Presentation: Dave Dunn

‘Turning a bowl without a chuck’

Dave used a variety of tools to turn a hollow form and a bowl during the demonstration. A number of faceplates would be used to turn these objects without a chuck.

A dremel tool with a flexible shaft and grinding / sanding bits was used for the final trimming of the nub left after reversing the turning. The bowl and hollow forms were held firmly against a padded arbor to turn off the base that had the faceplate screw holes.

Finished hollow form turned with this technique.

Dave is working on the outside of the hollow form attached to a faceplate at its base.

Parting off the hollow form ‘above the screws’

This arbor has a disc from a router pad on its end to protect the inside of the bowl as it is reversed to have its foot area finish turned.

Here you see the waste block that held the bowl to the faceplate. The waste block will have to be turned away before the foot can be finish turned.

The live center in the tailstock must have a ‘cup’ center to avoid splitting the post left from the waste block.

Finishing the foot through sanding what can be reached with this mounting. Next the post will be snapped off and the area dressed and sanded with the dremel tool.