22" Thin Rim Bubinga Platter

[pfulghum]

Here are some pictures of a 22" Platter cut from a single chunk of 8/4 Bubinga. It is dished out in the middle, the rim and bowl are only 1/4" thick. There was a lot of material removed to get here...The pictures don't do it justice.


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The $20 bill is there for sizing...




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Due to the depth of cut I couldn't use the dust collector....O My what A mess...red dust everywhere...


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Notice the high tech computer chair. Its a 5 gallon can of Lacquer Thinner.


-- Pat

[bill1]

Excellent job, well done.

[chiloquinruss]

"Its a 5 gallon can of Lacquer Thinner." I have the same style chair only I have a pile of shop towels on it for that extra plush look!
Russ

[sailfl]

Pat,

Very nice, could you take a side view picture?

[myxpykalix]

Pat,
You guys and your fancy "high fulutin" computer chairs. Check mine out. It comes with the optional cushion and as you can see adjusts to 3 different heights, lets see your can do that!

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BTW... how did you get the cut so nice? It looks as if it was cut on a lathe. What type of toolpathing did you use on that? Very nice.

[blackhawk]

Pat - What brand of lathe is that at the end of your table? Is it controlled by the Shopbot or do you just turn it with the original lathe motor?

[pfulghum]

Brad,
That is not a real lathe... It was a Harbor Freight lathe when I bought it... Now that is my home grown indexer. Both Dirk Dunham and I have the same electronics to control the indexer.

I will post a side view picture of the platter when I get home.

-- pat

[pfulghum]

Here is a side shot of the platter...I guess it looks more like a hat. THe blank was a little over 2" thick to start. The rim thickness is 1/4". Intially the bottom was completely round, so I machined a 2" diameter flat spot.


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Jack,
I do like the "JJ 3-Way Adjustable Shop Chair (c)".

-- pat

[rob_bell]

Hey...wait a minute!?


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[zorlack]

Beautiful piece Pat!