Our March demonstrator was our very own Tom McCosh from Ballymena. Tom spent the first part of the
demo explaining his passion for innovation and new ideas. He showed us the pieces that had won him prizes
at last years IWG Seminar. Tom went on to explain where he gets his inspiration from, showing us different
magazines that he subscribes to.
Tom showed us the home made router table he had made with all of
the various components in it. He explained how it worked and started to show us his vase. In the second
half of Tom's demo he explained how to create the varying thinkness vase, his 3rd dimension in woodturning.
It is explained in the pictures and words below.
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Tom starting to explain the 3rd dimension to his woodturning
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Toms routing jig and his prize winning Vase
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Tom's thoughts on classical/traditional woodturning and the transition to contemporary woodturning.
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The magazine Tom subscribes to for ideas
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Details of the Magazine with live links
Hover your mouse over the web addresses to see the links
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In this project the hollowing must be done first, using a profile gauge
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Testing the profile and Tom's hollowing tools
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Toms hollowing tools details above and below
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The internal profile and Tom's Router jig
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The Jig table attached to the lathe and the PTFE underneath helps the jig to slide smoothly
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The small bearings on the front of the jig
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The router table, note the curved template below the spindle that the bearings run on. This template
moves, controlled by the dial adjuster on the right.
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The router in place and Tom checking the outside profile before starting to rout
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The dial gauge works by a wood screw being turned anti clockwise, screwing the screw out and letting
the curved profile move in. This enables the router to make a deeper cut each time.
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Make a cut with the router, move the indexer on the lathe one place, move the screw dial gauge position
to let the profile go in and cut again. Do this 24 times. Be very careful to clean the table and don't
loose your place.
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An end view showing the 1/2 way results and the cuts get deeper
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The 24 cuts complete and removing the excess missed by the router
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Sand to a finish and start to mark out for the top cut
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Mark the top using a grid and start to cut the top off
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The top cut off leaving a striking vase
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Tom's vase to be brought to a finish by hand
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A Tom McCosh 3 dimensional vase prepared earlier
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March Competition Winners
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