Woodturning Essentials - Octagon Method For Perfect Spheres
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My last video started with turning a perfect sphere then moving on to make it more artsy. However, I received many questions about how to turn a sphere. So, in this video, I'm slowing down and graphically illustrating the sphere turning process.
Three measures are critical:
1. Diameter - as measured on the work piece.
2. Octagon corners - 0.293 x the diameter
3. Octagon sides - 0.414 x the diameter.
Between the octagon method and simple cup center faceplates, anyone can easily master woodturning perfect spheres either as an end woodturning project or as a component to a more complex project.
After viewing this video go back one week to the previous video.
Enjoy!
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