Thread: My way of turning goblets...

I've got the Nova jaws you show, would not be without them they get more use than my C jaws.

Nice looking goblet, I can't see in the last piccy, did you get any of the figure from the crotch you were hoping for?

If you want to try longer stems I'll try describe my method.

- You'll need a live centre counter-bored and tapped for a drawbar through your tailstock.

- Next turn a plug that fits over your live-centre point and the inside diameter of the goblet.

- I then bind the two together with painters masking tape, or electricians electrical tape.

- Back-wind the tailstock a little to put a pulling tension on the work piece. More important when you start getting thin sections.

- Lastly, when you do have 'thin' sections, start the lathe slow (variable speed helps) and increase slowly so not to put too much turning torsion on the stem.