Colwin Way has contacted me and said that there is a minor in one of the measurements in the Christmas Carousel Plans, so if you have bought a set of plans from him at his recent demo please bring it back and I will replace it with the updated version. I apologise for any inconvenience, especially if you have already made all the components and can’t get one of them to fit properly.
Rolf
Rick Dobney’s turning notes are now available.
Look under ‘Library’
‘Projects’
and there they can be found.
David
Thank you once again for a most enjoyable weekend at Galloway Woodturners, topped off by a return last night to see Colwin’s excellent demonstration.
As promised, attached are the turning notes for the three projects I presented on the day, please share these with the club membership.
The 6063T6 grade aluminium is readily available off eBay, see for example https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/22mm-7-8-Aluminium-Round-Bar-Rod-Grade-6063T6-1-Metre/331005711662?epid=3012640447&hash=item4d117a552e:g:G3sAAMXQ01tRQP42
The Collect chuck I mentioned in the demonstration (but didn’t need to use) for reversing the stem is available from numerous places, an example from RDG tools is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDGTOOLS-2MT-ER20-COLLET-CHUCK-SPANNER-SET-IN-ONE-BOX-MILLING-ENGINEERING-MYFORD/351762125364?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
The Molyslip MCC cutting compound is again available from numerous sources, an eBay example https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molyslip-MCC-Moly-Cutting-Tapping-compound-drilling-broaching-threading-RDG/291785492445?epid=1850573085&hash=item43efc547dd:g:XFcAAOSwQupXVsqQ
I’d be delighted to see examples any of the club members work inspired by my demonstration and with their permission I’d like to post them on my website. If there are any questions or points needing clarifying from the projects then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Rick Dobney
I will try to mount the turning notes as soon as possible. David
Notices – June 2019
We are very happy to welcome Colwin Way tonight, and fortunate to have such a talented turner demonstrate for us. His experience is huge and varied and is probably best known for his association with Axminster tools, and has developed for Axminster the ‘Colwin Way German pattern’ skew chisel. His demonstration is certain to be fun and encouraging. Enjoy this time with him tonight and hopefully we will be able to spend some more time with him in the future.
Competition entries: the item tonight is fruit, and next months is jewellery, but I would also like to ask members to think about September’s competition item which is “Something for Brampton”. Borders Woodturners Interclub Competition is on Thursday 18th October at Brampton and several of us have attended the competition and even submitted entries. We have improved since then and I know we can produce some excellent work, so look out something you have made recently, or make a special effort to make something really special and bring it on Tuesday 10th September
Visiting turners : Rick Dobney was with us just a couple of days ago and demonstrated and held a masterclass. Chris, Ian and Rolf were ‘the Masterclass’, and had a great time, and learned a lot. If you have never been part of a Masterclass I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone. The next one is September.
We have had five professional demonstrator so far this year (if you include Colwin tonight) and our last professional turner for this year will be Phil Irons, who is doing an all day demonstration on Saturday 21st September and Masterclass on Sunday 22nd September. He is a high quality turner and his pieces sell for high prices, so we can expect a very high standard demonstration from him
There will be no meeting next month (July) as it is holiday time and we will be back in August to the usual second Tuesday in the month 13th August when Phil Howard will be “Playful”.
A new lathe has arrived (Axminster Trade AT350WL/AT1416VS W), and until it is fully set up please refrain from playing with it. It still needs to be bolted down with spacers and have a Log Book created for it.
The new extractor is also here, but I have not built it up yet so it is still in it’s box. I hope to build it this week and then could do with some help and advice in ‘plumbing’ it into the pipework we have, and extend and improve that pipework.
You will see that we have acquired more wood and it is awaiting processing. Thank you to everyone who was involved in the acquisition of this and the team who come once a month to ensure we have a good stock of boards and billets for turning.
We are fortunate that Galloway Woodturners have an active membership who raise funds, process wood, make food for when professional turners come for all day demos, set up lathes and chairs where required, do maintenance, admin and hospitality, run our shop, look after our finances and do the admin for us etc. But we are also fortunate that we have a strong membership and high attendances on Club nIghts as well as Turning Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Thanks everyone.
Dear All,
I will not be available to open the club workshop during the afternoon of tomorrow, Wednesday 5th June.
My apologies for the short notice.
David
Am I the only one who has just realised that this month’s club meeting is on the first Tuesday rather than the second Tuesday?
Yes, that’s this Tuesday!
We have a web site and Facebook account, both do roughly the same thing but in slightly different ways. Many people find Facebook quicker and easier to use, while others like the traditional way of accessing information in a ‘wider’ way rather than the ‘linear’ way Facebook works.
It would be great if you would make yourself a link on the front/home page of your computer/ table/ phone/ smart fridge.
Saturday 6th July Skew Chisels for the squeamish Saturday Scared of the Skew? Sick of spirals? Six places for six people to make six things on a Saturday using only a skew and sycamore (or some other wood that starts with ‘S’ if you want, or any wood really) £10 for the day. This is a workshop more than a course, as everyone can already use a skew.
Thanks everyone for your interest; the workshop is now full, and the members attending will be
Ian,
Raymond,
Nicky S,
Sue H,
Susan C,
Chris,
Arthur, (OK I know this is seven, not six, but I realised we have seven lathes so lets get them all working)
A reminder that this Saturday, 11th May is our ‘In the Green’ workshop on the joys of turning green wood. We’ll discuss what to do with all the wood that we ‘acquire’, which usually splits so much that it’s useless before we get round to doing something with it !
I have found a set of dates for the beginners course and it is Thursday 30th May to Thursday the 5th July, 7pm to 9pm. Course fees are £100 to existing members, and £135 for non members (i.e. £100 plus the £35 annual membership fees) I have two people already signed up and am prepared to take 5 students.
Rolf