Another strong turnout for our August monthly meeting.  

Club President Joe Payne opened the meeting with a few new member introductions.  He highlighted a few additional club news items. 

As of the meeting, three of the four lathes to be sold are gone.  As of this writing, the fourth is now committed to be picked up.  The club shop is finally looking less crowded.

The new Powermatic 3520B lathe now sits comfortably in the shop and works great.

The annual club Christmas Party will be held December 3rd, 2019 in the banquet room right here in the Riverside Community Center.  Food arrangements and per-plate prices will be announced in the next month or so.  We're planning to arrange for some raffle prizes or even a silent auction to raise money for the club.  More details to follow.

Club T-Shirts are now available for purchase at club meetings or directly from the online store at the club website.  Cost is $ 10.00 each for active members.  We have M, L, XL, and 2XL sizes available.  Shipping is available.

There are still several pieces of free wood available donated by both members and non-members.  Help yourselves at any club meeting.

Club Treasurer Dan Alvo gave his financial summary and the meeting moved on to show-and-tell followed by the featured presenter.

August Open Shop Day

August 17th, 2019

Open shop Saturday went off without a hitch this month.  Pin Vazquez worked on a large deep bowl.  Fred Hecklau continued working a bowl he started from home.  John Gerald spent time bouncing from woodturner to woodturner offering his usual sage wisdom.

Dan Alvo and myself helped newer members with pen turning and the finer points (get it?) of tool sharpening.

We also spent some time admiring the new display cabinet in the hallway.  Dan Alvo will cut and donate some nice acrylic shelves to hold items in the cabinet.

Phil Edilla
Turning A Sphere

Club Secretary Phil Edilla offered the club a demonstration of using a radius turning jig to turn a sphere.  The jig uses a small carbide tip and swivels on a stationary base.  Because the jig is stationary to the wood piece, the curvature of a sphere quickly appears as the carbide tip is rotated left and right.

Phil was able to show how to prepare a blank for sphere cutting, mounting up the jig and how simple the jig makes the task of turning a perfect sphere.