The first one came out nice, so I wanted to do better..in rosewood
Light ring rough. Much cleaner with a sharp bit
Cone rough, also clean
Cone finish. Adjusted the toolpath for a cleaner cut. Practice makes perfect
Marble cutout rough
Marble cutout finish
Epoxy the light ring in place. new light ring is a bit more precise
The O-ring groove. The part of the project that's most demanding of precision
O-ring fits nicely
Glue and clamp the pieces
Off-center and unbalanced. The lathe vibrated when first turned on
Roughly rounded. A careful, delicate touch is necessary when turning odd stuff like this
Rough shape finished
Some sanding is possible on the lathe, but most requires hand sanding
Expensive sawdust
After LOTS of hand sanding and first coat of finish
Another view
The base is slightly domed
After cutting
The pattern is engraved into the domed surface using a surface projection toolpath
On the lathe
After turning
Assembled
Epoxy the connector and switch
The finished object
Side view
Front view
With the marble. The LED color temperature is a bit bluer than the studio lights
Color corrected