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Well apparently Punxsutawney Phil got it right, at least for PA. Snow and sleet tonight, rinse and repeat for Saturday! Our Patriot Turners- @calabrese55 added a beautiful mixed media, mixed construction vase to our "What's Off" topic and our turners showed their appreciation for his work- Please head over to Mike's post and check out more images and the great comments- @RustyFN taught another bowl turning class at his local Woodcraft store. Please see his, and our turner's, comments at- What’s Coming Up- Click on the image for the link to more information and registration If you missed it, last Friday, Cindy Drozda uploaded her Tool Talk presentation- For The Newbies- This video is a live demonstration showing some of the things to do for lathe maintenance. Filming isn't theater quality Pen turning is a nice way to ease into turning and the pens make awesome gifts. This video, from Craft Supplies USA, takes us through the steps. Although there lots of specialized jigs that can be purchase to do pen turning, many can be shop made for practically no cost. Expand Your Horizons- It is the beginning of the month and the "4 Ways Collaboration" group has uploaded their versions of a long stemmed goblet- New Turning Items- Everything Else- Popular Woodworking provided links to several turning articles. Beginners as well as more advanced turners should be able to find something useful. Jimmy Clewes turns a natural edge bowl- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/turn-a-live-edge-bowl/ Judy Ditmer discusses turning multiple copies of an item- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/making-multiples/ Alan Lancer turns handles for turning tools- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/handles-for-turning-tools/ And, Yoav Liberman provides his insights into using carbide tools for the beginner. Although I disagree with his observation that carbide tools are "crude but effective." https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tools/carbide-tools-unlocking-woodturning-potential/ Safe turning
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I bought some Easy Wood mini carbide tool cutters when they were on sale. It was so long ago that I don't remember when. I decided it was time to make the tools to use them on. I have some 3/8" chromed and hardened steel rods that came in a box acquired at an auction. I chucked a grind stone in the metal lathe mounted the rods in the milling attachment and ground a flat spot for the cutters. The small cutters take a 4-40 screw supplied with the cutters. I drilled the hole but broke the tap when threading. Decided to drill a larger hole and use a longer bolt with a nut. Didn't care for that arrangement as the nut got in the way at times during use. Was going to cut the end off and start over but found a 6-32 screw head fit well enough for use so I got the 6-32 tap and was successful at threading the holes. Handles are some of what I believe is Cherry rescued from the neighbors firewood pile. Then of course I took the time to test them. They will be a good addition to the arsenal.
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When Rockler came out with their version of these tools, I'd never seen one before, I like the idea. I waited until they were on sale and got the set of 3 for small for mini lathes. I do use them a lot and like them. They have a lot of great qualities and can be rotated for another cutting surface. I also resharpen mine on a diamond hone. I do not have a parting tool with a carbide head. That may be my next purchase. I still use some of my HSS tool, but not much. If you were to rate the carbide cutting tools on a 1 to 10 scale (10 is tops) what would your rating be?
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