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Cold and windy here. Expecting a coating of snow tomorrow. Our Patriot Turners- @Fred W. Hargis Jr is prepping the load of wood he picked up a while back. He is sealing the ends of the blanks to slow down the drying process. Fred received some tips, from our members, on sealing materials. Check out his post at- @Gordon posed a question about using coloring agents to finish off a bowl. Specifically, he is looking for input on using dyes. Several of our members have provided some guidance. If you have experience, please add your comments to Gordon's post- A couple of entries and comments on our post for "What's ON/OFF" the lathe From what's ON- From @Gerald New comments start here- And from What's OFF- @RustyFN's awesome bowl. Check out the grain patterns! New entries start here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration- Any one up for a road trip?? For The Newbies- You've started to turn bowls. The outside looks pretty good but you are not happy with the roughness/ridges on the inside. Tomislav Tomasic demonstrates techniques to help improve the surface. Expand Your Horizons- Is there a use for a 3-D printer for the woodturner? Mike Peace investigates. A few weeks ago we posted a source for the new bowl coring system from the Woodcut company. Craft Supplies USA created an in-depth video from unboxing through use. New Turning Items- From Trent Bosch, a new design in tool rests. Asymmetrical Tool Rests. Click the image for link to the site. From Ron Brown, a video demonstrating the new "Bowl From A Board Extended Reach Base"- Everything Else- The new Craft Supplies USA catalog is available online at- https://indd.adobe.com/view/773366dd-1e4a-437f-92f0-c98e00d316ab I may have to buy an iPad to be able to peruse the pages while relaxing in the "Reading Room" Safe turning
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I hope all of our members, in southern California, are safe from the fires. Though not a member here and I do not personally know Mr. John Beaver. He's the gentleman who makes and demonstrates the "wave bowls". I saw, on social media, that his home and shop were both destroyed over night. He said he and his family are safe but everything was lost. Our Patriot Turners- @Fred W. Hargis Jr posted a question about what might have caused his newly turned bowl to develop cracks. Fred received lots of input and some great tips on turning green wood. Please see his post and add your comments, ideas and tips to what has been posted- Fred is also looking for an alternate source for machined washers. Several of his go-to vendors are backordered. Check this post and see if you might be able to offer a supplier- @RustyFN has entered a new chapter in his woodturning adventures! He is teaching courses at his local Woodcraft. In this post, Rusty, describes his first experience: Our post for ON/OFF your lathe has had additions and comments. From "ON": @Gerald- Catch up from last week starting here- And from "OFF": @Gordon New entries from this past week start here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registrations. Cindy Drozda has an IRD coming up on January 11, 2025. If you missed Cindy's Tool Talk last week, She has made it available on YouTube- For The Newbies- Kent Weakley gives us an in-depth look at the care and feeding of the lathe tool rest. Tim Yoder provides a short tour of the inside of the lathe headstock- Expand Your Horizons- I don't always put a gloss finish on my turnings. But, as @HandyDan pointed out, the gloss finishes seem to get more attention. These two videos demonstrate how to get that high gloss finish using "Spar Varnish". This one is from Sam Angelo using the technique from Stephen Sinner I've made "cabriole legs" but there is little or no turning in the process. There is a style of leg called "Sheraton" leg which does utilize the lathe for most of the process. From Fine Working, a video series on making this leg style. https://www.finewoodworking.com/videoworkshop/2012/08/how-to-carve-a-sheraton-style-leg New Turning Items- Everything Else- Tim Yoder is once again answering your turning questions with the return of "Your Turn"! This should be very informative and a lot of fun Safe turning
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I am a lefty and I have started to recently understand things like bowl gouges to some limited degree. For the record, my handedness doesn’t have anything to do with the understanding, but rather the application. In previous turning endeavors, like spindles and handles, I am able to hold a gouge left hand on handle and right hand on tool rest. This makes sense and is comfortable to me. Enter the bowl gouge and a push cut…. The positions required to have this hand configuration is a contortionistic impossibility. Maybe I could have pulled it off when I was a young rubber person but that ship has sailed. So it appears the only sane way to do this and be able to achieve any sort of bio-mechanical sanity is to reverse my hands, left hand on tool rest, right hand on handle and shift bodyweight into the cut while maintaining proper cutting angle. Is the solution to this just learn how to turn with either hand forward or is there a completely reverse lathe setup that lefties adopt?
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March already! Some of the trees are starting to show signs of waking up and I have garlic greens showing through the mulch! Our Patriot Turners- @Fred W. Hargis Jr posted an inquiry about a new tool rest. He asked particularly about the curved type used for turning bowls. Several of our members offered their opinions. Maybe you could hop on over to Fred's post and provide additional insights. @HandyDan posted a link to a site for turning tool handle inserts. If you make your own handles you might want to check it out. The site is for Trent Bosch tools and there are lots of other items there. Here's the link to his site's home page- https://trentboschtools.com/ @Gerald showed us the setup for his new JaHo jig in the "Good Monday Morning" forum- There is additional information in his post- Our continuing thread on the "What's On Your Lathe" post continues to showcase new and beautiful items. This past week @teesquare, @kreisdorph and @Gerald all posted projects! Catchup on all the activity at- In addition to the ones still on the lathe, We had entries into the "What's OFF Your Lathe And Finished". @Gerald and @kreisdorph both added their finished items. The new entries and comments start here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the image for the link to more information and registration- For The Newbies- Not quite ready to make the deep bowl? here's an intermediate step from Alan Stratton. Reading a post on social media from a turner who upgraded to a larger lathe. He was lamenting that his expensive Cole Jaws were small and would not allow him to use the maximum swing of the new lathe. One person recommended this video from Alan Stratton- Expand Your Horizons- Several of our turners give back to others by participating in events such as Turning Pens For Our Troops and Beads Of Courage Boxes. This month the turners participating in the "4-Ways" turning collaboration are making Wig Stands. Anyone who has suffered the ravages of cancer and chemo would certainly appreciate one of these items. New Turning Items- Many turners tint their epoxy/acrylic work with various products. Up until now, tinting CA glue was limited due to the reaction between the glue and the tinting substance. Starbond has released an assortment of materials to tint their CA glues. Check it out at- https://starbond.com/collections/powders-inlay-supplies?utm_source=1. Starbond Newsletter Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SB - TOTD Mica Mix (01HR9F16QNEP00ZFQF4704JB87)&_kx=UWBjOrBvGqdgxjbKJKjzdYtukO2Hko9tBjUvyv5yRmCPEYlA8GzGmWiEh-BS_64B.KAnW2a Wasn't sure where to put this but Woodturners Wonders is having a give-a-way contest- If you do that sort of things, here's the link- https://woodturnerswonders.com/pages/giveaway?_kx=gV5SF2As_3IwtBi5TrpHVQM0F3UvGVbQKzhWGippDlk.VJvU8R Everything Else- From Ron Brown's Newsletter When Size Matters What is the second major difference between a 12” swing wood lathe and a 16” swing wood lathe? The first difference is obvious, the 16” lathe can swing a 4-inch larger vessel. The second major difference is in the motor or horsepower. The smaller lathe is most likely equipped with a ¾ or 1 horsepower motor while the larger lathe will typically have 1-1/2 to 2 horsepower motor. Why does horsepower matter anyway? When all you turn are pens, wizard wands, and bottle stoppers, HP doesn’t matter. But when you are roughing out bowl blanks, plates, platters, drilling salt and pepper mills, or virtually any hollow form, the extra HP keeps the lathe from stalling. The larger the diameter, the more HP is needed because you lose the advantage of leverage. Imagine going up a steep hill with a heavy load in high gear. With the smaller HP you are forced to take lighter cuts and can’t be aggressive without stalling the lathe in its tracks; been there done that. You can turn little stuff on a big lathe, but it is much more difficult to turn big stuff on a little lathe. It can be done, of course, it’s just not as fun, safe, or easy. I have discovered recurring patterns after observing many thousands of turners over a few decades: 1) Most new turners start with a mini-lathe if they buy it new. 2) If they inherit the lathe from a relative or purchase it used, they are likely to get a larger machine to start with. 3) Although they planned to sell the smaller unit when they upgraded, they most often kept both lathes. I had 5 at one time. Now I’m down to only two. 4) These days, 2020 and later, most new turners start with carbide-tipped tools rather than the High-Speed Steel traditional tools. They are easy to use, quick to become proficient with, and they don’t require frequent sharpening or an expensive sharpening station. 5) After the new turner decides to pursue turning as a hobby, (1 to 3 years later) most will undertake learning how to use and sharpen HSS tools. They will invest in a fully equipped sharpening station including a slow speed grinder and sharpening jig. A no-fail way to introduce someone to turning wood on a lathe is to help them turn a wooden pen using a carbide-tipped tool. They treasure that pen and use it every day. They can spend the minimum amount of money and easily make lots of pens to give away or sell to their friends and associates. Their sense of accomplishment is validated often and they will have firmly joined the family of wood turners. Just like everything else in life, we all have to start somewhere. Me too. If you recognize the path each of them must walk on their journey, you will be better able to help and advise other turners who are not as experienced as you are. Experts were once beginners too. That is why we are always ready to help whenever we can and invite folks to call with their turning questions. Where are you on the path? Safe turning
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I'm thinking of getting a new tool rest for work on bowls. My limited knowledge tells me the S shaped rests do the inside and outside of the bowl...do I have that right? Is there a reason to go with the J type over the S type?
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So come to find out I was looking for an option to weld a 1 inch piece of pipe to the tool rests that I previously ordered. OOOOOOOOOOPS waisted my money. Ordered a set of 4 from Amazon, the tool rest shaft post was TOO small for what I need. I called Wen support yesterday and was informed that the tool rest pole shaft size was 1 inch in diameter sheesh. I feel like a noob now. Wasted 40 bucks on a bunch of tool rests. How ever I can cut the base off them and re purpose them at a later date. How ever I did make a re order this month on these. Not sure if any of you guys in here have used any of these particular ones but I made sure that I ordered the right size for the lathe so hopefully I wont have to grind anything down to make things ft but we shall see. I was told over the phone by customer service that it was 1 inch diameter and that's what I ordered. They will be here tomorrow. I'm hoping that these will work fine LOL. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XW2SRHV?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image IF ANY OF YOU OWN A WEN BENCH TOP LATHE VARIABLE SPEED THE TOOL REST SHAFT DIAMETER IS 1 INCH. KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN ORDERING TOOL RESTS FOR THIS PRODUCT.
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