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    Quote Originally Posted by weisyboy View Post
    good job.

    i would have taken the corners off with teh chainsaw (or electric planer)to reduce teh thumping. how slow did you start at?
    There is a special machine for taking the corners off of square timber.

    I think it's called a wood lathe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rum Pig View Post
    First let me say you have a lot more experience than me and I respect your opinion greatly.
    But the way I have been taught and understand (I may be wrong so feel free to correct me) is you turn as fast as you fell safe i.e lathe/bench/turner capabilities. If the piece is out of balance you start slow but as fast as you can and as the piece become more balanced you increase the speed.
    I hope this is correct. As I said before I respect your experience I just wish to find out if I'm doing things the hard way or not
    Sorry if this had deviated from the original thread.
    First a square peice mounted in the centre each end should be balanced - it is just the square edges that stick out adn go clunk clunk until it's round.

    You will also notice i said turn it up till it rattles/vibrates (out of balance) then slow it down one click

    SO what you are saying is the same as i said.

    The point i was making is i think 1000 rpm (or better at 1500 rpm) should be ok/acheivable with a balanced peice that size

    Hope that helps, clears up what i thought i said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Carroll View Post
    Agree with David on this if you had that running at the 500rpm minimum then you are making hard work out of it.

    Like our mate tim the toolman more speed 1200 upwards would have made the job a lot easier and less sanding.

    that would make it to easy for the bro. I enjoyed watching him covered in dust while I sipped on a cold stubbie
    I can turn large lumps of wood into very small bowls

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    Just goes to show what a MC90 can do! We should save this one for when someone asks if they should get the MC90 or not!
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