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Frisbee?

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Just an idle curiousity...
Yesterday, I was flipping over a platter and realized it was a muscle memory motion born of years of playing Frisbee. I was curious if anyone has turned a frisbee.
Seems like it would work and fly reasonably well (in grass fields, not in parking lots!).
Opinions, comments?

PS to moderators - Is this off topic? Please move if needed.
 
Wooden Frisbee

KEW said:
I was curious if anyone has turned a frisbee.
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I don't see why it wouldn't work. But with my Frisbee skill level, catching one with my forehead would be a distinct, and likely very painful, possibility 🙄 I'd have to wear my full faceshield while playing catch.
 
KEW said:
Just an idle curiousity...
Yesterday, I was flipping over a platter and realized it was a muscle memory motion born of years of playing Frisbee. I was curious if anyone has turned a frisbee.
Seems like it would work and fly reasonably well (in grass fields, not in parking lots!).
Opinions, comments?

PS to moderators - Is this off topic? Please move if needed.
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Sounds to me like you could be opening a whole little niche market for yourself! When will the prototype be ready?

Jim
 
In '04 our turning club had a challenge to turn something that flies by human power alone. What else would anyone turn but frisbees? About 10 of them were turned, and brought to the August meeting for a "fly-in" competition:
http://www.crwoodturner.com/gallery/area51
 
This was also a turning challenge for the Umpqua Woodturners of Roseburg, OR. The one I wanted to do, but didn't for lack of time would be several layers of model airplane plywood 1/16 thick and maybe 1 inch high, laminated together to form the rim, and a 1/2 inch piece of baltic burch to form the top. By using the plywood, you would eliminate grain orientation problems that will result in warping and movement, and impact cracking when hitting the ground.
robo hippy
 
Barbara, a couple of them did quite well I remember but another one received damage on it's maiden flight. I kept a very safe distance from the action, with a tree between myself and the throwers.
 
One of my club members, Mark Susi, turns them with acrylic sections that go all the way through. He's made 'mini' ones as trophies for tournaments as well as full size ones that fly quite well. Does all this on his old and trusty Shopsmith lathe with just a couple of tools. Kind of makes me wonder why I spend all the money I do on this 'hobby'. He's demonstrated how he does the acrylic work a couple of times for us, and would probably be interested in showing others as well.

Walt Bennett
President, Mid-Maryland Woodturner's Club
 
Ken, that must have been great fun. I loved to toss a frisbee in the olden days....

Wooden frisbees, huh, why is it that the name Oddjob keeps coming to mind?
 
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