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Marble Stand 1

My glassworking teacher made a big marble and asked me to create a lighted stand for it


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Cutting the pocket for the LED ring. An O-ring groove is also cut. The O-ring will hold the marble in place and provide a decorative border after the piece is finished

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The rough cut for the outer conical ring. Looks like the bit needs sharpening

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The finish cut smooths it out nicely

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Rough cut for the marble pocket

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And the finish with wire channel

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Epoxy the LED light ring in place, check the fit with the marble

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Glue the blanks together

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The center point of the pattern is not the center of the blank

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Turning an off-center piece with a big hole requires care and a delicate touch

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Roughly rounded

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Finished turning. It can't be sanded on the lathe because of the big hole, so much hand sanding follows

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After sanding and first coat of oil and varnish

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Gluing up the segmented base

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Cutting the design on the CNC

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And the wire channel

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Last coat of finish

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The finished piece. The marble is inserted, and held in place with an O-ring

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The LEDs have a bit different color temperature than the studio light, so the marble looks blue

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This is what it looks like after color-correction