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cecil

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Taiwan modded top
« on: January 27, 2016, 12:58:20 AM »

I finished the Taiwan top from ebay. It has a black walnut crown and new tip plus I took about 1/8 off bottom side. It does every trick I can do. And is a great fighter. Triple stair way to heaven is easy.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2016, 10:48:08 AM »

Very good work, Cecil!

Triple stair way to heaven is easy.
Nice!  :)
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2016, 12:48:45 PM »

Looks terrific!!!
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cecil

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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2016, 04:47:26 PM »

Thank you. This is a fun top. It also plays with #36 large line from Spintastic. I love it. Tricks and fighting.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2016, 12:33:56 PM »

Salut cecil
it's cool to see the coronation  :) and the project finished

how much does it  weight ? around 400grams ?

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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2016, 08:49:07 PM »

« Last Edit: January 30, 2016, 10:18:29 PM by ta0 »
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2016, 10:09:05 PM »

Beautiful work Cecil.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2016, 12:53:01 AM »

It weighs 9 oz. = 255 grams. I've learned a lot about tops by working on these Taiwan tops.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2016, 11:02:50 PM »

Out in the back yard having fun. Just wanted to show my Grandson what I was doing.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2016, 11:18:03 PM »

A picture of the fly cutter I came up with. And the wood is pruple heart, maple, black walnut, and red oak.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2016, 11:18:48 PM »

I guess the fly cutter is to cut nice parallel boards before gluing them together.
From that lamination of different woods a very nice top should be born!  8)

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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2016, 01:27:40 AM »

Yes this time I'm going to square the big block up. I will use the flycutter to cut the four faces then use the endmill for the sides. Then all the purple circles should be the same. I would like to get a good saw where I could make a segmented top. The wood cutters of youtube make such beautiful segmented vases we should apply the same on spin tops.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2016, 06:33:48 AM »

your work is so precise and beautiful one might think you were a machinest  ;D
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2016, 03:26:27 PM »

Thanks Jack. Hope to see you someday. I would like to see what you can do with the tops I've made.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2016, 02:19:11 AM »

Top is glued up and ready for the lathe. My future son in law came over with his meter saw, now to try and make a half segmented  and half black walnut Trompo.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2016, 07:26:27 PM »

That should end up as a beautiful wooden top! I am eager to see the final result!
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2016, 10:31:52 PM »

Thanks Tao. I'm on you tube trying to copy what the great bowl makers do. This is FUN. I've got all my cutting done now to glue it up.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2016, 06:57:16 PM »

The parts are cut, now to glue them up.
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Re: Taiwan modded top
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2016, 08:59:02 PM »

The parts are cut, now to glue them up.

« Last Edit: February 21, 2016, 11:37:23 AM by ta0 »
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