end grain plattters

[Olaf Vogel]

I did 4 of these last winter. Maple cut in late fall.
They are still drying out, in the cold cellar. So far no cracks and looking good
<fingers crossed>

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I know there are guidelines for the size of chuck jaws relative to diameter - and for sure I've violated those...well, I used the biggest I had and it worked!

Olaf

[Curtis Myers]

I'm very intrigued by your lathe.

[daryl moses]

They are huge!! Hope they behave their selves.

[Doug Ladendorf]

Looks like fun. I would love an update once they have gotten to the finishing stage. Great vintage machinery Olaf.

Doug

[William C Rogers]

Platters are huge and very nice. I'm just as impressed with your lathe. Two WOWS!

[Olaf Vogel]

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Here's a different view. This one is still drying as well. 3/4" thick, but wax covered on both sides.
I weight them periodically and they're getting lighter. Slowly...

I'm breaking quite a few of the accepted rules. But that's the fun part. See how far I can push that.
in the past, my largest ones were about 20"

hopefully they work out.

[Tom Brouillette]

How big is the motor on your lathe?

[charlie knighton]

thanks for sharing

[Thomas Canfield]

Good luck. Never tried any end grain of that size. There are no cold cellars in tis area and my end grain pieces check bad. Impressive if it works.

[Edward Weingarden]

What kind of wax did you put on them?

[Olaf Vogel]

What kind of wax did you put on them?

The usual anchor seal

How big is the motor on your lathe?

i think it was still 3 hp when I did these. upgraded to 7.5 around that time. No stalling anymore. 😅

[Bob Bergstrom]

Interesting idea. Cutting across the end grain instead of in to it has to be a little easier. Sanding the end grain can't be too much fun. Is that a transmission gear shifter I see behind the pulleies. What's the speed range on that combination?

[Olaf Vogel]

Interesting idea. Cutting across the end grain instead of in to it has to be a little easier. Sanding the end grain can't be too much fun.

I have an old 6" rotary sander, very powerful. Start with very rough (24 - 40 grit) and work from there. Its not too bad.
I put the lathe into very low speed mode so its doing about 10 rpm while I power sand. Messy though.

Is that a transmission gear shifter I see behind the pulleies. What's the speed range on that combination?

Yup - its an old Jeep tranny from the 60's. 3 spd. no idea on the range.