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   rslatm | Oct 08, 2003 11:20am | #1

   I recall the article but can't remember exactly when. I don't think it gave much more than a mention of the technique used so I don't think the article is going to shed any more light than you already know.
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   JoeE | Oct 12, 2003 04:53pm | #7

   Rick

   Looks like there are now two of us with the "old age" creeping up.  At least I qualify for the "old" with more gray than brown on top.  If you have a flash from the past please pass it on, I will do the same.

   Thanks

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   rslatm | Oct 12, 2003 09:19pm | #8

   Have a book called "Turning Wood into Art" that has a piece by Hans Joachim Weissflog that looks like the type of piece that was mentioned in the the FWW article. Concentric rings on the outside with concentric rings running perpindicular on the inside. Came up with issue 91 but only mentioned his name and showed a small picture of a similar ring piece but my guess freezing it in water would be the way to turn it. As I recall the article on made mention of the technique so just go ahead and experiment. I would venture to say that the inner rings would be turned first then freeze it with water to hold the inner rings together and turn the outer rings.

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   adrienne4468 | Oct 08, 2003 07:31pm | #2

   This is a real interesting concept. I have never heard of turning in ice before. If anyone can come up with something on this I would be real interested in trying it. I may even experiment with this myself.

   tony

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   rslatm | Oct 08, 2003 08:57pm | #3

   It's not really ice turning. The ice was used to keep the delicatewood form from breaking.  I was impressed at his unique problem solving to a unique situation.

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   adrienne4468 | Oct 08, 2003 09:54pm | #4

   Yes I did understand the concept of what the ice was being used for and was also impressed with the problem solving involved. I saw a guy set down into a hole a 30 ton press using ice and melting it in a controlled way to set the machine. I was also impressed with his problem solving skills.

   Tony

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   forestgirl | Oct 08, 2003 11:12pm | #5

   Just for fun, I Googled on "turning+lathe+ice" -- found a whole bunch of companies that sell both lathes and ice tongs, LOL!  Sorry, no technical info on "ice turning."

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   jagwah | Oct 09, 2003 12:55am | #6

   http://www.wawa.com.au/hints.htm

   here's a web site

   
   

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