The segment swapping reminded me of a magic trick

I was watching Jerry Bennet's video on Segmentology Tilt! I have the pieces made and they appear to form a nice ring laid out of the bench. I have yet to figure out how to glue together. Hose clamps or rubber bands don't seem to work as the segment tend to "lift up" as you add more pressure. Tried adding a weight on top as I tighten the clamp but that doesn't work either. Did I miss something in the video? It would appear that I need to glue them up as pairs, then glue the pairs up set by set. But I'm afraid I'd get the alignment off a bit and end up with a deformed ring. Anyone have experience or thought on this

Great looking piece. You have a great talent.

Nice tour....! Excellent Music!!! Bill Berry

Jerry, your mind amazes me. Your art captives me !!!!!

Red Skeleton would be proud.

Fantastic

He didn't show how u cut them. Ok I made the sled, but how do I use it???

You make the segments video and add your own music, too? You're a pretty talented fellow! I've been playing guitar for 50 years, but only just started turning a couple days ago, there's a lot to learn. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

9 yr old video and you are still helping newbies like myself Thank You Mr. Bennett

I have a question. I made a wedgie sled and it works great. Except. Say my ring width is 3”. Only a 2” piece will fit on the inside of my sled. Can I butt the piece up to the back side of the lower brace(since the sides are parallel)?

Great tutorial…..detailed where it needed to be. Can’t wait to make my own and start turning segmented bowls!

Can this sled be used to cut segments on a bandsaw….great instructions for building a sled

Your journey in learning is an inspiration to those of us that aspire to achieve a small portion of the talent you shared... Thank you for being you!!!😊

Having that blade above your wood thickness is a bad idea. NEVER BRING YOUR BLADE ANY FURTHER THAN THE THICKNESS OF YOUR WORK PIECE... Other than that great video...

How were the adjustment screws done?

Great stuff Jerry !

Hi Jerry I got my wedges from you yesterday Thank You! I’m new to this and I’m going to build a wedge sled soon but I have a question How do I figure out how long to cut the segment? I’m not good with math and the biggest ring I can turn on my lathe is 12”. Generally I will make rings 10” in diameter. To start. That will give me an idea how long to cut. If that makes sense?!? Thanks again. KB

It seems to me that when you marked the maximum lines for routing the grooves that you used the inside edge of the fences. Shouldn’t you go at least 1” beyond that so the groove goes the the position where the bolt will be when that inside edge is on that line plus a little

Brilliant indeed, Jerry. Plenty of food for thought.

Brilliant. I can do that. Thank you, Stewart, south west Australia.

As a 77 year old newbie to turning, I fancy I'm going to be watching these videos a few more times until I get the hang of this stuff, Thanks Jerry, Stewart, south west Australia.

Where can I buy the wedgies?

Hi Dave! Great video! I just wanted to say that I had a couple of "alterations" though... First, as I don't have a plunge router, I let my drill press do the plunging for me, then dropped in the router with the template and the router bit slightly extended. Works well, for anyone else who may not have the plunge capability. Next, I decided to use a regular 1/4-20 bolt at the pivot point. I noticed as I worked that the carriage bolt was already causing wear in the pivot hole, so by changing the bolt, the pivot hole has a smooth shank to rotate on. Other than that, no problem! Thanks again for your video, first rate!!

Am I correct that the rings are edge grain along the inside and outside of the bowl?

Yoda... thank you so much for this and your calm instruction - brilliant.

Hi Jerry... or anyone. I don't know why but I was expecting you to set up the sled on the other side of the blade? Any reason you set up on the right of the blade versus the left? And, as many have said here - super clear an concise film - much appreciated.

Is there a calculator for the needed length of the segments that calculates the size of the glued up segments? What is the length of the segments to end up with a 12 inch diameter?

Why lift the board each time and move it to the front side of each fence? Can't you use the front side of the back fence and then just slide it forward to the back side of the front fence?

You are a genius!

I am a canadian wood worker trying to buy a wedgie where do I go ?

Awesome video! You explained everything in detail and showed every step. Thank you for making this video. All I need now are some wedgies. Thank you again

I always love hearing your music. I sometimes watch your segeasy videos just to hear your guitar music. If it were not for your segeasy sled, I would not be enjoying my retirement making segmented turnings. Thank You.

Thanks Jerry this is a wonderful tour of the barn. You are an inspiration to me, even though we are on completely different paths.

what is the maximum segment length one can make with the wedgie sled? ie what if I want to make a 16 inch diameter ring with 12 segments. the chart calls for a segment length of 0.2679 x 16= 4.2864 inches. the saw stop won't allow anything longer than around 2.75 inches. I was going to make another stop that would allow that extra length.

you are a man of many talents, Jerry. Very much enjoyed this video. Happy New Year, sir! 🥂🥂

As my cat is on my lap, have you thought about doing any small animals out of segmented turning?

Nice video, Jerry.

James and Sheila R love it. Great job and really shows your talents

That was great Jerry! Enjoyed the song and as always appreciate your quality work.

Always one of my favorite Christmas Melodie’s!

Very nice shop good work

Well, besides the sled being brilliant, your presentation of the build was just excellent instruction. Thanks very much.

Good video. I have the same Sears contractor table saw. I didn't think I'd ever see one again.

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I am a novice and your videos really helped me understand the basics of segmented rings. Thank you for the downloads page. I will build all.

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Why doesn't it matter if the fences on the wedgie sled aren't 90 degrees to the sled? Doesn't that change the angles? Oops just got to my answer in the video. Thx

Thanks, Jerry!