paul ashman
09-03-2007, 10:30 PM
I guess it's a gloat, this is part of my first commercial order. A company my wife works for is famous for their hand made wands. During the summer (my off time as a teacher) I worked for them and got interested in making some wands. These are Indian Rosewood, all in the 6 1/2 inch range. I am making some Black Walnut in a different style also.
Now for the question:
I have been using a master to mark the pieces, but I bought a duplicator from PSI and just cannot get it to work. I am getting faster at turning each one, and sand them to 600 then apply a mix of Kerf (spelling?) and beeswax. They do not want them to be shiny, and I find that this lets the wood speak for itself. So, was the duplicator a waste of time? Will it do intricate work? And does anyone have any experience with this one. By the way I am using it on a Jet 1220, so I had to install 1" blocks to raise the cutting head up to proper height (it was made for a 1014, and this was the fix they told me to do).
As always comments are appreciated! And if you want to make some of these, let me know as this company is always looking for turners!
Now for the question:
I have been using a master to mark the pieces, but I bought a duplicator from PSI and just cannot get it to work. I am getting faster at turning each one, and sand them to 600 then apply a mix of Kerf (spelling?) and beeswax. They do not want them to be shiny, and I find that this lets the wood speak for itself. So, was the duplicator a waste of time? Will it do intricate work? And does anyone have any experience with this one. By the way I am using it on a Jet 1220, so I had to install 1" blocks to raise the cutting head up to proper height (it was made for a 1014, and this was the fix they told me to do).
As always comments are appreciated! And if you want to make some of these, let me know as this company is always looking for turners!