Mike - That helps a lot....Thanks You!


"Mike Rinken" mwrinken at gmail dot com wrote in message
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Ken Moon wrote:
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Mike and George..... Thank you for your advice...... Now I just have
to decide..... somewhere between 500 and 4500...... LOL!
I understand Georges concern for safety and I also understand Mike's
comments based on info from established turners also... hmmmmmmm
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Buck,
Roughing should be at lower speeds than maximum allowable. During
roughing, you are not in constant contact with the work piece through
out its entire rotation, so it's easier to dig in. In other words,
square stock should be slower than round stock. I'd start 2 inch
square between 500-1000 RPM depending on wood species, wet or dry,
etc. I seldom go above 2000 RPM.
Ken Moon
Webberville, TX

I've been doing this quite a bit lately turning LOTS of kitchen utensils
out
of Brazillian cherry, Walnut and Maple. I usually start with flat blanks
about an inch think by 2 inches wide by 12-14 inches long. I do not
change
the speed of the lathe when starting to when I'm finished and it's running
at 1800-2000 RPM. Now I agree, you need to be VERY careful. There's a
lot
of wind there meaning no wood. When I start the turning the roughing
gouge
is barely touching the wood and I slowly chip away during the first
passes.
I always start in the middle and work out and as the piece comes closer to
round I can make the cuts more aggressive but never TOO aggressive.

I agree, start slow and as your comfort level increases so can the speed.
I
recently started my 12 yr old on turning and started him off VERY slow so
he
could understand exactly how the tools cut and how dangerous a flying
chunk
of wood can be. He has great respect for it now, so I've increased his
speed a bit but not too much, I think he's up to 750 now. It's a learning
process and don't go too fast.

Hope this helps.

Mike Rinken