Keith Westfall
11-02-2016, 12:16 AM
Saw this on the 'net and decided I should make one.
Bat is my own design (and not meant to be functional!) just needed a place to do some CNC carving.
Turned out of popular (because I had some) and did the job.
Combining two favorites - CNC and lathe...
346799
How I fastened it down to the CNC. Turned most of it and left the two ends to provide a flat spot, carved the name, and remounted in lathe and finished turning. It was to prove a concept and seemed to work just fine!
If I did a "real" bat, I would probably make a cradle for the 2 ends and fasten it down pretty much the same.
346800
I put some medium danish oil on it, forgetting that it being popular, I should have used some wood conditioner first, but didn't, so not really happy wit the final finish. (So no pictures of it :() Oh well...
Thanks.
Bat is my own design (and not meant to be functional!) just needed a place to do some CNC carving.
Turned out of popular (because I had some) and did the job.
Combining two favorites - CNC and lathe...
346799
How I fastened it down to the CNC. Turned most of it and left the two ends to provide a flat spot, carved the name, and remounted in lathe and finished turning. It was to prove a concept and seemed to work just fine!
If I did a "real" bat, I would probably make a cradle for the 2 ends and fasten it down pretty much the same.
346800
I put some medium danish oil on it, forgetting that it being popular, I should have used some wood conditioner first, but didn't, so not really happy wit the final finish. (So no pictures of it :() Oh well...
Thanks.