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Has Anyone tried using a handball with a course scotch brite pad? I have a hard time getting the sand paper to sit right on the ball and thought a scotch brite pad might form to the ball a little better. If Anyone has tried this I would appreciate some feedback on the results, thanks, Norm.

Cut a round disc of 120 grit sandpaper (about the size of a quarter), slot the disc with 6 or 8 slots, use your dremel by going into the bowl about 1/4", then hand sand with 400 grit.
You could do that, or use a round file by going around the bowl, then sand.

baweaverpipes wrote:Cut a round disc of 120 grit sandpaper (about the size of a quarter), slot the disc with 6 or 8 slots, use your dremel by going into the bowl about 1/4", then hand sand with 400 grit.
You could do that, or use a round file by going around the bowl, then sand.

i'm going to try that sand paper trick

for making a slight chamfer at the top of the chamber I've been using one of these to make a clean edge
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00843WHYM/ref ... nkCode=asn

a hardball is maybe 2" in diameter? sounds like you're going for a wide bevel over the entire top of the bowl? would try it on a padded 5" sanding disc if you have one

or use a squash ball, with paper wrapped around.

I used to make custom fishing rods. In making grips from scratch I would make my own reamers from disgarded sections of rod blanks. Applied epoxy glue to them and then grit needed into the glue. Once set they worked better than commercially made reamers. The same could be done with wood balls in a selection of sizes to meet your needs.

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what did you use for the abrasive?

I would buy the abrasive from a rod parts supply like Mudhole or similar.

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I found a place called "The Rock Shop". They have abrasives in various grits for rock polishing. I ordered a selection I plan on gluing to various size wooden balls and testing.

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You know a lot of the experimenting and testing could be saved if you did the bevel before taking it off the lathe

You know a lot of the experimenting and testing could be saved if you did the bevel before taking it off the lathe

+1

btw Chris, congrats on 1000 posts.

Chas.

oklahoma red wrote:

You know a lot of the experimenting and testing could be saved if you did the bevel before taking it off the lathe

+1

btw Chris, congrats on 1000 posts.

Chas.

Woohoo 1000 posts!

Spoiled it

I use a 1" countersink mounted into the headstock of my lathe. My lathe is a variable speed 8/18 South Bend so I set the RPMs at around 400. I then hold the strummel in my hand, keep it parallel and square to the countersink and bevel the inner edge of the rim nice and slowly. You might practice a few times with a piece of scrap to make sure you have the sight lines right. Use two hands and set the bevel a little bit at a time.