Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 7 of 7
Thread: Bruising on wood
-
7th November 2005, 10:44 AM #1
Bruising on wood
Dear all,
I was after some general advice. I have noticed that I get some bruising on my turning especially when cutting beads. The effect is more pronounced on pine which is what I use to practice on. The bruising has a slight rippled look about it. It seems to occur when I use the skew chisel to cut beads and my theory is that it's because the bevel is rubbing more than it should. What do you guys think?
Also, do you use the very toe of the skew chisel (according to Rowley) or the middle to toe part of the skew (as Raffan suggests) when cutting your beads. There seems to be some discrepancy here. Which one gives the better finish?
Thanks for any responses.
-
7th November 2005 10:44 AM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
7th November 2005, 11:29 AM #2has a slight rippled look about it
or the middle to toe part of the skew (as Raffan suggests)
-
7th November 2005, 11:52 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2003
- Location
- Mid North Coast
- Age
- 71
- Posts
- 525
Have you tried lower speed settings?.
-
7th November 2005, 11:54 AM #4
Thanks for the repsonse David. Must admit though that I do find the toe of the skew easier to make beads with. Seem to have a lot more catches with the middle to lower part of the skew, guess we just have to practice and practice ...
-
7th November 2005, 11:57 AM #5Originally Posted by adrian
Have tried to adjust the speed, but not anything too low as there seems to be greater vibration at the lower speeds.
-
8th November 2005, 09:15 PM #6
It might be that you push too hard the bevel on the wood and have some involuntary hesitations …
Personally I would not slow down the lathe. I often suggest to put the lathe speed at the maximum allowed by the size of the piece of wood to be turnedMy rule of thumb is that for starting from a rough blank the speed of the circumference should be about 15 metre per second, while for turning it should be about 19 meter per second
If you do the calculation you will be able to see whether you are fast enough or too slow.
The formula is the following:
19: is the speed of the circumference in meter
0,30 is the diameter of the piece of wood in meter
1210 is the speed at wich your lathe should rotatehttp://www.la-truciolara.com/
La Truciolara is the workshop where I do my shavings.
-
9th November 2005, 10:35 AM #7Originally Posted by La truciolara
Similar Threads
-
Threading Wood
By IanW in forum HOMEMADE TOOLS AND JIGS ETC.Replies: 31Last Post: 23rd June 2009, 10:23 PM -
Wood pulleys?
By rotorque in forum WOODWORK - GENERALReplies: 19Last Post: 10th November 2005, 11:38 PM -
Wood to use for pulley?
By rotorque in forum TIMBERReplies: 18Last Post: 10th November 2005, 11:04 PM -
trying to salvage cheap IKEA wood
By chylld in forum TIMBERReplies: 14Last Post: 10th October 2005, 05:54 PM -
Back to basics for me.
By Ivan in Oz in forum TIMBERReplies: 4Last Post: 1st September 2003, 01:46 PM