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Lazy Susan

Postby Woodbloke » 22 Feb 2019, 10:48

Just this minute finished off and assembled our Lazy Susan which proved 'difficult' :evil: and time consuming to make.

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The inlay is a random geometric confection of all sorts of different timbers that I've accumulated and include the root of a Laurier Canelle tree, an extinct wood from St. Lucia which forms the main 'X'. Also around the rim are inlaid Bog Oak, Ebony, Walnut, Holly, Rosewood, Haze (the yellow stuff) from Japan and Bog Yew. the main body is turned from English Oak and has a diameter of 430mm, so it had to be turned in reverse on the lathe. The inlaid circular rim is in English Walnut. As it's going to be in daily use, it's been finished with three coats of Osmo satin - Rob
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby TrimTheKing » 22 Feb 2019, 10:58

Very nice Rob. How does it spin...?
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Malc2098 » 22 Feb 2019, 11:16

Nice!
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Mike G » 22 Feb 2019, 11:41

I've only ever seen Lazy Susans on round tables. Is your table quite a wide one, Rob?
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby 9fingers » 22 Feb 2019, 12:39

TrimTheKing wrote:Very nice Rob. How does it spin...?


Round and round? :lol:

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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby TrimTheKing » 22 Feb 2019, 13:10

9fingers wrote:
TrimTheKing wrote:Very nice Rob. How does it spin...?


Round and round? :lol:

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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Dalboy » 22 Feb 2019, 13:20

I like it. :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

A very good idea for using up all of the odd pieces that you have laying around. all the joints look to be nice and tight.
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Woodbloke » 22 Feb 2019, 14:04

Mike G wrote:I've only ever seen Lazy Susans on round tables. Is your table quite a wide one, Rob?

Thanks chaps.

Mike, the table is 1.1m wide and the Lazy Susan is 430mm dia, so there's plenty of room in the width, also there was some initial 'humming n'hahhig' from SWIMBO when we were 'discussing' the eventual size.

Dalboy wrote:I like it. :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

A very good idea for using up all of the odd pieces that you have laying around. all the joints look to be nice and tight.


It was too large for the swing of my lathe so the headstock had to be spun through 90deg so that it could be turned; this meant of course that the tool rest wouldn't reach the far side, so it had to be turned in reverse. The hollow on the underside for the base was routed out on the bench, as was the depression for the inlay as it was the only way that I could guarantee that they'd be flat.
The trickiest bit, believe it or not, was sourcing a small quantity (8) of chunky 13mm round head screws but my local hardware shard came up a winner, whereas all the 'sheds were a big fat zip :( - Rob
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Mike G » 22 Feb 2019, 14:13

The usual way is with ball bearings or marbles, running in matching tracks.
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Woodbloke » 22 Feb 2019, 15:17

Mike G wrote:The usual way is with ball bearings or marbles, running in matching tracks.

The bearing I used was this this one from the old firm - Rob
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Re: Lazy Susan

Postby Phil » 23 Feb 2019, 15:41

Dalboy wrote:I like it. :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

A very good idea for using up all of the odd pieces that you have laying around. all the joints look to be nice and tight.



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