rsser
9th September 2004, 09:06 PM
I'm always impressed to see expert bowl turners steady the outside of a thinning bowl with their fingers, thumb reaching across to hold the gouge on the rest. Since I'm not an expert, I did of course first think about a mechanical aid!
Oneway make a bowl steady and it's fearsomely expensive to ship out here. Attached are some photos of my modest knock-off. It has one rather than two wheels.
So far I've tried it on a deepish bowl and that ran out of true as it was hollowed so the steady wasn't much help. Then on a thin platter, for sanding only. It was 25cm across and started to flex a good deal. The steady worked a treat.
All up cost was $12, steel cut and welded to my plan - plus a bit of fallout from the teenager who had to sacrifice a pair of roller blades he never used anyway ;)
Oneway make a bowl steady and it's fearsomely expensive to ship out here. Attached are some photos of my modest knock-off. It has one rather than two wheels.
So far I've tried it on a deepish bowl and that ran out of true as it was hollowed so the steady wasn't much help. Then on a thin platter, for sanding only. It was 25cm across and started to flex a good deal. The steady worked a treat.
All up cost was $12, steel cut and welded to my plan - plus a bit of fallout from the teenager who had to sacrifice a pair of roller blades he never used anyway ;)