How To Turn Sphere On Wood Lathe

WOOD magazines Brian Simmons shows you how to turn a perfect sphere out of wood.

How to turn sphere on wood lathe. The sphere now is fixed into the tailstock by a revolving wooden lathe center which has a slight inner rounding to prevent the work piece from denting. Checking it at a few different angles. With the main diameter turned to the right size and turning it so the guide fits snugly around the curve I should have a sphere.

Turning a ball on a wood lathe is done using a parting tool to mark off where the ball will end and the ball should be formed from the center down to the sh. Put a scrap piece of wood in the chuck on the lathe and turned down it down until it is a tight fit and used it as a plug for the hole. Ad At Surplex you will find used machinery and industry equipment at best prices.

If youre starting with rough wood use a roughing gouge to cut the wood down. Rounding the cylinder into a sphere can be done with a variety of gouges or with a hefty skew. A circle drawn on a piece of card stock is taped to the platform centered under the workpiece.

Now I turn the work piece towards the clearly visible shape of the sphere. At this point you can begin to remove waste to approximate a rough sphere Figure 6. Online Ferrari engine carved from wood.

Online DIY Wood toys for kids. To turn the sphere you remove wood appropriately until the shadow fits inside the circle. Begin by removing the excess wood at the corner of the cylinder.

Sam Angelo shares his process for turning a near perfect sphere on the lathe. I like to start with a 34 shallow spindle gouge sharpened with a fingernail grind. Turn a cylindrical blank with approximately the same diameter across the length of the workpiece Figures 4 and 5.