Thread: Selling the Stubby

Hi Ern.

Sorry to hear that the famous Stubby is on the way out and that you're in pain.

fwiw I second the suggestion of trying out a Chinese Doc, I have had great results for a couple of ailments in the past..
Swimming is what eventually fixed up arm, shoulder and hand pain that was threatening a career change for me.. I really only went and took swimming lessons as a last ditch attempt and it couldn't have been more than 3 weeks before my pain was all but gone, seems to stay away too as long as I swim once a week. Might be worth a shot.

Best of luck

Originally Posted by rsser

A swivel head job will allow more force to be taken by the arms and body in shaping bowls.

Good move Ern.

Before swivel head lathes became popular, some older lathes had an outboard turning attachment on the rear of the headstock for larger diameter work. As soon as I had turned as few larger pieces on the outboard rig I never went back to turning any faceplate work inboard, no matter how small. For me it worked better in all ways, particularly for my back when deep hollowing.... with the right sized stool to sit on and an unorthodox tool grip... I can hollow all day . Swivel head was an essential feature when I bought my latest lathe.

Would an arm brace help to distribute the forces away from the hands? Just a thought, not that I have used them myself so I may be off the mark. They seem to be designed for use with the bar horizontal, but perhaps an adjustable joint could be added to the shaft to allow the angle of attack to be dropped for gouge cuts.

There are a few examples of arm braces here.

The articulated arm brace idea attached

Neil

Hmm... looks like sitting down on the job isn't just for deep hollowing :

http://www.olandcraft.com/Lissi_%C3%..._Turnings.html


Neil

PS - however, don't think much of the work.

Thanks for your thoughts Neil.

Yes, an armbrace may help to transfer the forces. Good idea.

For deep hollowing I already have the Vicmarc support system. This is not exactly free from vibration though.

It's striking the size of the pieces that Oland did with his little tools. Seems he may well have been green or partly green turning which would have made it easier. I agree with you about his forms: they don't tinkle my ivories.

Originally Posted by rsser

Thanks for your thoughts Neil.

Yes, an armbrace may help to transfer the forces. Good idea.

For deep hollowing I already have the Vicmarc support system. This is not exactly free from vibration though.

It's striking the size of the pieces that Oland did with his little tools. Seems he may well have been green or partly green turning which would have made it easier. I agree with you about his forms: they don't tinkle my ivories.

Knud's turnings were a product of his time, what we now call "old school". A lot of stuff made in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's had a certain rustic look to it...mine certainly did.The tone of woodturning has taken a turn (no pun intended) for the better in the last 15 years. Shapes are more sophisticated, no doubt attributed to the advance in tool engineering, education and individuals becoming better educated with the techniques required to produce a gallery style product. Am excited about the advances yet to come in our field...10,15,20 years from now the stuff we do now will be "old school".
Yep...stuff changes!

Stubby headed off to Qld today.

I screwed the base and headstock to the pallet and packed a couple of boxes around them.

Managed to do it solo by stripping the machine down and moving the base with rollers, levers and slides. There may be a future for me in supervising the building of pyramids.

The carrier brought a pallet truck and we ploughed a couple of furrows down the 'drive' with it. He pulled and I levered the back of the pallet with a star post.

D'ja shed a tear Ern?

Show us ya shed now, might be the cleanest it's ever been or ever will be .

Bye-bye old lathe.

Hello new lathe?

Au revoir La Stubbie.

Ern,

the passing of the Stubby must be hard. But to be positive, you have a whole new adventure ahead. A new lathe.....

Maybe some tool changes are in order?

I know the Ci1 (and according to the Ellsworth DVD, his Sig gouge) put more pressure on the rest rather than the hands. So I'm hoping you can find a work-around solution with your hands as they are.

We've had a couple of feet of snow up here, so I am expecting a visit soon! I've got some nice redgum slabs for us to play with. KD and probably dusty, but we'll manage.

So shed a tear or two, but think ahead. I can see you turning out some nice little lidded boxes without all the pounding from much larger bowls.

And, BTW, I have a Ci0 tool that you might want to try. I know Calm likes it and so do I. It is brilliant on correcting any cutting flaws with the gouge on the turn.

Jeff

Yeah, it was a bit of a wrench to see it go. The big lumps of Shannon's redgum, Thumbsucker's Jacaranda root ball and Rowie's monkeypuzzle tree are left in the drive as reminders of lost hopes.

Anyway, there should be a bargeload of candlesticks, pepper grinders, small boxes, rolling pins, honey dippers and heaven knows what else come out of them.

Jeff, yep, conditions are looking good for this early in the season. Wonder how Ubeaut Shithot waxstik would go on the ski bases

Originally Posted by rsser

Yeah, it was a bit of a wrench to see it go. The big lumps of Shannon's redgum, Thumbsucker's Jacaranda root ball and Rowie's monkeypuzzle tree are left in the drive as reminders of lost hopes.

I could "mind" 'em for you. Save you a lot of pain.

The kindness of forum members is a wonder as always

Originally Posted by rsser

Yeah, it was a bit of a wrench to see it go. The big lumps of Shannon's redgum, Thumbsucker's Jacaranda root ball and Rowie's monkeypuzzle tree are left in the drive as reminders of lost hopes.

Anyway, there should be a bargeload of candlesticks, pepper grinders, small boxes, rolling pins, honey dippers and heaven knows what else come out of them.

Jeff, yep, conditions are looking good for this early in the season. Wonder how Ubeaut Shithot waxstik would go on the ski bases

Ern snow is no good for your carpel tunnel and skiing using poles too much stress on the wrists