Sears 113.24907 - Manual (Page 19)

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11. Turn dowrt both ends to about 1/2 inch diameter.
12. Smooth up with sandpaper.
13. Remove the workpiece from the Lathe and cut the ends
off. Sand smooth,
14. Select a piece of wood 1-1/4 inches square and 11-1/4
inches long for the handle of the gavel.
NOTE: When turning small diameters, some woods may
tend to "chatter" or "vibrate" while cutting. If this
happens be sure to take very light cuts. Be sure the Spur
Center IS tightiy seated into the workpiece.
MAKING THE SOUND BLOCK
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Prepare the Faceplate Backing (See #13 page 13-14).
The sound block should be made out of the same kind
of wood that was used for the gavel. To make sure that
it doesn't split from pounding on it, make it out of two
pieces, 1/2 inch thick and 5 inches square.
Glue the pieces together so that the grain of the wood
of one piece is at ninety degrees to the grain of the
other piece.
Attach the Bed Plate (See #10 page 11}
Align template to backing and to point of Center Screw
a$ shown.
Drill an 11/64 inch diameter hole in the workpiece and
screw it on the backing using a screwdriver (See page
14).
CENTERUNE OF SOUND BLOCK MUST BE
IN LINE WITH POINT OF CENTER SCREW.
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