Spindle Construction ~ Crude Developments

I came up with this visualising a developed idea of rotating my foam armature on a couple lazy Susans out of scrap lumber already lying around my shop.





After a while of looking at it, the foam loosening from under the t-nuts, I have wondered if it would work better if it were configured in a single, "open face" type of lathe set up on a vertical axis.

Creating a Spindle

I am creating a spindle upon which I can finish out the model for my egg-shaped containers. I bought two "lazy susans" which I will mount onto plywood. Took them down to the studio today after getting some more copper fittings for a plumbing job that I am doing on my own home. It's a good thing too. That painting I had hanging had come loose of its dowel, and so I had to go get a large sheet of styro-foam to tape it to a sized piece of that and cover it back up with plastic.

I know that the lazy susans are a cheap short-cut towards a more sophistcated lathe type bearing, but I don't intend to turn it at any notable speed I can't produce with my hand.

Pictures to follow on the next entry.