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I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start) and I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow, make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com




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Way to go Mike! Keep on turning!
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God bless and safe turning
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I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start) and

I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,

make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com






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Way to go Mike! Keep on turning!
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God bless and safe turning
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Truro, NS, Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com
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I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into
much of the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

Very nice. You may want to look at www.penturners.org to see what others
that have caught the pen bug are doing. They have great technical help and
lots of support.

I found that a mixture of equal parts of BLO, shellac and denatured alchol
give my pens a fine finish that is durable. This is similar to the Hut
clear coat, but lots less expensive. Keep'em turning

Karl


I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to
start) and

I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils
tomorrow,

make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the
market allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first
one.. (didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com








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welcome to the addiction - for pens, if you like exotic woods, my favorite
was canary wood, turned cross grain so it woudl shimmer - I don't think
blood wood will do that, canary is particularly spectacular for that effect
(chatoyance?)
happy turning


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I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start) and
I have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,
make some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the
market allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com







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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:09:30 -0400, "Mike Mac" wrote:

I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start) and I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow, make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com



Nice stuff, Mike!

Keep a couple of those, for nostalgia and so that you can see how much you've
progressed after a few (hundred?) more pens...
They're like popcorn... fast and easy and VERY addictive...

Seems like the average for me is about 5 or 10 minutes turning and an hour
sanding... I didn't even KNOW that there was 2,500 grit paper before I did
pens.. *g*

BTW: I did spindle stuff and bowls for years before trying pens, and I would
recommend that folks start with them, as you're doing...
I learned SO much about skew work, sanding, PATIENCE, finishing, etc....

With so little surface area and (hopefully) no flat surfaces to reflect light,
sanding and finishing is so much more critical on a pen than on a bowl... and on
a bowl you can always go back and shave off tool marks, where on a pen you may
only have enough wood to cover the tubes...

Give corian a shot if you can get some, it's a lot of fun and makes great pens..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
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Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has a
more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:09:30 -0400, "Mike Mac"
wrote:

I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start) and
I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,
make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com



Nice stuff, Mike!

Keep a couple of those, for nostalgia and so that you can see how much
you've
progressed after a few (hundred?) more pens...
They're like popcorn... fast and easy and VERY addictive...

Seems like the average for me is about 5 or 10 minutes turning and an hour
sanding... I didn't even KNOW that there was 2,500 grit paper before I did
pens.. *g*

BTW: I did spindle stuff and bowls for years before trying pens, and I
would
recommend that folks start with them, as you're doing...
I learned SO much about skew work, sanding, PATIENCE, finishing, etc....

With so little surface area and (hopefully) no flat surfaces to reflect
light,
sanding and finishing is so much more critical on a pen than on a bowl...
and on
a bowl you can always go back and shave off tool marks, where on a pen you
may
only have enough wood to cover the tubes...

Give corian a shot if you can get some, it's a lot of fun and makes great
pens..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm




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If you don't yet have a compressor, add it to your Christmas list.

Bill

Mike Mac wrote:
Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has a
more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:09:30 -0400, "Mike Mac"
wrote:

I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start) and
I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,
make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com



Nice stuff, Mike!

Keep a couple of those, for nostalgia and so that you can see how much
you've
progressed after a few (hundred?) more pens...
They're like popcorn... fast and easy and VERY addictive...

Seems like the average for me is about 5 or 10 minutes turning and an hour
sanding... I didn't even KNOW that there was 2,500 grit paper before I did
pens.. *g*

BTW: I did spindle stuff and bowls for years before trying pens, and I
would
recommend that folks start with them, as you're doing...
I learned SO much about skew work, sanding, PATIENCE, finishing, etc....

With so little surface area and (hopefully) no flat surfaces to reflect
light,
sanding and finishing is so much more critical on a pen than on a bowl...
and on
a bowl you can always go back and shave off tool marks, where on a pen you
may
only have enough wood to cover the tubes...

Give corian a shot if you can get some, it's a lot of fun and makes great
pens..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm




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If you're really hard pressed. They sell cans of compressed air at most
hobby shops. Most people use those with small air brushes when they
can't afford an air compressor.

Mike Burr



Mike Mac wrote:

Like I can wait until xmas ;-)

Thanks.. thats what I figured the solution would be...

Mike

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If you don't yet have a compressor, add it to your Christmas list.

Bill

Mike Mac wrote:


Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has
a more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:09:30 -0400, "Mike Mac"
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I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much
of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start)
and I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,
make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first
one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com





Nice stuff, Mike!

Keep a couple of those, for nostalgia and so that you can see how much
you've
progressed after a few (hundred?) more pens...
They're like popcorn... fast and easy and VERY addictive...

Seems like the average for me is about 5 or 10 minutes turning and an
hour
sanding... I didn't even KNOW that there was 2,500 grit paper before I
did
pens.. *g*

BTW: I did spindle stuff and bowls for years before trying pens, and I
would
recommend that folks start with them, as you're doing...
I learned SO much about skew work, sanding, PATIENCE, finishing, etc....

With so little surface area and (hopefully) no flat surfaces to reflect
light,
sanding and finishing is so much more critical on a pen than on a
bowl... and on
a bowl you can always go back and shave off tool marks, where on a pen
you may
only have enough wood to cover the tubes...

Give corian a shot if you can get some, it's a lot of fun and makes
great pens..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm










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Like I can wait until xmas ;-)

Thanks.. thats what I figured the solution would be...

Mike

"Bill Rubenstein" wrote in message
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If you don't yet have a compressor, add it to your Christmas list.

Bill

Mike Mac wrote:
Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has
a more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:09:30 -0400, "Mike Mac"
wrote:

I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much
of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start)
and I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,
make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first
one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com



Nice stuff, Mike!

Keep a couple of those, for nostalgia and so that you can see how much
you've
progressed after a few (hundred?) more pens...
They're like popcorn... fast and easy and VERY addictive...

Seems like the average for me is about 5 or 10 minutes turning and an
hour
sanding... I didn't even KNOW that there was 2,500 grit paper before I
did
pens.. *g*

BTW: I did spindle stuff and bowls for years before trying pens, and I
would
recommend that folks start with them, as you're doing...
I learned SO much about skew work, sanding, PATIENCE, finishing, etc....

With so little surface area and (hopefully) no flat surfaces to reflect
light,
sanding and finishing is so much more critical on a pen than on a
bowl... and on
a bowl you can always go back and shave off tool marks, where on a pen
you may
only have enough wood to cover the tubes...

Give corian a shot if you can get some, it's a lot of fun and makes
great pens..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm





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Mike
If you do not have a compressor, go to the shop vac. Either vaccuum the dust
out of the piece or put the hose on the exhaust and use that tight nozzle on
it to tighten and direct the stream of air. Not a bad job.
______
God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS, Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com
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Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has a
more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 18:09:30 -0400, "Mike Mac"
wrote:

I finally got the lathe spinning this weekend.. after looking into much

of
the advice offered both here and in rec.crafts.woodturning

I've been knocking out some pens.. (European Roundtops, just to start)

and
I
have to say, alot of fun to make. will try some mech. pencils tomorrow,
make
some pairs to box up and sell as stocking stuffers, etc, if the market
allows.

My favorite is the one in Bloodwood.. with the maple being my first

one..
(didn't want to risk ruining an EXPENSIVE piece of wood!)

http://ottawawood.com/pens/lathe.jpg
http://ottawawood.com/pens/4pens.jpg

Mike
www.ottawawood.com



Nice stuff, Mike!

Keep a couple of those, for nostalgia and so that you can see how much
you've
progressed after a few (hundred?) more pens...
They're like popcorn... fast and easy and VERY addictive...

Seems like the average for me is about 5 or 10 minutes turning and an

hour
sanding... I didn't even KNOW that there was 2,500 grit paper before I

did
pens.. *g*

BTW: I did spindle stuff and bowls for years before trying pens, and I
would
recommend that folks start with them, as you're doing...
I learned SO much about skew work, sanding, PATIENCE, finishing, etc....

With so little surface area and (hopefully) no flat surfaces to reflect
light,
sanding and finishing is so much more critical on a pen than on a

bowl...
and on
a bowl you can always go back and shave off tool marks, where on a pen

you
may
only have enough wood to cover the tubes...

Give corian a shot if you can get some, it's a lot of fun and makes

great
pens..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm








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On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:52:36 -0400, "Mike Mac" wrote:

Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has a
more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


I'm probably the wrong guy to ask, Mike... I LIKE the sawdust in the grain.. *g*

I wet sand a lot of my pens with Danish Oil and let the slurry fill the cracks,
gaps and grain...

If you're worried about it and don't want to blow the dust out, an inexpensive
solution can be to buy or make a bunch or "tack rags"...


It would seem that you'd want to eventually fill the open grain though, right?



Mac

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Great advice.. I'll try the shop vac and tack rags, see what works.

I use a block of turners wax to finish the pens, and that does seem to fill
in the open grain quite nicely.

Anyone else have other suggestions as for pen finishes? I have a Turners
polish as well, but 1 hr between drying times.. maybe I need to be more
patient. :-)

Mike


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On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:52:36 -0400, "Mike Mac"
wrote:

Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has a
more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?


I'm probably the wrong guy to ask, Mike... I LIKE the sawdust in the
grain.. *g*

I wet sand a lot of my pens with Danish Oil and let the slurry fill the
cracks,
gaps and grain...

If you're worried about it and don't want to blow the dust out, an
inexpensive
solution can be to buy or make a bunch or "tack rags"...


It would seem that you'd want to eventually fill the open grain though,
right?



Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm




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On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 06:59:42 -0400, "Mike Mac" wrote:


Great advice.. I'll try the shop vac and tack rags, see what works.

I use a block of turners wax to finish the pens, and that does seem to fill
in the open grain quite nicely.

Anyone else have other suggestions as for pen finishes? I have a Turners
polish as well, but 1 hr between drying times.. maybe I need to be more
patient. :-)

Mike


Invest $70 in a Beall buffing system... it's wonderful..

http://www.bealltool.com/products/buffing/buffer.php

It creates a glow in wood that I can't duplicate with any finish, and most woods
can be buffed without oil or any other finish, especially the oilier woods like
cocobolo...
I have a couple pens of CB that are just sanded and buffed and everyone is sure
that they have a clear finish one them.. really pretty wood, especially when
buffed..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
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great... MORE money at Lee Valley the fact that its on my way home
everyday from the office DOES NOT help.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,190,43040

Do you apply this before fully assembling the pens, I would assume?

Mike


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wrote:


Great advice.. I'll try the shop vac and tack rags, see what works.

I use a block of turners wax to finish the pens, and that does seem to
fill
in the open grain quite nicely.

Anyone else have other suggestions as for pen finishes? I have a Turners
polish as well, but 1 hr between drying times.. maybe I need to be more
patient. :-)

Mike


Invest $70 in a Beall buffing system... it's wonderful..

http://www.bealltool.com/products/buffing/buffer.php

It creates a glow in wood that I can't duplicate with any finish, and most
woods
can be buffed without oil or any other finish, especially the oilier woods
like
cocobolo...
I have a couple pens of CB that are just sanded and buffed and everyone is
sure
that they have a clear finish one them.. really pretty wood, especially
when
buffed..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm




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Anyone else have other suggestions as for pen finishes? I have a Turners
polish as well, but 1 hr between drying times.. maybe I need to be more
patient. :-)


Sort of like pipes, really. The ultimate finish is the oil from your hand.
For grain fills, I'd go with a sanding slurry with some high-solids oil
based finish. Sand across the grain let it cure, sand gently and finally
with the grain until the surface is dull. Then buff with oil and maybe some
rottenstone. The wax binders in rouge and Tripoli are dirt catchers.

I say this in spite of the fact that the best finishes I've seen are CA.
Probably fairly durable, maybe renewable.



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On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:52:36 -0400, Mike Mac wrote:

Thanks for the sanding advice.. I'm noticing mine do need a bit of work..

I do have a question for you and/or the group...

One of the things frustrating me right now is working with wood that has a
more open grain.. the sawdust from sanding seems to accumulate in the
grain, and I'm wondering if theres a good way to get it out..?

Mike ... leave it IN.
I use cyanoacrylate (sp?) for the finish on my pens. Fill open grain by
building up sanding dust on the paper then adding some CA while continuing
to sand. The dust will work into the pores and the CA will harden it
there, resulting in and easy to sand-to-level surface. This makes it
easier to achieve a high gloss (sand up through at least 3600 grit
MultiMesh). One nice thing about CA is that you can immediately go to
wet/dry papers as soon as you have 2-3 coats on the wood. ANother is that
drying time between coats is only about 30 seconds and you end up with an
extremely durable, extremely glossy finish. Downside are the fumes and the
obvious 'plastic' feel ... although it does a nice job of popping the
grain.

I keep a small bottle of thin CA with a needle tip for fixing weak spots
and a large bottle of CA for applying finish layers at my lathe. ALso make
sure you have accelerator handy. It is an imperative to have a bottle of
debonder within arms reach of where you stand to work in case you should
get CA on your fingers and become 'one with the machine'.

Welcome to the craft ... have fun, be safe, learn to use the skew and
don't be afraid of the rpms. Use a scraper or a spindle gouge until you
get comfortable with the skew. After that, you'll rarely use anything
other than a skew for pen making. Good skew work can drop
pre-finish sanding time down to a minute or two (just enough to make
certain there are no ridges needing removal).

Bill
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:11:53 -0400, "Mike Mac" wrote:

great... MORE money at Lee Valley the fact that its on my way home
everyday from the office DOES NOT help.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,190,43040

Do you apply this before fully assembling the pens, I would assume?

Mike


Mike.. can't advise for or against that setup, but really recommend the Beall..

My wife bought the buffer that PSI sells and it was a real POS...

I was going to build a setup like that one with the beall, but as Chuck pointed
out, the Beall has very quick wheel change...

Also, if you get into bowls or anything bigger than pens, you really can't get
room to buff well on that setup.. the wheels are too close together and you
can't get much of an angle on the wheel, especially for the inside of the
bowl... YMMV

If I understand the 2nd part of your post, I turn and sand the pen bodies, oil
if needed, then take them off the mandrel..
I put them on dowels for better control and run them through the buffer before
assembly..
I tried taking the mandrel out of the lathe and buffing the blanks on it, but
the buffing wheels really didn't like the pen bushings and I like to buff the
blanks as far "in" at the ends as possible, too...
Mac

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