multi-axis turning

[Mel Reed]

Hi.
Does anyone know how to view an artticle in a back issue of american woodturners journal?
Thanks Mel Reed

[Gordon Seto]

Most of the articles are copy righted and AAW sells back issues in various formats. With a few exceptions, most of them are not available on line.

[JerHall]

for a fee. A start is in the AAW "Members Only Area" at:
http://woodturner.org/member/MemberLogOn
where 40 articles are available free, and eventually all are to be offered at a nominal fee. Another advantage of AAW membership!

One of the free to members articles is a project on eccentric turning using the Escoulen chuck:
Article Name:Texas Big Bug
Author Name:Tolly, Johnny
Date Published:Spring 2000
Volume/Issue:15.1

Also the full index is available at:
http://www.woodturner.org/products/aw/index/AWindex_03_08.pdf
and lists several articles under Offset Turning. If you contact the AAW it looks like the issues are available on CD at:
https://www.woodturner.org/org/orderform.cfm
Go to bottom of the very long page.

Hope this helps.

[Greg Just]

Mel:

On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Woodturners Association held its monthly meeting and a gentleman did a demo on this very topic. He highly recommended an AAW article by Barbara Dill in American Woodturner, Vol 22, No. 3. However, as previously stated, you need to become a member.

The demo was very enjoyable and I'll have to give it a try after I get all my Christmas gifts completed.

[JerHall]

I just remembered there was a lengthy discussion on the AAW forum:
http://www.aawforum.org/vbforum/showthread.php?t=4292&highlight=multi+axis

LOTS of good ideas there on making your own fixtures, and commercial fixings as well.

[Mel Reed]

I would like to thank everyone for the help.I very much appreciate it.
Mel :)

[Rusty Smith]

Here is a very brief description of how to turn a three sided box (or any other item) using off center.

Three-sided box:

1. The box blank is turned to a cylinder and the ends are turned square and smooth.
2. With a compass, draw a circle on one end at least 3/8” in from the outside edge.
3. With the radius still on the compass, mark six evenly spaced points around the circle. Do this by just making a starting mark anywhere on the circle and putting the compass point on the intersection of the mark and circle. If you have not changed the size of the compass setting you will get six evenly spaced marks around the circle.
(Make sure the compass point is the same length as the pencil point)
4. Mark every-other point and extend a radial line through these points out to the edge of the work piece.
5. Mount the work between centers. Using the tool rest as a straight-edge, draw a line from each point down the side of the piece to the un-marked end. Extend these points from the edge to the center. Draw a circle on this end the same size as the circle on the other end.
6. Mount the box blank for “off center turning” between centers using one pair of the marked points as the center points. Turn this segment of the side of the box down to the lines drawn on the side. Use this same procedure to turn the other two segments.
7. Re-mount the box blank on the true centers and turn a tenon on both ends. Mount the end that is to be the boxes top in the chuck and part the lid off. Hollow the lid.
8. Mount the box body in the chuck and hollow the body.
9. Press the box top into the body and finish- turn the top end.
10. Reverse-turn the box bottom.
11. Sand and apply finish.