If I were wanting to do some piercing how thick should the wood (maple) be? I think I've heard 1/8", but would 1/4" or 3/16" be too thick?
Depends on several things. Tool(s)? - air turbine (40-50k rpm) - only for very thin, delicate piercing. Dremel type (slower rpm) will work on thicker, larger, more open piercing - but, harder to control and usually a PITA to control. See John Lucas' post.If I were wanting to do some piercing how thick should the wood (maple) be? I think I've heard 1/8", but would 1/4" or 3/16" be too thick?
OK, then if I proceed I should look for a pneumatic set up.
Unless you buy an extremely high end / high torque unit the majority of the micromoters on the market don't have enough torque and will stall (depending on wood thickness) and most likely shut off frequently. Your Foredom probably has a 1/3 or 1/4hp motor and would be better, but its lower speed will want to follow the grain and be harder to control and the shaft is not flexible enough for comfortable and controllable cuts. My 2¢.I was thinking I might buy the micromoter, but right now all I have is a Fordam. I wouldn't get to piercing this before January so there's some time to sort that out. I started thinking about piercing only because I've never been this thin before.
Follow up question. How do you handle finishes when piercing?
Do you apply the finish coatings before or after the piercing? (I assume after). If you pierce first and then finish how do you coat the edges of the pierced areas? Spray? Wipe on?
Ms. Donna, I'm new so....would I be out of line to ask you how you're texturing. I've viewed your work with kind of a dumbness/headshake.....
What kind of wood would you folks recommend for turning 1/16" thick?
What's the best wood for piercing?
My Son and I loaded about half a pickup of this today. He said his cows licked the tree to death about a year ago...
I think it's salt cedar.Looks like juniper to me!
Looks like Eastern Red Cedar to me. I still have at least a half dozen logs in my shed that look just like those you showed. Here is an anniversary gift made in 2014 from ERC.....and it has piercing on the sapwood.What kind of wood would you folks recommend for turning 1/16" thick?
What's the best wood for piercing?
My Son and I loaded about half a pickup of this today. He said his cows licked the tree to death about a year ago...
Eastern cedar does turn brown.was wondering if the red turns brown
The original YouTube post had an attached file containing details of the piercing system. This file is no longer there. Does anyone have a copy of the file or know how to contact Glynn Cox?Mark, this is one of the best YouTube videos I watched when I was starting. Glynn Cox “Piercing on the cheap”. Note Captain Eddy has a video with the same title.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8Zh_pI-tU
Interesting ... I assume the name was on there when you bought it (not your doing). My business name since 1982 was Wood 'N' Things.
HereThe original YouTube post had an attached file containing details of the piercing system. This file is no longer there. Does anyone have a copy of the file or know how to contact Glynn Cox?