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Leo Lichtman
 
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Default Ornamental Turning Equipment


wrote: I am a begineer in turning, (clip) I can't seem to
find any modern equipment that supports this. (clip)
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Maybe you don't realize that you are looking at one of the most intricate
and demanding fields of wood turning. Let me give you an example of the
kind of problem you willl have to deal with. Instead of the usual lathe
tools, you need power driven milling cutters. They have to be very sharp,
so the surface finish is good WITHOUT sanding, because ornamental turnings
are so intricate, and loaded with delicate sharp edges that sanding would
degrade them. But, if your cutter goes dull before you have completed an
entire "rotation" of cuts, you are screwed--you can never remove the cutter
to sharpen it and return it to the job without showing a break in the
rhythm.

There are so many things you can do with the tools you have--you have only
scratched the surface--I suggest you hold off on ornamental turning until
you have more background and skill.