Thinkin out loud--

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

"
When i mark my belly holes with a pencil spinning on the lathe, it will hit on the high sides and not the low. I would think if you drilled the belly holes on the high side that would be the heaviest side of the plug and lay down on that side."

Dave, not neccesarilly.
take some round stock, now sand a flat spot along one side all along it's length. flaot it and see how it sits

Slip, you are right. Took a plug i just turned, penciled it, and Taga

hydroriented it. Suprise, suprise, it floated with the high side up and

the flat side down. . Granted that's only one plug, but as i

finish up this batch i will test each one the same way and see what

the results are for all 15.


Rollem Theory, Hdro Theory, Turning out of round Theory, Density Theory, Drill 'em wherever ya want Theory---all good.
But Karl,-- Hold On Danny Theory, waaaaay to dangerous.

Ya keep me learnin.

[Karl F]

Qoute from Slip: Hooks and belly weights are not enough to compensate for some discrepincies in the wood density on some plugs.

Amen to that!.. I have seen this firsthand on plugs I've paid for!
I've seen the bucket of saltwater in the BM cave, and you reminded me of how long ol BM (and you too) has been Hydro'ing...
You are right too, center hole alignment is key.. all good stuff..

Thanks Bruce.. and Tagger!

Eddy, not implying U needed to defend anything was just asking if ya ever compared, sorry if ya thought I was pissin in yer shoe.. not my intention at all.

[Raven]

all the above theories......

i went to the crystal ball room

to consult with the great Oracle....

he replied....
````~~~~~

if you make them,

they will swim....

then everything went cloudy

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Raven

all the above theories......

i went to the crystal ball room

to consult with the great Oracle....

he replied....
````~~~~~

if you make them,

they will swim....

then everything went cloudy

Its not a Theory to me ... after floating maybe 300 blanks its become a conclusion ...

[justplugit]

RAVEN you are out of control.

[justplugit]

OK here goes----
After an unscientific , fly by the seat of your pants study, done in 103 deg heat today, these are the results:

12 plugs, 6 ayc and 6 red ceda were marked on the lathe using the "The Turning Out of Round Theory" and then taken for a swim in the bathtub using "The Hydro-orientation Theory".

Of the 12 plugs tested by the TOR Theory, the results were:

8 showed the Flat side down.

4 showed the round side down.

Of the 12 plugs tested by the HO Theory,the results were:

6 showed the Open grain down.

6 showed the Closed grain down.

When they were broken down by AYC vs Red Ceda the results were:

OTR Theory:

Red Ceda 5 flat side down, 1 round side down.
Ayc 3 flat side down 3 round side down.

HO Theory:
Red Ceda 5 open grain down, 1 closed grain down.
Ayc 3 open grain down, 3 closed grain down.

Conclusion:
Between the 2 ways tested the HO Theory showed 100% accuracy.
The OTR Theory did show some consistency with the Red Ceda being that 5 out of 6 times the Flat side was down, but split 3 and 3 on the AYC. So if you didn't want to HO with Red Ceda you have a good chance of getting it right by drillin the belly holes in the open grain.However, being there are 2 sides of open grain your chances of drilling the right side are diminished.

Any questions on the validity of the results should be directed to NumbSkull, as being a Doctor and having to deceifer 100's of studies in his medical profession is the only qualified guy on the site.

Someone else will have to do "The Rollem Theory", there's not a level spot in my whole house.
The "Hold on Danny Theory" will have to wait till gas prices go down.

Tagga, ya owe me Big Time.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Tagga, ya owe me Big Time.

Checks in the mail..... Surprised it was that cut and dry ,,,(face grain up or to the side) I usaully have some that sit diagnal .. Also noticed the force is stronger in some pieces than others .. Some you mark top ,,,spin ,, and they slowly roll top up again .. Some the force is strong and they snap right back ,,quickly .