woodworking:woodturning:dropspindles
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| + | * [balancing](woodworking: | ||
| + | * [hook alignment](woodworking: | ||
| + | * [how to choose weight](woodworking: | ||
| + | * [Golding RingSpindles](woodworking: | ||
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| Drop spindles come in (at least) 2 basic types: | Drop spindles come in (at least) 2 basic types: | ||
| * supported (pointed end above whorl, typically held in a bowl and spun as a bottom-whorl spindle) | * supported (pointed end above whorl, typically held in a bowl and spun as a bottom-whorl spindle) | ||
| - | * suspended (hooked end above whorl spun as a top-whorl | + | * suspended (hooked end above whorl) |
| + | * top-whorl | ||
| + | * bottom-whorl (whorl at other end of shaft from hook) | ||
| These come in many shapes and sizes but the basic important bits are: | These come in many shapes and sizes but the basic important bits are: | ||
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| Shafts are simplest when made from 3/8" dowels (birch, cherry, walnut; oak is very open-grain and thus a bit grabby). | Shafts are simplest when made from 3/8" dowels (birch, cherry, walnut; oak is very open-grain and thus a bit grabby). | ||
| - | **TABLE of wood-diameter** | ||
| - | also | + | | dowel-wood | D-nominal | D-actual | 9" weight | 12" weight | |
| + | | birch | 3/8" | 0.365 | 10.75g | 13.9g | | ||
| + | | walnut| 3/8" | 0.380 | ? | 14.1g | | ||
| - | **TABLE of wood-weight for 3/ | ||
| ## Supported spindles | ## Supported spindles | ||
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