! She'll love it.
                  Karen
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