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Tim Elett
04-06-2021, 6:30 PM
Any one using them when they make segmented bowls I am geometry challenged to say the least so I use programs is this cheating 🙄
ChrisA Edwards
04-06-2021, 6:45 PM
I use this one
Imperial version
https://www.blocklayer.com/woodturning-segmentseng.aspx
Metric Version
https://www.blocklayer.com/woodturning-segments.aspx
David Walser
04-06-2021, 6:54 PM
It's NOT cheating. Neither is using digital calipers or a digital angle gauge. But, using all three means you're not a real woodturner!
Tim Elett
04-06-2021, 7:25 PM
David not sure what you mean.I do turn bowls and other things it's just a hobby, but I use the resources that are available to achieve a successful project . Just throwing a post for comment.
Earl McLain
04-06-2021, 8:00 PM
I've been working on learning Jerry Bennett's Segmented Project Planner. It's pretty intuitive--but i still have trouble picking segment colors. That's my limitation, not the software's.
earl
Peter White
04-06-2021, 8:48 PM
Woodturner Pro is very good lets you try before you purchase.Segment Project Planner is another.Both have videos to help you learn.
Sam Force
04-06-2021, 10:34 PM
https://larrymarley.com/Shop_Utilities.html
This is good calculator for dimensions, it will give you segment length, angle and board length requirements and is free. It does not lay out a pattern or design
David Walser
04-06-2021, 11:03 PM
Tim -- I was joking. You asked if using segment calculating software is "cheating". Well, if it is, then lots of other modern tools would be, too.
Tim Elett
04-07-2021, 6:32 AM
No problem David, Dad used to say computers were a lazy way of doing math, but I never saw him doing segmented bowls with compound mitered staves, and cut over 200 pieces .He liked furniture building.
Tim Elett
04-07-2021, 6:41 AM
By the way I have been using the programs mentioned, hopefully looking forward to learning more about feature rings. Thanks!
Jim Hipp
04-12-2021, 7:56 AM
Some good YouTube videos on feature rings I bet.
Robert Edington
04-12-2021, 8:02 AM
Any one using them when they make segmented bowls I am geometry challenged to say the least so I use programs is this cheating 🙄
I use Larry Marley also. It tells you how much wood you'll need as well.
Randy Heinemann
04-13-2021, 5:11 PM
Of course you use whatever resources are available. Is it cheating to use a Festool Domino instead of cutting mortise and tenon joints? A dovetail jig instead of hand-cutting dovetails? Some would say yes but, and I rarely say this anymore, but they're wrong. Tools are tools, whether they are digital calipers, apps to calculate segments, or power sanders to sand bowls. It's all your work.
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