In message , mac davis
writes
On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:49:47 +0000 (UTC), lid (Drew Lawson)
wrote:
And my shoulders say that I need to adjust the height of the lathe.
But then, a little knowing what I'm doing might reduce the clenched
muscles as well.
Drew.. Depends some on your height, assuming that the lathe is about "standard"
height...
I'm about 6', I guess, used to be 6' 2" before gravity took hold.. *g*
I raised my lathe about 2" and like it there..
Other factors can be tool rest height and the angle that the chisel is
contacting the wood at...
For me I have set my lathe up for morning work, as I am 6ft in the
morning and 5' 11" by the evening.
In my case I have actually raised my lathe by 7inches, and have found it
very comfortable, but that suits my rest height and tool angle
Sharp tools, which you'll have soon, and a light touch take a lot of the stress
and tension out of turning and with a little experience you'll find
that a death
grip on the handle isn't needed...
For me the death grip was when I first started and was using a large
roughing gouge, obviously I look back and realise this was due to
incorrect angle, and laziness in not reducing the distance between rest
and work piece as often as I should, and the length of the handle. Using
a long handled bowl gouge taught me, lighter cuts, and better lighter
grip. After about a week of death grip with numb thumb, I found where I
was going wrong
--
John