Brian, This is very similar to how I made my first 'homemade' bobbins. I still use them with thicker threads, as they were quite coarse/heavy. I now have a nice 14" lathe but rarely get time to use it. So many projects - so little time.
Lorri F > > Yes, get appropriate dowel to suite the thickness that you want. Cut roughly > to length. ( A bit longer as it will allow your "neck" holding hand to be > further away from the wheel) > > I am sure most of you have an electric grinding/sharpening wheel in the > garage or shed. The wheel will be about 1/2 to 1 inch wide. Just right for > the neck. > > Offer it up to the spinning wheel at the place where the neck will be, with > the dowel firmly held down on the guide; then I gently turn/revolve it with > finger and thumb until the neck is made. I use my other hand to hold the > other end steady and allow it to turn between my fingers. > > For the head I offer the dowel up to the edge of the wheel and with the > dowel at an angle and again revolve the dowel until the head is ground to > the V shape you want it. > > Do the whole thing gently... do not try to grind a lot away at one time. > > Drill the spangling hole. > > This is offered with all the safety warnings that should be taken when using > power tools. > > > From Brian and Jean > Cooranbong. Australia > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
