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29th April 2013, 11:03 PM #16Retired
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AHA. Yes That is the best book ever written for beginners IMO.
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29th April 2013, 11:27 PM #17
That's an intriguing looking lathe. Not seen one like that before.
The sharpening rig you have is the same as I had for quite a few years. Works well too. Something I did to mine was to round off the front corners of the uprights so that when I was sharpening something like a skew the front corners didn't get in the way..My ambition is to grow old disgracefully. So far my ywife recons that I'm doing quite well! John.
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29th April 2013, 11:39 PM #18SENIOR MEMBER
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Yeah I was wondering about that
Jon,
The lathe was built following the plans in Shop Notes issue number 73 - there are a few people around who have built them and posted about them on the internet - there is a better looking one here Tools - WPBower - Woodturner and there are other photos scattered around the internet.
Was probably about to learn about the rounded corners sometime in the next few days - the plan does call for rounded corners but I couldn't see why until you pointed it out in the note above.
Bill
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30th April 2013, 02:17 PM #19
Yes. Maybe 'tentative' would be a better choice of word. But better a live lamb than a dead lion, right?
It feels good when everything falls into place, doesn't it?
Nothing in the books I've looked regarding what the chips should look like - is it possible to conclude anything by examining the chips ? Next weeks lotto numbers ?
I guess that if you handle the same few timbers on a regular basis, you'll soon know what to expect of that timber and when things aren't quite right. But you usually know that from how the tool is cutting long before it becomes obvious in the shavings.
Still... it is said that, when cutting properly in ideal circumstances, you can achieve a continuous curly flying over your shoulder. Which is true. But... "ideal circumstances." Sharpness, the choice of timber (some of 'em just turn to powder no matter what you do), tool presentation, the way you hold your tongue...
Then again, scraping usually creates powder or very short shavings. However, scraping some woods generates long curlies!
(Copy-paste: not always your friend. )
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