Thread: I hate end grain & sanding

Took bowl to OTGA for close inspection and was told its not all that bad a possible sanding in reverse mode could help.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

.... possible sanding in reverse mode could help.

Make sure the chuck is locked on somehow.
Minne all have grub screws so they can't come loose.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Make sure the chuck is locked on somehow.
Minne all have grub screws so they can't come loose.

I will Cliff somewhere in my archive I have a schematic for fitting a reversing switch for the Jet Mini one day I may get round to making it up. By then the bowl will be long gone I hope

I have thought about having a shaft made to fit the handwheel side so I can put the chuck onto it and sand right above the switch box for VS

Shear scraping is a gentle finishing cut and can be done safely without a tool rest, exactly the same as using a cabinet scraper on a flat board. On thin platters I let my left hand rest on the platter on the opposite side from the tool, obviously with the use of a tool rest. Inside bowls are shear scraped with a curved edge scraper ground to about 45 degrees and honed til an edge is turned up and held at an angle to the surface.
Jim