This video is best viewed here on this page. In case of technical difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Ten years ago, I failed to turn a tippy top. What is a tippy top? When a tippy top spins, it spins on its axis. But then, the turning axis gradually shifts until […]
Read More...I’ve turned several tops on my lathe but never a tippy top. A tippy top should start normally, then flip over onto its spindle. During this process, it reverses its rotation. Physics students create monstrous equations to explain this reversal that are totally beyond me. This wood is poplar with a walnut spindle. The poplar […]
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