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   oldusty | Sep 04, 2006 10:34pm | #1

          You can also use a Vee block with the BS or TS , depending on the profile .

                   good   luck         dusty 

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   UnclePablo | Sep 04, 2006 10:40pm | #2

   Jim,

   One technique is to glue-up your turning blanks with a piece of paper at the glue line. Using yellow glue, the paper will provide a release for the two halves after the piece is turned. Just a rap with a chisel and mallet should separate it.

   Now be CAREFUL. If we are talking about larger diameters use another method. Knock off the corners before you start turning and go at a slow RPM to start. On the ends I like to screw a plywood plate to the blank so the lathe centers aren't acting like a wedge pushing the halves apart.

   I works great, give it a shot.

   -Paul

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   JiminFla | Sep 05, 2006 01:36am | #4

   That sounds like the way to go.  The plywood ends will help keep the two pieces together.  Thanks!

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   THintz | Sep 05, 2006 09:34am | #5

   I've had very good luck using plain newspaper between the pieces, glued with common yellow glue as mentioned earlier. I also try to make the blank large enough that I can turn a tenon and then hold it in my chuck to help make sure it stays together. I've never had one even start to come apart but wold caution you to let the glue dry overnight so you don't turn your way down to still-wet glue towards the middle of the blank.Tom Hintz

   Because there is always more to learn!

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   DustyGeorge | Sep 04, 2006 10:42pm | #3

   Suggest you use two pieces of wood.  Glue them together with a sheet of heavy kraft paper at the centerline.  Then use a chisel to split them after finishing the turning.

   Good Luck,

   George

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   BigK | Sep 06, 2006 09:39am | #6

   One time I needed to have a couple of 8' porch posts sawn in half for a victorian porch renovation job. The shop that we contacted to do the sawing used a 24" bandsaw with a powerfeeder. The owner said that I should build a couple of 3-sided plywood boxes with ends to put the turned posts into snugly. We put a couple of screws into the ends on either side (obviously away from the cuts) and the smooth sided carriers made the whole job go real slick. With the power feeder it only took a couple of minutes each.

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   JiminFla | Sep 06, 2006 07:52pm | #7

   Thanks for your comment.  My turnings will be a lot smaller, but it's good to know that it works so well.

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   BossCrunk | Sep 06, 2006 08:47pm | #8

   Put heavy rubberbands on the end of the glued-up blanks as just a bit of insurance.  Move them around as you turn if you need to.

   These things can come apart on you.  Makes for an interesting day.