Turning gouges reproduce when you're not looking. And they're
mischievious- hiding, jumping off the bench onto the floor. Why not
round them up and corral them?

Here's an idea I got from Peter Pipe. If you stick with K.I.S.S.
(Keep It Simple Stupid), you can make one in an hour. Or, if
you're like me, "refine", "optimize" and "enhance" it, figure
on adding several more hours.

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...Turning11.html

You've probably got these three days after Thanksgiving ...
Think about it.

charlie b

charlie b wrote:

Turning gouges reproduce when you're not looking. And they're
mischievious- hiding, jumping off the bench onto the floor. Why not
round them up and corral them?

Here's an idea I got from Peter Pipe. If you stick with K.I.S.S.
(Keep It Simple Stupid), you can make one in an hour. Or, if
you're like me, "refine", "optimize" and "enhance" it, figure
on adding several more hours.

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...Turning11.html

You've probably got these three days after Thanksgiving ...
Think about it.

charlie b


I'm a big fan of PVC pipe and use it for all sorts of stuff. Another
option for tool holding is to mount the pipe to a board, or wall, using
screws. Cut short enough so you can see the pointy end. I've got a bunch
of garden tools munted on a cart using this method.

Yet another option, one that does not require forstner bits nor hole saws
for the top, is to bond the pipes together then drop the array into a
box. The resultant footprint will be smaller.

Hey Charley if you want to keep it really KISS than fill a 5 Gallon
plastic pail with pieces of pcv pipe and set your tools into them.

Would not look as spiffy as what you made there but it gives you a lot
more bang for the buck.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

charlie b wrote:
Turning gouges reproduce when you're not looking. And they're
mischievious- hiding, jumping off the bench onto the floor. Why not
round them up and corral them?

Here's an idea I got from Peter Pipe. If you stick with K.I.S.S.
(Keep It Simple Stupid), you can make one in an hour. Or, if
you're like me, "refine", "optimize" and "enhance" it, figure
on adding several more hours.

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...Turning11.html

You've probably got these three days after Thanksgiving ...
Think about it.

charlie b

In article ,
charlie b wrote:

Turning gouges reproduce when you're not looking. And they're
mischievious- hiding, jumping off the bench onto the floor. Why not
round them up and corral them?

Here's the setup I use:
http://users.easystreet.com/onlnlowe/misc/tool%20holders.jpg
http://users.easystreet.com/onlnlowe/misc/toolholder%20C-U.jpg
These clip holders are available for about $7 for a mounting strip & 5
clips - I get them at my local Fred Meyer grocery store. There are two
sets here and have been in use since at least '02 when I posted pics of
the same holders when they were out in my garage. The close-up pic shows
the heaviest tools I use - big honkin scrapers that weigh quite a bit -
the clips hold them just fine. As I recall, I slid the clips off the
strip and then remounted them on the backside so that they'd be "locked"
to the wall when the mounting screws were snugged down.

I'm planning on adding a second row of holders for the tools that aren't
used as often but still need some place to go. Now, how to hang the bare
shaft tools with no permanent handles...

You've probably got these three days after Thanksgiving ...
Think about it.

Where'd the Holiday Weekend Go Blues?

--
Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
___
Tips fer Turnin': Pour your end-grain sealer into a clean, wide-mouth
clothes detergent bottle. The lid makes a handy dipping container for
your brush and the leftovers will drain back into the bottle when you
recap the jug.

I haven't done a whole lot of turning yet, but with my jet mini, I find
I just stick my tools under the lathe on the tabletop. I think if I ever
mounted it on a stand, I'd come up with something like the tubes, but
laid in a row at angle under the lathe.

John

In article , John T
wrote:

I haven't done a whole lot of turning yet, but with my jet mini, I find
I just stick my tools under the lathe on the tabletop. I think if I ever
mounted it on a stand, I'd come up with something like the tubes, but
laid in a row at angle under the lathe.

Hi John. I certainly do as you do when I'm working. But to have tools
under hand when I don't need them gets pretty cluttered - it's also nice
to put them somewhere so one can clean up without moving tools from here
to there and back to here again.

If you're a new turner just beginning this addiction, I think you'll
eventually end up wanting an out of the way someplace to put the ever
growing and "needed" tools. Keep in mind the ways others are doing it
for when that day arrives.

--
Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
___
Tips fer Turnin': Pour your end-grain sealer into a clean, wide-mouth
clothes detergent bottle. The lid makes a handy dipping container for
your brush and the leftovers will drain back into the bottle when you
recap the jug.

charlie b wrote:
Turning gouges reproduce when you're not looking. And they're
mischievious- hiding, jumping off the bench onto the floor. Why not
round them up and corral them?

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/...Turning11.html

charlie b

Looks good. One thing I would do differently is to make 2 or 3 of the
sides out of clear acrylic so you can see the business end of each tool
before removing it.


--
Brad Curfman
http://www.curfman.net

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:54:37 -0600, John T wrote:

I haven't done a whole lot of turning yet, but with my jet mini, I find
I just stick my tools under the lathe on the tabletop. I think if I ever
mounted it on a stand, I'd come up with something like the tubes, but
laid in a row at angle under the lathe.

John

I do that with the 1 or 2 chisels that I'm using on the bowl, but you need
somewhere to keep the rest of them handy...

I'm looking for a better system, but right now I use a piece of plywood about 6"
x 30" with a staggered double row of holes the size of the chisel ferrules,
fastened as a shelf under my "turning pegboard" wall...
Being anal, I keep them in the same place/hole all the time so that I can reach
almost without looking behind me to grab a tool...

One word of caution regarding resting tools under the mini....
Besides burying them in shavings, you also have a good chance of dinging the
cutting edge of the tool against the motor or base of the lathe.. DAMHIKT


mac

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In article ,
mac davis wrote:

One word of caution regarding resting tools under the mini....
Besides burying them in shavings, you also have a good chance of dinging the
cutting edge of the tool against the motor or base of the lathe.. DAMHIKT

Aaaarrgghh! I hate it when I do that - and I've done it more times than
I care to think about.

--
Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
___
Tips fer Turnin': Pour your end-grain sealer into a clean, wide-mouth
clothes detergent bottle. The lid makes a handy dipping container for
your brush and the leftovers will drain back into the bottle when you
recap the jug.

my most used tools are hanging from a roll around bench whose top has an
overhang with tool holes on either side. My least used tools rest in the
hollow legs of one lathe. The in betweens hang behind the work bench through
a double row of tool hanging holes. Could I have too many?

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com

In article czIif.140238$yS6.76226@clgrps12,
"Darrell Feltmate" wrote:

my most used tools are hanging from a roll around bench whose top has an
overhang with tool holes on either side. My least used tools rest in the
hollow legs of one lathe. The in betweens hang behind the work bench through
a double row of tool hanging holes. Could I have too many?

NEVER!

--
Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
___
Tips fer Turnin': Pour your end-grain sealer into a clean, wide-mouth
clothes detergent bottle. The lid makes a handy dipping container for
your brush and the leftovers will drain back into the bottle when you
recap the jug.

Thanks Owen, I had me worried there for a bit :-)

--
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com

Hi Charlie, Maybe your "refining" is like cooking; "KISSing don't last,
Optomising do".

FWIW, a length of 2x4 with notches that fit the handled ends of the 3 or
4 tools selected for a turning session works for me. Placed in front of
the lathe bed the raised notches lower the tool tips under the bed and
help prevent dings. Returning a tool to its marked notch makes it easy
to pick up the one I want. Raising the lathe's feet on blocks made more
space for the tools at hand and for cleaning up after.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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In article ,
mac davis wrote:


I do that with the 1 or 2 chisels that I'm using on the bowl, but you need
somewhere to keep the rest of them handy...

I'm looking for a better system, but right now I use a piece of plywood about
6"
x 30" with a staggered double row of holes the size of the chisel ferrules,
fastened as a shelf under my "turning pegboard" wall...
Being anal, I keep them in the same place/hole all the time so that I can
reach
almost without looking behind me to grab a tool...

mac
My solution for somewhere to keep my turning chisels can be seen he
http://peterhyde.bravehost.com/page4.html
The rack resides on the end of my Delta lathe bed behind the tail stock.

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meet me at:
http://peterhyde.bravehost.com/

I do the bucket thing too. A couple of tips.

1 - The buckets do taper just a bit. You will be tempted to ram one
more PVC into that bucket, but you risk blowing out the sides.
2 - Because of the blow-out problem, wrap the top of the bucket with
two or three turns of duct tape. It helps to strengthen the bucket.
3 - If the bucket is too short, put it in a second or third bucket to
build height.
4 - Toss some dry shavings into the pipes so any tools sliding all the
way down have a soft landing.

Joe Fleming - San Dieog