So it's done.......Jim, you were a little off with your guess.....not 4".....6 1/2" in diameter! And, it looks more like a giant STB 2.0 than a Guilia.....
It weighs slightly over 2 lbs., which while heavy, doesn't play like it's heavy. I probably should have titled this thread, "How to turn 16 lbs. of Delrin into 2 lbs. of Delrin".......Like the black/red/yellow Delrin top it plays amazingly smoothly. Since it's white on white on white you almost can't tell that it's spinning when it is. It has the bearing/fixed convertable tip with a pair of Bones Swiss super clean skateboard bearings.
It took a total of 9 hours to make.....2 to rough turn the outside shape, 5 hours of hollowing (man was that a pain in the a$$), and 2 hours to do the bearing section, finish turning and tip. I also made a very cool accessory (which took another 1+ hour.....however, said accessory will not be revealled now, you'll have to wait for the next post....
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It needs a name....a really good name....I've got some ideas, but any and all suggestions will be appreciated.....
So, here it is:
Again, stay tuned!!!