Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
10-02-2006, 3:39 PM
Tod Evans, shared this idea with me, and boy is it a keeper!!!
It is so simple and works SO well.
Basically you get a round piece of fairly thick MDF, and attach a piece of leather too it, mount it on something that spins, and then you add oil and polishing rouge to the leather. Yep, that simple, but I like simple.........
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_ready_to_cut_out.jpg
Ready to cut out.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_jigsaw.jpg
Cutting a rough circle with my jigsaw (it will be trued up on the lathe).
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_leather_disc.jpg
I also cut a piece of leather slightly larger than the piece of MDF, you can also see the mandrel I bout to chuck up in a drill or on the drill chuck on the lathe.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_ready_to_drill.jpg
I needed to drill a hole 12.7 mm in diameter.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_mandrel_in_place.jpg
Drilled the hole and fit the mandrel
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_tru_up.jpg
With the drill chuck on the headstock of the lathe, I tried to true things up, but, the mandrel was too flexible, and the whole disc wobbled badly.........plan B
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_faceplate.jpg
I took out the mandrel, and mounted the disc on my 6" faceplate, this worked VERY well.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_trued_up.jpg
I was easily able to true up the edge and the face of the disc, but man that MDF is DUSTY to turn, notice the cyclone hose right there.....
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_ready_to_stick.jpg
I bought some glue that is designed for sticking leather to wood, it is a kind of contact cement.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_hammered.jpg
I let the glue sit 10 minutes, like it says on the package, then I stuck it together, and pounded the heck out of it, then for good measure............
It is so simple and works SO well.
Basically you get a round piece of fairly thick MDF, and attach a piece of leather too it, mount it on something that spins, and then you add oil and polishing rouge to the leather. Yep, that simple, but I like simple.........
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_ready_to_cut_out.jpg
Ready to cut out.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_jigsaw.jpg
Cutting a rough circle with my jigsaw (it will be trued up on the lathe).
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_leather_disc.jpg
I also cut a piece of leather slightly larger than the piece of MDF, you can also see the mandrel I bout to chuck up in a drill or on the drill chuck on the lathe.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_ready_to_drill.jpg
I needed to drill a hole 12.7 mm in diameter.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_mandrel_in_place.jpg
Drilled the hole and fit the mandrel
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_tru_up.jpg
With the drill chuck on the headstock of the lathe, I tried to true things up, but, the mandrel was too flexible, and the whole disc wobbled badly.........plan B
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_faceplate.jpg
I took out the mandrel, and mounted the disc on my 6" faceplate, this worked VERY well.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_trued_up.jpg
I was easily able to true up the edge and the face of the disc, but man that MDF is DUSTY to turn, notice the cyclone hose right there.....
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_ready_to_stick.jpg
I bought some glue that is designed for sticking leather to wood, it is a kind of contact cement.
http://www.ablett.jp/workshop/images/power_strop/power_strop_hammered.jpg
I let the glue sit 10 minutes, like it says on the package, then I stuck it together, and pounded the heck out of it, then for good measure............