Welcome to the new
Ornamental Turners International (OTI) Website
The OTI is an AAW Chapter and maintains this website. We provide free access to the forum and gallery on this site for people interested in Ornamental Turning.
And for passionate people who join the organization, we have a members-only area of the website. We encourage you to join the club, here are more details.
It's an exciting time in the world of OT. There are many new products available and more coming out every day. Here are some recent new products:
Fred Connell & Roland Hege have built a machine called the "Rambling Rose Engine". They provide plans if you want to build one yourself.
If you own a Lindow-White Rose Engine, you can now get a pumping attachment.
Here is a shot of the rose engine set up with pumping.
Close-up of pumping rosettes and double-bearing rubber.
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.
Click here to see more Rosette options
Make Your Own 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
- Click here for a comprehensive set of instructions for building your own Rose Engine Lathe
- Introduction and Overview (pdf) ...3 pages
- Rose Engine Construction Instructions (pdf) ...11 pages
- Rose Engine Detailed Drawings (pdf) ...13 pages
- You can also right-click on any of these links and "Save Target As..." to your hard drive
- Online videos (3 versions of same video) showing Rose Engine Lathe in operation
- Click here for WMV (Windows Media Player) file format (31MB)
- Click here for MOV (Apple Quick Time) file format (50MB)
- Click here for the MOV file without music (6MB)
- You can also right click on any of these links and "Save Target As..." to your hard drive, to play later
The Lindow-White Rose Engine
You can get more details at their website: Lindow White Machine Works
