Very nice. I have never done this, but have always wanted to learn. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very nice. I have never done this, but have always wanted to learn. Thanks for the inspiration.
I'm toying with the idea of drilling a big hole in the tip, and gluing in a piece of balsa dowel. That will allow me to form a sharp tip without shortening it. I also need to remove the nose cone from the face plate to check the shoulder fit in the clear tubing.
I'm pretty happy with the shape. It may not be perfect, but I think it'll look good regardless. Haven't decided what to do about the tip yet.
I really like that 3M Sandblaster sandpaper. It's amazing stuff!
I was thinking the same thing, but use a piece of hardwood dowel. It will be tougher to sand, but it will retain a sharp point better and most likely be a little more durable.
Great job! Nose cone looks great!
This mock drawing may help you in a future turning. My rule of thumb is to have at least 3" longer length of wood than I need. 4" is ideal. When I take down the wood at the tip, I carve beyond the tip leaving about 1/2" of wood 1/4" thick (or there about) allowing me to cut the cone loose from it's ends and shape the tip to a point. You actually have more wood left to make the desired tip you are looking for.
They are expensive but I highly advise you to invest in a good dust collector.
Sure helps keep the dust under control.
I got the shoulder sanded to fit inside the clear tubing. Apparently somewhere along the line, I sanded the diameter of the nose cone too small. Yeah, I muttered a few choice words. I measured it several times with a caliper, not sure where I went wrong. The only thing I can think of at this point is to build up the diameter with putty and sand it smooth. I'm open to suggestions.
I got the shoulder sanded to fit inside the clear tubing. Apparently somewhere along the line, I sanded the diameter of the nose cone too small. Yeah, I muttered a few choice words. I measured it several times with a caliper, not sure where I went wrong. The only thing I can think of at this point is to build up the diameter with putty and sand it smooth. I'm open to suggestions.
You don't need to 'fix' it. You need to 'add' a piece to fool the eye.
What do you mean?
I got the shoulder sanded to fit inside the clear tubing. Apparently somewhere along the line, I sanded the diameter of the nose cone too small. Yeah, I muttered a few choice words. I measured it several times with a caliper, not sure where I went wrong. The only thing I can think of at this point is to build up the diameter with putty and sand it smooth. I'm open to suggestions.
I got the shoulder sanded to fit inside the clear tubing. Apparently somewhere along the line, I sanded the diameter of the nose cone too small. Yeah, I muttered a few choice words. I measured it several times with a caliper, not sure where I went wrong. The only thing I can think of at this point is to build up the diameter with putty and sand it smooth. I'm open to suggestions.
The joint is still there, but in this picture you can see how the strip distracts the eye from the joint between the top of the BT and the bottom of the nose cone.
Gee, that never happens to me...:eyeroll:
Much!
I cheat, toss it in my oops box, since it's 3" in diameter I use it to make a BT-80 nose cone or tail cone, grab a new block of wood and start all over.
But that's me.
My last balsa order was a little over $600.00 worth or wood so I have extra.:blush:
Oh, okay, I see what you mean now. Very good idea. But in this case, since it's an upscale, I don't think that would work. I'm going to try building it up with putty, I just haven't decided which kind.
I don't know why you'd think that, the Sizzler is an upscale and it works just fine.
Doing what you think is needed is what matters.
I'm afraid it would distract from the overall look, since I want it to look like an original X-Ray.
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