Ok Folks, It's Mini Time Again !!

[Bill Stevener]

I know everyone has them - piles and piles of scraps, cut-offs and what do I do with this??

Tired of making bowls, bonkers and wish sticks. Why not try your hand at a MINI. Lets see what you can do, give it a go and post a photo hear.

I will start.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/000_0109.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/100_1372.jpg

[Glenn Clabo]

Get out of here!!! You are a sick...sick man. And I love it.

[Paul Engle]

How does this guy do it ..... amazing work Bill, I can't even see that small .... and yep there goes the bar ....again.

[Don Eddard]

Man, that sure is a big dime. :D Talk about using ALL of the tree.

[Brian Weick]

` I'll be sure to try that on my Oliver 20C -LOL - great job-!
Brian

[Tim Malyszko]

Those are awesome!!!

[Dennis Peacock]

I have two questions Bill.

1. how are you spinning wood that tiny?
2. What tools are you using to turn something that small?
3. How can you SEE how to turn something that small?

Ok...I lied....that was 3 questions. :rolleyes: :D

[Jim Underwood]

Hey...
When you turn one smaller than the numerals on that dime I'll be impressed..;):D

I've got one pretty small, but not near that small. (Believe it or not, this is my fourth goblet.)

Now I'll have to go out to the shop and give it a go.:rolleyes:

[Bernie Weishapl]

Awesome Bill. Heck I can't try that cause I can't see something that small.

[Bill Stevener]

Hey...
When you turn one smaller than the numerals on that dime I'll be impressed..;):D

I've got one pretty small, but not near that small. (Believe it or not, this is my fourth goblet.)

Now I'll have to go out to the shop and give it a go.:rolleyes:

Impressive goblet Jim.

I think I can turn one smaller than the numerals, however I have not found a medium that will stay together. Using wood, the fibers just go puff. When you get smaller, Holly is about the best. The small one on the dime is dear antler. Corian turns to dust. I think I will try some acrylic.

[Bill Stevener]

I have two questions Bill.

1. how are you spinning wood that tiny?
2. What tools are you using to turn something that small?
3. How can you SEE how to turn something that small?

Ok...I lied....that was 3 questions. :rolleyes: :D


Dennis, talked about tools some hear:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=73044

[Allen Neighbors]

I'm still in awe. I don't believe it, and I see it...

[Mike A. Smith]

I want to see Bill standing next to one of these. Rumour has it he's 2'3"!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Uh......Bill......thought I'm 6'1"...255 lbs......I wouldnt' take on a pro football player.........Likewise, I ain't taking your challenge.

Very well done Sir!

[Jim Underwood]

Impressive goblet Jim.

I think I can turn one smaller than the numerals, however I have not found a medium that will stay together. Using wood, the fibers just go puff. When you get smaller, Holly is about the best. The small one on the dime is dear antler. Corian turns to dust. I think I will try some acrylic.

I tried turning some Osage this small, but it just didn't have the shear strength. I wondered after that just how small one could go with wood. You've confirmed that it's problematic.

Thanks for the compliment. Yours are pretty impressive too. These are fun to do as evidenced by a friend of mine who turns tall miniatures like this with multiple rings. He puts his in those little vials you get when you get those gold flakes at the gift shop.

Maybe we could try some brass....

[Roy Hatch]

1. how are you spinning wood that tiny?
2. What tools are you using to turn something that small?
3. How can you SEE how to turn something that small?


Dennis, I'm visualizing the motor from a computer hard drive for spinning and a hypodermic needle mounted in a toothpick for a handle. Horse power - .00001 should be adequate. And a microscope, of course.

Roy

[Brett Baldwin]

You could get one of those lighted magnifying glasses on an adjustable arm and it would take care of everything except the dust (and how much of that could there be at that size).

[Jim Underwood]

The cool things about minis are:

They don't hurt you. (Unless you count eyestrain.)
They are fairly easy to do.
Sanding doesn't take long at all.
The whole process is quick.

And everyone wonders:

How'd ya doit?

[robert hainstock]

Glad you can't see my tears Bill. Those minis are fantastic. I won't be trying any wuth my tired old eyes. :):):)
Bob

[Ron Erickson]

Cherry 1/16th x 1/8th tall, no I did not sand the inside of the cup and no I did not try to buff it!:) P.S. My mustard worked great for this goblet.
78969

[Bill Stevener]

Great mini Ron. Cherry is a great wood to work with. :)

[Bill Stevener]

Hear are some other style minis.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/100_0619.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/100_1094.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/000_0156.jpg

[Ben Gastfriend]

Yikes! Really small! The captive ring looks really good for how tiny those are! I'll have to try one, but I'll probably end up blowing it off the lathe. (See last line in signature below)

[Fred Conte]

Man, that sure is a big dime. :D Talk about using ALL of the tree.

Yeah - you should have seen the pile of shavings he had when he was done!:D:D:D

Well done Bill...:cool:

[Earl Reid]

I turned these today, lots of room for improvement:eek:
Earl

[Neal Addy]

A mini thread!! Gotta luv 'em.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g73/addylo/img_4877.jpg

[Bill Stevener]

Ron, this is as small as I have turned to so far, if you turned your goblet to 1/16" W X 1/8" T you have me beet.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/TinyOne.jpg

Earl and Neal just great minis. :)

[Jim Underwood]

Here are a couple I turned today just for kicks.

The little hollow form tried to kick my fanny but I just wasn't havin' it. I put the collar on, and then reverse turned it but broke the collar. Once I got that fixed, I parted it off only to twist a hole in the bottom. Finally got it all plugged and sanded down, and put a little finish on it.

I nearly got the stem too small on the goblet. I eased it all down almost to the same size, but it's a little bumpy and I didn't feel like sanding it at that point. I figured it would just break off.

Anyway here they are:

[Jess Wetherhold]

So when the Dr asks how much wine you drink you say...
a few hundred glasses a night?
Awesome!
I have to make some of these.

[Bill Stevener]

Great turnings Jim, the HF really looks nice.

[Jim Underwood]

And it really is hollow. That's quite trick at that size. I don't have many tools that will go that small and still go around the corner. The first one ended up as a lampshade...

[Bill Stevener]

Jim, I have found when doing HF's, the work begins to sing in a high pitch when the walls are getting thin -- time to quit. :eek: When turning acrylics and you can see the tool through the wall, it's done.

Go to your dentist and ask for all of the used dental tools they wish to get rid of. They don't resharpen them. You can rework them for the best mini turning tools you can find. Great steal, stay sharp forever.

[Bill Stevener]

A mini HF I have always liked.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109/nicebill/OHF-001F.jpg