Woodturning Levitating, Floating Christmas Tree

Levitating, Floating Tree

For the convenience of some people, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Where best to View? Right here already!

For this project, I am borrowing from the realm of 3D printing. I found a 3D printed ghost on Thingiverse. It is a fun, little ghost that levitates or floats on a pair of small magnets. In the woodturning Christmas world, the ghost becomes a tree on a hillside ready for Christmas. It still floats or levitates on magnets. I had to be careful of the weight.

The base is a slab of plum with the bark edge. The bottom trunk is a small dowel. The mid trunk is a larger dowel. The tree is more plum burl. The magnets are 8mm diameter by 3mm thick source from Amazon.

Gluing the magnets with the correct polarity requires a trick that I explain in the video. Without the trick, the magnets will flip over and attract rather than repel each other.

I will add this ornament to the Christmas Ornament Challenge. Hurry, the challenge closes November 30. See www.OrnamentChallenge.com

Enjoy!


3 Responses to “Woodturning Levitating, Floating Christmas Tree”

  1. DON RAYNER says:

    There is no link to the video.

  2. DON RAYNER says:

    Thanks, I got it now. Have a great weekend.