Thread: Heard it all before? MC# alignment

Not that difficult a job as it's a straight line from one diameter to another.

Just measure the starting and ending diameters, plus the distance between.
Mark out the positions on the timber and use a thin parting tool to make a cut down to the desired diameter, going gently and measuring with some calipers.

Once the two cuts are done, a series of gentle planing cuts with the skew to match the two and bob's your proverbial!

Hey Thumb Trimmer, the skew isn't something to shy away from. Just get into it on some scrap timber until you get the hang of it.

Originally Posted by thumb trimmer

There's still a large yellow square with a black L in the centre, on my skew chisel.

... So grind it off, sharpen it up and have some fun! planing cuts on the skew don't bite It's the bloody beads that get me

Cheers,
Dave

If you have/buy the Nova Live Center System there is a small double ended morse 2 taper center that does , in a pinch work as an acruline .
The rest of system is a handy set to have too

The mini 'acruline' is the one standing on end

Skewed a little this evening.
Made a spinning top (one of the string and holder type)... unfortunantley, much to my frustration, it doesn't spin so great.

But ... yes ... ever so slowly, getting the hang of the skew. Leaves a far superior finish than gouge alone.

TT

That's the way mate, just get into it.
I had real issues with the damn things and didn't seem to be getting anywhere.
I decided one day to sort it out, so packed away every other chisel except for a parting tool.

Didn't have much luck to start with and it was frustrating, but over time I got the 'feel' for the tool. I'm no expert by any means and my technique is far from masterful, but it got me using the skew with a reasonable amount of confidence.

Originally Posted by Farnk

That's the way mate, just get into it.
I had real issues with the damn things and didn't seem to be getting anywhere.
I decided one day to sort it out, so packed away every other chisel except for a parting tool.

Didn't have much luck to start with and it was frustrating, but over time I got the 'feel' for the tool. I'm no expert by any means and my technique is far from masterful, but it got me using the skew with a reasonable amount of confidence.

I did the same thing late one night to get the hang of the correct use of scrapers . Took the laptop with downloads on , over to the workshop , reshaped and resharpened two heavy scrapers , chucked a pine platter blank , and set to it .
When my cobber arrived at work in the morning , I was just finishing