Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners September 29, 2021

[lew]

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-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Click on the images for links to registration and more information-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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-

 

See more at-

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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

 

 

[Gerald]

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, 2021 by Gerald

[HandyDan]

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.

[lew]

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. 

[FlGatorwood]

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

[lew]

@Gerald Thank You! 

 

@HandyDan Thanks! I thought the same thing!!

 

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

[lew]

@Gerald Thank You! 

 

@HandyDan Thanks! I thought the same thing!!

 

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

[forty_caliber]

Thanks Lew.  Missed this one somehow. 

 

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[lew]

7 minutes ago, forty_caliber said:

Thanks Lew.  Missed this one somehow. 

 

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Thak you for posting your turnings!