204 - The 10-Minute Spinning Top - The Wood Whisperer
2013年6月21日 · Making a base for the tops makes a great place to hold, spin and show off your top on your desk. For choice of woods, the colored plywood from woodcraft, known as Spectrawood makes eye catching and popular tops. A lower center of gravity and you can get tops that spin for 1 to 2 minutes. A nice finish is EEE polish with Mylands turners finish.
How to make a Simple Spinning Top on a Wood Lathe - YouTube
In this video I go over some of the basics of making a wood spinning top on a lathe.
Creating A Spinning Top On A Wood Lathe: A Step-By-Step Guide
2024年2月22日 · To make a spinning top on a wood lathe, you will need a wood lathe machine, lathe chisels or gouges, a roughing gouge, a parting tool, and sandpaper. Additionally, you will need a lathe chuck or faceplate to securely hold the wood in place while you shape it.
How to make a spinning top on a lathe - Scovie Precision Turning
Here's how to make a spinning top using a CNC lathe, which is how I make most of my precision metal tops for sale in the Scovie top shop.
Homemade spinning tops—5 easy, fun ways to make your own tops
There are countless ways to make a spinning top. Many of them don’t require any particular skills. And many of them can be made with materials that you already have around your house or can easily obtain. Here are five do-it-yourself spin top projects that can be completed in less than an hour, but produce many hours of fun! Bottle cap top. A ...
Woodturning a Top on a Wood Lathe - YouTube
Demonstration of woodturning a top on a wood lathe. Andrew Glazebrook is a skilled Canadian professional and can turn whatever you need on a wood lathe. Here Andrew Glazebrook...
How to Make a Finger Top on the Lathe : 9 Steps - Instructables
Step 1: The Block. Get a block of wood. Size of block.: 4 X 2 in. If you are a beginner you might want to try using a bigger block. Find the center by making an X with the ruler. Step 2: Planing. Use the hand plane to shave the corners of the block. make sure that the block is clamped somewhere for easier planing and safety. Step 3: Lathing.
Woodturning | Lathe - Wooden Tops | Turning for Profit
Learn how to turn a spinning top. It's a quick project that can be made from some of the smaller pieces of wood lying around the shop or from local wood. They're easy to turn, make great gifts and are a good product to build your inventory.
Turning Tops | WoodWorkers Guild of America - wwgoa.com
Here’s a project you can do on the lathe that’s fun for you and fun for the recipients, too. Making tops is a great way to work on your turning skills, and once you get good at this, you’ll be able to turn them out in no time.
Woodturning a Singing Top | John Wolf - Highland Woodworking
I recently started making singing tops. These are tops that make a resonate note as they spin. I looked at several plans and made several variations before learning how to make my tops consistently sing well. The process I use is as follows: Start with a piece of fairly fine grained hard wood. Cherry, maple, poplar and similar woods work well.