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1 StainlessSteelTravelMugLiner2 FinishedTravelMug
Travel Mug
Stainless Steel Travel Mug Instructions
TheTravelMugrequiresbothspindleturningandhollowingskills.Whilealotoftheinteriorwastecanberemovedbydrilling,youmustbeabletocompletetheinteriordiameteroftheblankusinglathechisels.You’llneedafaceplateorchuckformountingtheblanksoyoucanhollowinfromoneend(achuckissignificantlyeaisiertouse).Readthroughallinstructionsbeforestartingthisproject.
Becauseofthelargeblanksizethisprojectcallsfor,it’slikelyyou’llhavetogluematerialuptoachievetherequireddimensions.Youcandothisbygluingmaterialfacetofaceorbycreatingastaveassembly.
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MaTerIal lIST WxDxH WoodBlank 35⁄8"x35⁄8"x7" 27⁄8"ForstnerBit 21⁄8"ForstnerBit Tape Glue
Note: The finished mug shown was constructed using the stave construction medthod on page 2.
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Face-To-Face ConstructionThisisagreatopportunitytousesmallpiecesofscrapandcreateauniquemugbyusingcontrastingwoods.Whenpreparingablankbygluingpiecesfacetofacebecertain,beforegluing,thateachgluesurfaceisdeadflat.Clampthematerialandallowittodryovernight.Fig. 1.Beforeturningthisblankusethebandsawortablesawtocutoffthecorners.
Stave ConstructionInordertogetthecorrectinsideandoutsidedimensionsforturningthemug,materialusedforstaveconstructionshouldbeatleast7/8"thick.
1.Eachoftheeightstaves,cutat22.5degrees,mustbe17⁄16"widefromlongpointtolongpoint.
2.Assembleeachhalfbylayingthestaves,longpointtolongpoint,onstripsofmaskingtape.Fig. 2.
3.Applygluetothejointsanduseadditionalmaskingtapetodrawthehalf-sectionclosed.Fig. 3 and 4.
Letthegluedry.
4.Aftertheglueisdryremovethemaskingtapeandtestthefinaltwojoints.Theyshouldcloseseamlessly.Fig. 5.Iftheydon’t,gentlysandthehalf-sectiononapieceofsandpaperlaidonthetablesaw.Fig. 6.
5.Oncethejointsclose,gluethetwohalf-sectionstogether.Fig. 7.
6.Aftertheglueisdryremovethemaskingtapeandcuteachendoftheblanksquareusingthemitersaw.
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7.Cutapadofsolidwoodforeachend.Dothisbytracingtheoctagonalendontoaboardandcuttingtothelinesonthebandsaw.
8.GluethepadsontoeachendoftheblankusingCA(cyanoacrylate)glue.Fig. 8.
Getting Started-Faceplate1.Centerthefaceplateontheendof
theblankandsecureitwithscrews.Usesheetmetalscrews,whichhavedeepthreadsandwillgetagoodbiteontheblank.
2.Threadthefaceplateontotheheadstock.
3.Positionthelivecenteragainsttailstockendoftheblank.
4.Turntheblankround.
5.Carefullypartoffthepadonthetailstockendoftheblank.
Getting Started-Chuck1.Markoutcentersoneachendofthe
blank.Mountitbetweenthespurcenterandtailstock.Fig. 9.
2.Turntheblankround.Fig. 10.
3.Makeatenonontheheadstockendoftheblankthatwillfitintothejawsofyourchuck.Fig. 11.
4.Removetheblankfromthelathe,replacethespurcenterwiththechuck,andmounttheblankinthechuck.
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Turning The Mug SleeveAnymaterialyoucandrilloutoftheblankwillsimplifythehollowingprocess.Thisstepiseasiestwith27⁄8"and21⁄8"Forstnerbits.Ifyoudon’thavethesebits,drillthelargestholeyoucanandhollowtherestwithalathechisel.
1. Mountthe27⁄8"Forstnerbitinadrillchuckinthetailstock.Becertaintoreducethespeedofthelathetoanrpmsuitableforthebit.
2. Bore11⁄4"intotheendoftheblank.Takeiteasyfeedingthebitin.Drillingendgrain,especiallywiththislargebit,buildsupheat.Excessheatcandestroyyourbitandyourblank.Fig. 12.
3. Switchtothe21⁄8"bit.Drillahole6"deepfromtheendoftheblank,43⁄4"beyondthebottomofthefirsthole.
4. Slidethetailstockoutoftheway.Younowhavetwoholes,stepped,insidetheblank.
5. Hollowtheblankby“connectingthedots”fromthestepatthebottomofthelargediameterholetothebottomofthe21⁄8"hole.Usearoundnosescraperorsimilarhollowingtool.Stopthelathefrequentlytocheckthefitbetweenthemuginsertandthehole.Theinsertmustslipinallthewayuptotherolledoverliponthemuginsert.
6. Whentheinsertslidesallthewayintotheblank,makeamark3/8"downfromtheendoftheblank.Useapartingtotoolcutarabbetuptothisline,makingalipthatwillfitundertherolledoverliponthemuginsert.Fig. 13.Beconservativewithyourcuts,doingfrequentfittests.Iftheinsertwon’tseatallthewayinmakecertainit’snotbeingrestrictedbytheholeinsidetheblankbeforeremovingtoomuchmaterialfromtherabbet.
7. Whentheinsertfullyseatsintotheblank,markoutthebottomoftheturning.Dothisbyaccuratelymeasuringthedepthoftheholeintheblank,add3/8",andplaceapartinglineontheblankatthispoint.Parttotheleftofthislinetodefinethebottomofthemug.
8. Useapartingtoolandcaliperstosettheoutsidediameterofthebaseofthemug.Setthecalipersto25⁄8".Fig. 14.
9. Shapetheoutsideoftheblank.Turnthetopsoittransitionsnicelyintothestainlesssteelinsertlip.Gentlytapertheblankfromtoptobottomandaddbeadsandcovesasyoulike.Beawareofthewallthicknesssoyoudon’tcutthrough.Fig. 15.
10.Sandandfinishtheturning.Polyurethaneisanexcellentchoiceoffinishforthisproject,asitholdsuptodampenvironments.
11.Parttheblankfromthelathe.
12.WithabeadofCAglueinsidethelipoftheinsert,pushthewoodenblankinplace.Fig. 21.Allowthegluetodry.
13. Onastaveconstructedblankyoucanleavetheholeinthebottomoftheblank,filltheholewithepoxy,orturnaplugtofillthehole.Onasolidblankyou’llhaveasolidbottomifyouaccuratelylocatedthepartinglocationinStep7.
Hardware to complete this project is available from Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. Call 1-800-279-4441 or visit www.rockler.com
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