As noted in post #3, you have indeed considered and addressed many things. The probability of having an excellent result seems very high. Best of luck!
As noted in post #3, you have indeed considered and addressed many things. The probability of having an excellent result seems very high. Best of luck!
Richard in Wimberley
More thanks to all your help with this endeavor. I believe you Richard, I have a good probability of sucess on this build.
Its been a labor of passion
Steve, thanks for the encouragment, You Too Chris
I might just cancel my plans on Saturday and just sit at my computer waiting to see the pics. How long will it take to dry before you can use it?
After casting the concrete it will have to "cure" for at least a day or so before removing the forms. The longer the better, and I wont put any stress on it for a week at least. That means vibrations of any sort.
After I cast the headstock it will be a few days to set up for the second pour (the body of the machine) and a few days after that for the final pour (The foot).
Concrete is measured at a 28 day strength value so I wont be turning wood for a few weeks at best.
Ready to go upside down..
Got to button it up first
Up side down... one side done..
Last edited by Mark Norman; 05-03-2009 at 8:47 PM.
Place concrete here...
Last edited by Mark Norman; 05-02-2009 at 11:42 PM.
looking good, im excited for the concrete.
Uploading pics but its not real exciting...like watchin paint dry now..
I just hope it works like I expect it to. Stay tuned for the pics.
Looking at this tree with a diffrent perspective
This is me and cricket the horse...sweet animal...
Wow! Now you wait for the cure??
This has been a great project!
Blessings, Steve
Ever since I started turning, I started to go up to trees and smell them, touch them and visualize what I could do with them. The vortex is affecting you quite a bit if your doing the same thing.
What do you estimate your lathe to weigh in at?
Did you use a vibrator as you filled the form?
If it ain't broke...fix it anyways...that's why you told your wife you needed all those tools.
My gramps' fav.....If you don't stop, you won't be stuck.
Oh......and most importantly........I am 362 miles mostly south and a little east of Steve Schlumpf.Support the Creekfor only .0164 cents / day
As the man who fell off the top of a 20 story building was heard to say on the way down, "So far, so good".
Richard in Wimberley