Pepper Mill on the Rotary Jig

[SteveNelson46]

Well, the plan worked. I started with a 2 3/4" square blank and cut the top and bottom parts to length from it. Then, on the lathe, I drilled the holes and turned a double ended plug to hold the top and bottom together and a jam chuck to fill the bottom hole. The jam chuck was inserted and trimmed to create a overall length of 9 1/8". The finished height is 7 7/8".

[mtylerfl]

Fantastic, Steve! Great work and very nice outcome!

[SteveNelson46]

Thanks Michael.

[Foggycarver]

Yes! that is a great job and alot of good problem solving on how to hold the work piece.

[SteveNelson46]

Thanks Foggycarver. I made 3 attempts before I finally got the one I was satisfied with. Mostly getting the top joint and the bottom length in the right locations. The one shown in the pictures is just the prototype made from a redwood 4 X 4. Fairly cheep wood to practice with.

[fwharris]

Steve,

Great job sir! Now you lathe guys need to show us non lathe guys some tricks!

[SteveNelson46]

Steve,

Great job sir! Now you lathe guys need to show us non lathe guys some tricks!

Floyd,

I guess you could use the Rotary Jig to carve the plug and the jam chuck but, it might take a few trial and error attempts. They have to fit really snuggly. It would also depend on the accuracy of the drilled holes (wobble). I drilled mine on the lathe but, you could use a drill press. Also, I made notes as I progressed through the trial and error process and if anyone is interested I will post them. Oh, btw, thank you for your kind words.

[fwharris]

Floyd,

I guess you could use the Rotary Jig to carve the plug and the jam chuck but, it might take a few trial and error attempts. They have to fit really snuggly. It would also depend on the accuracy of the drilled holes (wobble). I drilled mine on the lathe but, you could use a drill press. Also, I made notes as I progressed through the trial and error process and if anyone is interested I will post them. Oh, btw, thank you for your kind words.

Yes please share your notes!!!

[Foggycarver]

It is nice to work the lathe and the carver at the same time. It's really neat to see how each can compliment a project and have it come together. I'm glad to see this Steve, I don't think i could ever give up the lathe but the machine can do so much more with putting patterns on a work piece to make it even more special. How long did it take to carve Steve?

[SteveNelson46]

It is nice to work the lathe and the carver at the same time. It's really neat to see how each can compliment a project and have it come together. I'm glad to see this Steve, I don't think i could ever give up the lathe but the machine can do so much more with putting patterns on a work piece to make it even more special. How long did it take to carve Steve?

About 4 hours carving time on optimal setting.