Varathane the hell out of it so it stays in one piece!
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I made a wooden disc today :)
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Lewis
* Ace Member *
How thick is the flight plate compared to the original?
bobasaurus
Newbie
I'm assuming the flight plate is the thin region in the center (everything but the rim)? Though I don't have proper measuring equipment for it, by feel I'd say it's about 1/8" thick, where the original is less than 1/16." I left it a little extra thick on purpose, as wood gets pretty frail as it thins and lathe turning isn't super accurate.
LeewayeDiscGolf
Double Eagle Member
I've seen and own a few wooden minis that they actually do the underside like a disc and my son has a few wooden disc trophies. But I've never seen one that actually had the underside done, usually they look like the top on both sides. Very nice work!
bobasaurus
Newbie
Oh, if the trophies listed on the site given earlier don't have a back, it explains the price. Just making a rounded disc is pretty easy. Getting the shape to match an actual disc and making sure the rim and hollowing are the right dimensions, etc, is pretty hard.
Cool discs man!
I actually have three wooden discs, all as trophies. They are molded from a Roc, but I've never thrown one. I'm hoping to win a few more this year, then I'll actually try to throw one. Don't want to ruin the few I have, tho.
I actually have three wooden discs, all as trophies. They are molded from a Roc, but I've never thrown one. I'm hoping to win a few more this year, then I'll actually try to throw one. Don't want to ruin the few I have, tho.
Lewis
* Ace Member *
That's what I figured. It would SUUUCK to get all the way to the end of the work and put a hole in the flight plate because you were careless. I guess then you'd have a wooden aerobie.
Is there any way to set up a guide arm parallel to your cutting tool, kind of like locksmiths use to duplicate keys, and make an exact scale model of your Beast?
bobasaurus
Newbie
They make duplicating lathes and attachments, but hell if I can afford one. I kind of like it having the hand-made feel to it, anyways, even if I get a few duds (the first one seems successful so far).
Dsplayname
Double Eagle Member
Add a plasticizer to a poly-vinyl resin to keep it from cracking or shattering. The right mix will yield a plastic feel somewhere between gold line and FLX. It is hard to keep the clear coat clear though. It clouds up when it gets bent to ****.
Longliveguitar
Eagle Member
Oh man...i want a wooden leopard
Craton
Double Eagle Member
No way I can talk him out of it. he's obsessed with carbon fiber, an avid outdoor-enthusiast, and an artist. so you know how that goes.
RoundWounds
Eagle Member
Wow, I've always wondered what a wooden discs would feel/fly like. I'm also anxious to hear some flight reports!
Always nice to see another disc turner, I'm in the process of making a trophy for a tournament this weekend, I'll take pictures and share them when I'm finished.
Not to hijack the thread and self promote too much, (I have minis for sale from WakPak out of Ames Iowa, as well as the link in my sig).
I hope to see some more work from you soon
please share what you come up with.
( haha, that's cool, the thread in the link shows itrader feedback 7 and 777 posts), now only if i had 777 courses played, I'd better get to work.
Not to hijack the thread and self promote too much, (I have minis for sale from WakPak out of Ames Iowa, as well as the link in my sig).
I hope to see some more work from you soon
please share what you come up with.( haha, that's cool, the thread in the link shows itrader feedback 7 and 777 posts), now only if i had 777 courses played, I'd better get to work.
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Travis1010
Birdie Member
Well.... Howd it fly?
chuckdisc
Double Eagle Member
Looks Good!!!! I would still go with the Champion Beast...
jrawk
* Ace Member *
the flight plate cant possibly be as thin as plastic discs can be, which will effect weight distribution and gyroscopic stability. in essence, this wooden disc will most likely fall short and fly more like a projectyle, not so much a golf disc.
i can easily be wrong.
i can easily be wrong.
Longliveguitar
Eagle Member
I really wanna know how it flew
bobasaurus
Newbie
I just did some good test flights with it. It seems to fly nearly the same as the original beast. The turn is slightly more sluggish, but the fade is the same. I can get both of them the same distance without any problem. It does seem to keep any wobble from the throw throughout the flight, where the original disc will smooth out as it flies, though the flight pattern seems unaffected. I met a good RHBH thrower there, and he hurled it over 300 feet right to the base of the basket on the last hole. Unfortunately I rolled it over a cement sidewalk, roughing up the edge a bit. Even more unfortunately, I hit the pole of a basket right on my tee shot and put a nice ding and hairline crack in the disc (it was an awesome drive, though). I took it home and superglued the crack together, then put the thing back on the lathe and sanded the edge smooth again. I just finished applying another coat of oil, and I can't even see the damage. But yeah, these things are fragile. Definitely not a good material for putters, but as a driver it seems okay.
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