Popular Post lew Posted July 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO GET IN ON THE AWESOME RAFFLE-FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THE PATRIOT WOODWORKER! Another active week here for our turners! Our Patriot Turners- @AndrewB received an African Padauk blank which he turned into a beautiful bowl- Andrew takes us through the process in this post- And a Myrtlewood bowl Here is more on this one- Andrew also is trying his hand at pen making. He showed us a couple of his attempts in these- and this one- Andrew went back and picked up on a previous post and several of our members offered additional tips and hints @Gerald is adding detail to one of his bowls with carvings Gerald is certainly a man of many talents! What’s Coming Up- Cindy Drozda is hosting another live, virtual demonstration in a couple of weeks! Click on the above image for the link to registration and more information. For The Newbies- @AndrewB mentioned he ordered and received a new bowl gouge. Sharpening and reshaping the gouge is probably going to be on his list of first things to do. Here's a video from Mike Waldt demonstrating this steps. Once the gouge is sharpened, you can turn more than a bowl with it- Expand Your Horizons- If your eyes can stand the strain, here's a project, from Woodcraft, that's sure to be a hit- If that's not quite what you want to tackle, try this from Mike Peace- This is sort of specialized and it's from an idea that AndrewB brought up. Andrew was applying epoxy to some wooden cups to make then suitable for liquids. If you are considering something like this, the folks at Alumilite have a video on the process but you'll need a "cup turner". They are available at hobby supply stores but can be built for a few bucks. This idea works great for applying run free finishes, too! New Turning Items- Something new from Ruth Niles Bottle Stoppers You can find more information at- https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/stainless-threaded-inserts/ The folks at Woodturners Wonders have their 1" Purple Power Sanding Discs available- Prices and quantities are at- https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/purple-power-1-sanding-discs Everything Else- Mike Peace's videos from last week- Some would say I'm addicted to Easy Wood Tools ( @Jim from Easy Wood Tools ). OK, I AM! But that doesn't mean I don't know how to use the "old time stuff". I got a bunch of wild cherry and have been roughing out bowl blanks. Just to prove I can turn with antiques- OK, so the next one I cheated- Safe turning and stay well Edited July 29, 2020 by lew p_toad, Gunny, Cal and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Eh I'm addicted to turning and tools myself LOL. Nice post @lew I've been contemplating REALLY contemplating on ditching the wen bench tops and just investing in a Jet LOL. I'm so tempted its not even funny. I think I'm starting to get the EWT addiction LOL. But I'm also trying to use HSS more as well and learn those. I do like the PVC piping set up you've got for your chisel holders. I may have to do something like that for mine. I did that for my 2x72 belts. Larry Buskirk, FlGatorwood and lew 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Great post @lew That tumbler turner is interesting. Only lets you do OUTSIDE in case anyone was wondering. Looks like a great way to do some creative finish work once done turning though. FlGatorwood, Larry Buskirk and lew 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Lew a fine post and glad you still know traditional turning( note I did not say how to really turn) You must spend all week researching to make these posts, Thanks. I saw on AAW forum about Cindy's burl presentation and now thanks to you I see there is another about burl#3. May have to take that in. lew, FlGatorwood, Larry Buskirk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlGatorwood Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Thanks, @lew, for another informative thread filled with lessons about turning and projects. I didn't understand about the small lathe appearing contraption built by Mr. Cooper. I am wondering if you make something like this to make a buffing station. Also, thanks to Andrew for all his projects and posts. It has been great to see all his progress. For pen turners, Rockler is having a sale starting July 31 and lasting until August 27. https://www.rockler.com/slimline-pen-hardware-kit-gold Item 61263 (Slimline pens with 24K gold) are now $1.99 each. And, if you order more than $39 you get free shipping. PennState Industries has the same pen for $3.15 each. https://www.pennstateind.com/store/PK-PEN.html I am not beholding to either company, but if it saves someone some money, that is why I posted this. Friday, I am putting in an order for 25 pens. Going to give some for Christmas. Larry Buskirk and Gunny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 9 hours ago, Gerald said: Lew a fine post and glad you still know traditional turning( note I did not say how to really turn) #traditionalcarbide Larry Buskirk, p_toad, Gerald and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim L Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 @lew glad to see you turning with the "old fashioned" tools. Proof that we can all get along together! Larry Buskirk, Gunny and p_toad 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Actually I think HSS and Carbide tend to compliment each other in ways. Just my opinion in starting to work with both. The carbides do the brunt heavy living of the project and the HSS tend to seem to do the more detailed stuff. Edited July 30, 2020 by AndrewB Larry Buskirk and Gerald 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Thanks Lew. Great post. I enjoy viewing the videos you choose so wisely. Larry Buskirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 53 minutes ago, AndrewB said: Actually I think HSS and Carbide tend to compliment each other in ways. Just my opinion in starting to work with both. The carbides do the brunt heavy living of the project and the HSS tend to seem to do the more detailed stuff. I agree but do opposite. HSS takes it down quickly to round. From their the EWT does the fine detail work. Larry Buskirk and Jim L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 I've gotta invest in a small detail sander LOL. Gotta be electric my air compressor is only a 6 gallon capacity so it wouldn't take a impact sander, how ever I had to start on a new myrtle blank yesterday afternoon I was seeing some major problems with that other blank, wobbly as heck some cracks that I didn't like. Either way. The second bowl I had started on well, I used my disc sander on the outside and yea that works absolutely great. I even started at 150 and moved up to 220 then 400 it just worked so much quicker than hand sanding. Sheesh gonna have to invest into that now. Larry Buskirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Buskirk Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 15 hours ago, lew said: Just to prove I can turn with antiques- 15 hours ago, lew said: "old time stuff" What can I say? That's all I've got. Gunny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Guys I must apologize I am a TOTAL idiot. Welp yall were right, needless to say in order to lower the rpm on my lathe I needed to adjust the belt itself in order to get a lower speed. Man do I feel stupid LOL. I guess that's what I get for still bein a noob and not reading the instructions LOL LOL LOL. Either way I got it working now it runs below 800. Talk about TOTAL OPERATOR ERROR. SHEESH. Larry Buskirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, AndrewB said: Guys I must apologize I am a TOTAL idiot. Welp yall were right, needless to say in order to lower the rpm on my lathe I needed to adjust the belt itself in order to get a lower speed. Man do I feel stupid LOL. I guess that's what I get for still bein a noob and not reading the instructions LOL LOL LOL. Either way I got it working now it runs below 800. Talk about TOTAL OPERATOR ERROR. SHEESH. That will really improve the live of your sand paper and make roughing out some shapes a little easier. Larry Buskirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Not only that it will more than likely help me when turning hole blanks. The only thing I wish this lathe had was reverse drive LOL. If it had that then it would be a perfect lathe but I can live with out that for now. Now that I've got the belt situation worked out. Larry Buskirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, AndrewB said: The only thing I wish this lathe had was reverse drive I thought I would use that feature a lot more than I do. It comes in handy for some sanding situations, for me. Larry Buskirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 I mean it would be nice, but I would hate to have to remember to tighten the screws for the chuck to use reverse on it. That would just out right get annoying and well on my nerves. If I lost the screws for that it would be even worse. How ever I am still debating on a jet lathe on that matter as well. I should have just bought one of those to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Buskirk Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 Instructions? What are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 11 hours ago, AndrewB said: I've gotta invest in a small detail sander LOL. Gotta be electric my air compressor is only a 6 gallon capacity so it wouldn't take a impact sander, how ever I had to start on a new myrtle blank yesterday afternoon I was seeing some major problems with that other blank, wobbly as heck some cracks that I didn't like. Either way. The second bowl I had started on well, I used my disc sander on the outside and yea that works absolutely great. I even started at 150 and moved up to 220 then 400 it just worked so much quicker than hand sanding. Sheesh gonna have to invest into that now. Maybe we should make sanding a new post and we can all share what we use. Main point here tho is you are skipping too many grits. Start where your feel you need to but the progression I use is 80,120,180,220,320,400 and up as desired to as much as 4000. On the reverse I use it some because the gouge sometime crushes the grain and reversing helps with getting that cleaned up. Oak is particularly bad to do this . In sanding at low speed in reverse screws usually not needed unless a lathe like a Nova that brakes pretty hard. There screws just stay in the chuck as they are in there pretty stiff. Gunny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 I've had that problem with one of my face plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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