Thanks for the responses. I think that my problem is that I hadn't angled
it properly (towards me), so I'll give that a try...

Woody

"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:09:08 GMT, "woodman" wrote:

Anyone have luck with this tool? I got one but it doesn't seem to cut
well
in green wood. Any suggestions?

Woody

IMHO, it's a tool that you have to not only read the instructions (gasp)
but
experiment with...

An easy beginning for a vase, etc. is to drill a pilot hole to the
approximate
depth you want, and widen it with the termite... mush easier than using
the ring
to bore the hole..
I think that the scariest part of using the termite is at the middle of
the
"hole", where you almost have to touch the "up" side a bit and the pilot
hole
eliminates that hassle...

The instructions regarding ring positioning are clever, the "if you see
it,
you're in trouble, if your belly button does, you're cool" is pretty
accurate,
but I don't think ( as I remember the instructions) that they address
riding the
bevel of the ring...

You don't want the handle straight out from the opening you're cutting,
you want
it pulled quite a bit towards your "turning muscle" and gently work the
handle
out towards the lathe bed a bit as you make your cut...

If you play with angle, tilt, etc. a bit you'll find it making nice
shavings and
working well... it you cut too aggressively, it will pack the ring...
Before I became a follower of George and the "peel not poke" religion, I
kept a
1/4" dowel with a pencil sharpener point near the lathe top clear the
shavings
out of the ring..



mac

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