Well, last Wednesday in September. Hasn't been a great week, maybe a new month will chase away Mr. Murphy.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Gerald had some misfortune while turning a hollow form-

 

He was looking for some suggestions on how to have the repair enhance the turning. Check out his post and see if you can offer any ideas-

 

 

@bradleyheathhays is looking for suggestions on which type of bowl scraper to buy. Several of our turners added their thoughts; what are yours

 

 

@Masonsailor turned some items for his reloading area. 

 

He shows us more of what he did in this post-

 

 

A week or so ago @Gerald posted about a jam chuck. We are still getting input and inquiries about the chuck. If you made that chuck, please add your input to the conversation-

 

 

I made a post asking for recommendations on air filtration masks. I really appreciate the input. I haven't decided on the route I want to take. I subscribe to the Alton Brown philosophy that every item should be a multitasker but they should also do those things well. If you have any ideas to add to the already suggested items, I would appreciate it-

 

 

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For The Newbies-

Mike Waldt works on that ash bowls. This is a live demonstration with questions and lots of good tips-

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

If you are considering learning to cut threads, Mike Peace demonstrates a few tricks for setting up a thread cutting jig-

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

The Woodturning Tool Store has the NEW Elio-DR Safe Drive-

 

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Everything Else-

Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week-

 

 

 

Been fighting computer problems for the past several days so shop time has been non-existent. Before everything went south, I did manage to get the last batch of rolling pins shaped but not sanded- probably a good thing as I am still hawking up lugies and haven't gotten better dust protection.

 

After the rolling pins are pretty much round and dimensioned, the tapering jig is used to shape them. I used to do this free hand but getting consistent results proved difficult.

The base of the jig holds the taper guide at the bottom/back. The cutting is done with a handheld, sliding fixture that houses the HHS cutter and an adjustable follower (bolt). The cutter is removable for sharpening. I'm using a 5/16" square tool stock now. It seems to make a better cut that the 1/4" square cutter I use originally.

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter and follower bolt-

 

Cutter closeup-

 

 

After the overall shaping is finished, The tapering jig is removed.  Each end of the pin gets the shoulders rounded. I use either a small spindle gouge or the Easy Wood Tools rougher with an R2 cutter.

 

 

 

The pins are now ready for sanding.

 

 

Safe turning and stay well

 

 

Another loaded post. Love that jig you are using.  Now gotta see what embellishments Waldt is doing.

 

One question : what is the rod in top of jig for ?

Edited September 30, 20214 yr by Gerald

Some good info again Lew.  Thanks.  I watched Mike's threading video and wondered why he was playing with the board on the end of the spindle shaft.  I would have just used a face and registered to it.  Would be much more stable.

51 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Another loaded post. Love that jig you are using.  Now gotta see what embellishments Waldt is doing.

 

One question : what is the rod in top of jig for ?

Haha, that’s a very long bolt that clamps the HSS cutter in place. When I made that part of the fixtures, I wasn’t sure if it was going to work and didn’t want to waste a long bolt by shortening it. Meant to cut it off just never got around to it. 

I always learn something new.  Thanks, Lew. Loved the work on the rolling pins.  Awesome.  

@Gerald Thank You! 

 

@HandyDan Thanks! I thought the same thing!!

 

@FlGatorwood Thank You! And thanks for the kind comment on the rolling pins.

@Gerald Thank You! 

 

@HandyDan Thanks! I thought the same thing!!

 

@FlGatorwood Thank You! And thanks for the kind comment on the rolling pins.

Thanks Lew.  Missed this one somehow. 

 

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7 minutes ago, forty_caliber said:

Thanks Lew.  Missed this one somehow. 

 

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Thak you for posting your turnings!