Florida Don Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Well........ I bought a mini lathe yesterday - so I thought I'd try it out today. Never used one before. The purpose is to make masters for molds I am making. Here is what I messed with and the poured worm results. The worms are a little shorter than the master, because I had to clean out the fill hole in the mold and went too deep. Hey, that is what prototyping is all about. The master is 2 7/8" long - approx 1/2" diameter in the middle and 1/4" diameter on the ends. It was all done just goofing around - nothing particular in mind. Just learning what each chisel did. I had a lot of fun doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Those look pretty cool to me, what do you call them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Don Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Thanks. No name as I was just goofing around. Perhaps I should call them Goofy Little Worms - yep, that should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Those are really different; I like them. They look like those big white worms they eat in Austrialia. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Those are really different; I like them. They look like those big white worms they eat in Austrialia. Or in a bottle of Tequila Nice work Don, I'm sure the next ones you "turn out" will be even sweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Good one Mike. Maybe that's where he got the idea;lol. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Nice original bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 They look interesting, -you just never know what the next hot bait will be -look at the Senko! think I'll take out the scultping putty out later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Don Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Mike, HA HA - nice play on words "turn out". Was that before or after you got to the tequila? Thanks for all the comments guys. This is too much like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TightLine Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Is that master from wood? One of my other hobbies is turning (big stuff) and I tried making a master from wood but it wasn't hard enough for the kind of detail I was after. My next try will be with corian or plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Don Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yes, the master is from wood - just birch dowel. I am trying some oak dowel but it appears to be too hard. This is all a learning experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I always use clear pine. It's much easier to work with and once you seal it properly it's plenty hard enough to use as a master. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
