Wooden mugs

[Nbmartin]

New member from IL. Not sure how to post things yet, but I'll try a question. I like making wooden mugs,but not sure how to flatten a spot on the rings without doing all of them. Any help would be nice. Also, why doesn't Dewalt come with a lifting arm? Tired of hen pecking, gotta go.

Thanks

[EIEIO]

Are you flattening a spot to attach a handle? How about using a Forstner bit to cut a flat circle?

[Becky]

Maybe flatten the individual rings before gluing them together?  Just be careful with alignment.  Or perhaps a dremel with a sanding band would help you flatten a spot that crosses rings when you don't need an area that stretches all the way across both rings.

There are multiple add-ons you can get for the Dewalt to deal with the problem of holding up the arm.  They've been discussed here a lot.  You might want to try searching the forum.  I personally use (and love) the EZ Lift system but others have their own favorites.

[Marcellarius]

just glue all the rings together but leave the bottom out.
than sand the inside with a big sand roll like this:


then glue the bottom and sand the outside.

that's my 2 cents....

[spirithorse]

Greetings,
I also saw soneone post a suggestion that rather than sand a flat
spot on the round portion of the coffee mug, they trace the round area of
the coffee mug onto the ends of the handle and either cut or sand that area
out to fit the mug.
Good luck and God Bless! Spirithorse

[Rapid Roger]

Please note the date on this original post. (Feb 16)
The question was answered in the "General Scroll Saw Talk" thread on Feb 17th.
Check it out.  

Rog

[Marcellarius]

Please note the date on this original post. (Feb 16)
The question was answered in the "General Scroll Saw Talk" thread on Feb 17th.
Check it out. 

Rog

thanks Rog,
here is the link
http://stevedgood.com/community/index.php?topic=16187.0