Once or twice a year I get access to a lathe to do some turning projects. Last summer I took a first swing at making a travel brush that is designed to fit into a largish pill bottle (roughly 84mm x 44mm ID). That is the brush on the right. After taking it on a few trips I identified a few things that could be better.
So for this whack at the piñata, I changed a few design details and tried again. Final results shown below. The spalted magnolia is a regular handle that I did for warm-up. The rosewood (far left) validated the changes, but exposed some issues, while the cherry (2nd left actually had all the final details executed per the modified plan. So I loaded a Maggard 20mm synth into the handle and will take it for a spin tomorrow. Along the way several other pieces blew apart - tolerances were a little tight given that the goal was to fit an up to 32mm diameter soap stick inside a handle that itself fits within a 44mm diameter pill bottle. But a spalted magnolia separated so cleanly into 2 halves that I glued it back together and may try to finish it. Or maybe combine it with a cherry top whose bottom blew into about 4 pieces.
So for this whack at the piñata, I changed a few design details and tried again. Final results shown below. The spalted magnolia is a regular handle that I did for warm-up. The rosewood (far left) validated the changes, but exposed some issues, while the cherry (2nd left actually had all the final details executed per the modified plan. So I loaded a Maggard 20mm synth into the handle and will take it for a spin tomorrow. Along the way several other pieces blew apart - tolerances were a little tight given that the goal was to fit an up to 32mm diameter soap stick inside a handle that itself fits within a 44mm diameter pill bottle. But a spalted magnolia separated so cleanly into 2 halves that I glued it back together and may try to finish it. Or maybe combine it with a cherry top whose bottom blew into about 4 pieces.