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Welcome to the new
Ornamental Turners International (OTI) Website


Greetings OTI Members (Present and past),

The dates of the 2012 Symposium are September 27, 2012 (Set up Day), 9/28/2012, 9/29/2012, and 9/30/2012 is a half day.

 

The 2012 Symposium will be at the Hilton Scranton Convention Center.

The address is 100 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA 18503-1826

Our Event Name is Ornamental Turners International

Room Rate: $119 per day including taxes will be approximately $130.

 

There will be breakfast snack foods during the AM hours: bagels, juices, coffee, etc. Lunch Friday and Saturday, and dinner on Saturday night. This is all included in your $230 attendance fee for the Symposium. Cost of additional spouse for Saturday night dinner has not been determined at this time.

We would like to see as many spouses come as possible, as there is a lot of sight seeing to be done in this area. If anyone would like to volunteer to take the spouses around as a group, this would be appreciated. For those of you who are coming in a few days early to make a vacation out of this trip, there are many things to see within walking distance or a short drive.

 

Attractions:

Steamtown National Historic Site

Electric City Trolley Station and Museum

Steamtown Mall- over 100 stores

Eight Screen Cinema

Scranton Cultural Center

Day Spas

Houdini Tour and Show

Everhart Museum

 

At the last symposium we had many fine items that were auctioned after dinner. We need a few volunteers to obtain the auction items, set up a display for the items, and obtain a volunteer from our membership to conduct the auction. All the proceeds raised will go to OTI.

Following is a list of suggestions I have been emailed as possibilities for the symposium:

1. Do It Yourself Rose Engine or OT Lathe

2. Computer Assisted OT Work

3. Making and designing a new Rose Engine

4. Old World OT

5. How and Where to locate antique machinery

6. The MDF five years down the road

7. Straight line work

8. Straight line work on a pen (Demo)

9. Searching Museums for antique lathes and work

10. New and old fixed tool work

11. Panel discussions

12. Break-out groups that will allow for more interactive, social activities

 

Daivd Lindow and Eric Spatt have been hard at it to put forth many ideas of how we are going to make this symposium fresh and more informative. We will need several volunteers to make this symposium the best it can be. The planning of the 2012 Symposium is under way. Please send any ideas you have to me. I will pass them on to Dave and Eric. The registration form will be forthcoming in December.

 

Steve White

President

Ornamental Turners International

 

 

The OTI is an AAW Chapter and maintains this public web site. We provide free access to the forum and gallery on this site for people interested in Ornamental Turning. Anyone can view the forum and gallery but if you want to enter or response to any threads, you must register first. Anyone interested in OT can register for free!

 

The OTI also maintains a private web site for Members Only. This website provides fully paid members with online access to the club's newsletters, member's list and other private, club information. You must join the club and maintain your membership standing in order to receive a username and password to enter this web site.

 

So, if you are passionate about OT and would like to join the club and access the members-only area of the web site, here are more details.

 


 

 

New OT Articles

 

New Article Build a Safety Switch for your Cutting Frame by John Hermann

 

Safety switch for Rose Engine

 

 

 

New ArticleBuild Your Own Pen Chuck by John Herrmann

 

Pen Chuck for Rose Engine

 

It's often hard to know what your current setup with produce when you cut it on the rose engine. The best way to find it out before cutting expensive wood is to make paper samples. To do that, you need a pen(cil) chuck, John shows how to make one for yourself.

 

Isn't it time that you shared something that you've learned about OT? You, too, can write an article for the website. Just send it to Dennis.

 


 

 

JOIN THE OTI TODAY

and

GET A FREE OT DVD

 

Member Only DVD

 

Join the OTI today and get this free Ornamental Turning DVD.

 

The DVD has two topics on it:


Eccentric Cutting Frames by John Edwards

Some Materials for Ornamental Turning by Jon Sauer

 

Both of these presenters are expert Ornamental Turners.

 

John Edwards, from the UK is one of the past SOT Presidents. You can learn more about him at his website:

http://www.ornamentalturning.co.uk/

 

Jon Sauer from California frequently speaks about Ornamental Turning and was a presenter at this year's AAW Symposium. You can learn more about him at his website:

http://www.jonsauer.com

 

 

These two topics were speeches made by these OTI members at the bi-annual symposium held in Portsmouth, NH in 2006. The video taping and editing was done by Michael and Susan Brooks.

 

Sign up to join HERE and get your free DVD!

 

This offer is limited so don't wait!




 

Mandala Rose Engine

 

At the 2009 AAW Symposium, the Mandala Rose Engine was released. Wade Wendorf has 6 untis available for sale at this time. You can learn more at his website:
Mandala Rose Engine

 

 

Rambling Rose Engine

 

Fred Connell & Roland Hege have built a machine called the "Rambling Rose Engine". They provide plans if you want to build one yourself.

Rose Engine Plans

 


If you own a Lindow-White Rose Engine, you can now get a pumping attachment.

 

Overview of Pumping Kit

Here is a shot of the rose engine set up with pumping.

 

Close up of Pumping Rosettes and rubber

Close-up of pumping rosettes and double-bearing rubber.

 

Spring for pumping

Close-up of pumping spring.

 

 

Click here to get more info or to purchase

 

 


If you have an MDF Rose Engine, Jon has released a set of new rosettes.

 

New MDF Rosette

 

Click here to see more Rosette options

 


 

Make Your Own Rose Engine

 

Jon Magill Ornamental Rose Engine

 

OTI's own Jon Magill recently released a full set of plans on making your own Rose Engine. The initial release of these plans were made public in the AAW publication, American Woodturner.

Original Spring 2007 American Woodturner article on the MDF rose engine

 

 

 


 

The Lindow-White Rose Engine

 

Lindow White Rose Engine

 

 

You can get more details at their website: Lindow White Machine Works