PostalTom Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 I was wandering around our local tool store, and they had several lathes that had a reversing switch. Why would you want to run your lathe so that it's rotation is reversed to normal? My best guess is that if the grain direction is such that it generates a lot of catches and rough surfaces, you might want to move around to the other side of the lathe, and want a rotation that works for that. Is that right, or am I missing something. Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krumanaker Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Lots of turners sand in reverse, or rather, forward, then reverse, forward, reverse, etc. etc. Reverse can also be beneficial to a lefty, which I am. If I'm not mistaken when outboard turning on lathes without a sliding headstock it's also done in reverse. There is one item I make, my mason jar honey dippers, that I make a cut in reverse every time. It's the cut from the center to rounding over the rim. I just get a better cut and a better finish reversing and doing a push cut away from my body. Dave Schweitzer at Dway tools sells hollowing tools that are designed to work with the lathe reversed. That way a person is not leaning out over the ways when hollowing and it's easier to see the cut. Steve Edited March 20, 2018 by Steve Krumanaker HARO50, Grandpadave52 and Gerald 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostalTom Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks Steve. Those are things I didn't think of. Steve Krumanaker and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 What Steve said.. Grandpadave52 and Steve Krumanaker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 it's for when you make a mistake and have to put the shavings back because you cut too deep. reverse it, and the shavings go back on. ok, maybe not. Steve Krumanaker, Grandpadave52, PostalTom and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krumanaker Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, DAB said: it's for when you make a mistake and have to put the shavings back because you cut too deep. reverse it, and the shavings go back on. ok, maybe not. If only.... Steve p_toad and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyFN Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 54 minutes ago, DAB said: it's for when you make a mistake and have to put the shavings back because you cut too deep. reverse it, and the shavings go back on. ok, maybe not. I wish. p_toad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 When making these tops the bottoms were easier to do in reverse cutting from the center out. I use reverse for sanding purposes mostly. Dadio, Grandpadave52 and p_toad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyFN Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 I like your tops. What are you using for the centers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, RustyFN said: I like your tops. What are you using for the centers? Rusty, I have a metal lathe and took some metal rod and turned them for this project. The part that goes into the plastic decking material is turned to .260 so it is a press fit into a quarter inch hole. There is a hole drilled through the shaft for the string. Edited March 22, 2018 by HandyDan Gerald and p_toad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 my manual is wrong? dang it. must have lost something in translation from Chinese to Spanish to Arabic to English. Dadio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 4:55 PM, PostalTom said: Why would you want to run your lathe so that it's rotation is reversed to normal? My best guess is that if the grain YES for sanding it helps to run the other way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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