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We are one of the few places where you can get "rope" turnings. Our technique allows us to create nearly any "rope" design from a mere 1 1/2 inch diameter, all the way up to 13 inches in diameter. And right or left handed rotations are available. See our Youtube video links below of one "rope" turning project.
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When turning large, slender, columns, we will often build a staved blank to work with. Our machining process creates 8 identical parts that are assembled using an interlocking cut, creating a long. hollow octagonal cylindrical shape. After glue and sufficient clamping time, we place a temporary plug in each end that allows us to fix the blank into our lathe for turning.
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Pictured is a 15 foot version of a staved column in the process of machining.
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An additional capability that we use often in our lathe work is the ability to flute and bead a lathe turning to any profile. Pictured is a turning that displays both a small, straight fluted section coupled with a much longer curved, beaded section.
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