Bandsaw a wooden ball? - Woodworking Talk

woodnthings · 11-21-2009, 03:27 AM

You thought it couldn't be done:

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

No lathe needed!

bill
BTW At the end of all YouTube videos are links to other interesting related videos, if you wait until it ends and then click on an image in the bar below.....

cabinetman · 11-21-2009, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by woodnthings

You thought it couldn't be done. bill

I never thought that.

But, I know it takes longer than 1.47 minutes.

oregoncarver · 11-21-2009, 11:05 AM

I think someone had to much spare time, very interesting it was.
Me, I just make them on the lathe.

woodnthings · 11-21-2009, 05:09 PM

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

bill

schnitz · 11-22-2009, 12:52 PM

I'd like to see someone do a ball in a cage using only a band saw. That would take some skill (I'll note that watching that one was well above my skill too...).

In a while, Chet.

cabinetman · 11-23-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by schnitz

I'd like to see someone do a ball in a cage using only a band saw. That would take some skill (I'll note that watching that one was well above my skill too...).

In a while, Chet.

You mean like this:
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schnitz · 11-23-2009, 04:19 PM

!!!! How in the.... I'm not even going to ask. I'll just state for the record that that takes some SERIOUS skill. I'm amazed. Simply amazed.

In a while, Chet.

Old Skhool · 11-23-2009, 04:30 PM

What's interesting is how perfectly formed the ball is, but how roughly hewn the cage is.

TS3660 · 11-24-2009, 11:56 AM

Is running a lathe backwards like that normal?