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convert chisel to bowl gouge
Hi all,
I'm a newbie who recently got my first face plate. I turned a shot glass out of a little piece of ash, which took forever to hollow with my scraper. At the flea market I picked up this for a buck: http://www.glassgiant.com/misc_galle...p?galleryid=17 I'd been toying with the idea of making my own bowl gouge, but have never worked with anything harder than sheet metal before. I thought maybe I could grind this down, and, if need be, turn a longer handle for it. I realize it's small, but I doubt I'll be hollowing anything deeper than about 4" for quite a while. Would that work? This tip looks black in one picture, but that is rust. Also, I'm moving my basement shop from a 13x12 room to a 13x19 (or 13x33 if I never get around to putting that wall in ). I currently have a 10" belt-driven lathe with 36" bed bolted directly to studs in the basement. This seems to turn the sheet rock on the other side of the wall into a huge speaker. It gets quite noisy. I was thinking of of making a self-supporting stand for it out of 4x4 and weighing it down with my winter supply of sand/salt. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest solution. Any tips/plans? TIA, Shawn Shawn Wilson http://www.GlassGiant.com |
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Shawn Wilson wrote:
Hi all, I'm a newbie who recently got my first face plate. I turned a shot glass out of a little piece of ash, which took forever to hollow with my scraper. At the flea market I picked up this for a buck: http://www.glassgiant.com/misc_galle...p?galleryid=17 I'd been toying with the idea of making my own bowl gouge, but have never worked with anything harder than sheet metal before. I thought maybe I could grind this down, and, if need be, turn a longer handle for it. I realize it's small, but I doubt I'll be hollowing anything deeper than about 4" for quite a while. Would that work? This tip looks black in one picture, but that is rust. Also, I'm moving my basement shop from a 13x12 room to a 13x19 (or 13x33 if I never get around to putting that wall in ). I currently have a 10" belt-driven lathe with 36" bed bolted directly to studs in the basement. This seems to turn the sheet rock on the other side of the wall into a huge speaker. It gets quite noisy. I was thinking of of making a self-supporting stand for it out of 4x4 and weighing it down with my winter supply of sand/salt. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest solution. Any tips/plans? TIA, Shawn Shawn Wilson http://www.GlassGiant.com Shawn, I made all except one of my bowl gouges from shock absorber rods using only a right angle grinder and a carbide bit and drill. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA It is fatal to live too long. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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For a lathe stand get Kieth Rowley's Woodturning a foundation course. He
has alot of good information that you would ba able to use and he also tells you how to put together a stand for your lathe Bruce "Shawn Wilson" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm a newbie who recently got my first face plate. I turned a shot glass out of a little piece of ash, which took forever to hollow with my scraper. At the flea market I picked up this for a buck: http://www.glassgiant.com/misc_galle...p?galleryid=17 I'd been toying with the idea of making my own bowl gouge, but have never worked with anything harder than sheet metal before. I thought maybe I could grind this down, and, if need be, turn a longer handle for it. I realize it's small, but I doubt I'll be hollowing anything deeper than about 4" for quite a while. Would that work? This tip looks black in one picture, but that is rust. Also, I'm moving my basement shop from a 13x12 room to a 13x19 (or 13x33 if I never get around to putting that wall in ). I currently have a 10" belt-driven lathe with 36" bed bolted directly to studs in the basement. This seems to turn the sheet rock on the other side of the wall into a huge speaker. It gets quite noisy. I was thinking of of making a self-supporting stand for it out of 4x4 and weighing it down with my winter supply of sand/salt. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest solution. Any tips/plans? TIA, Shawn Shawn Wilson http://www.GlassGiant.com |
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Congratulations on your large shop. Wish I had that kind of room available.
Because I do not, my lathe stand doubles, as do all my tool bases, as a storage cabinet. It is built of 3/4 particle board, fully glued and screwed, and with 3/4 compartment dividers. Used two sheets in it, since it's a 42" lathe, so you can imagine it's already heavy, made heavier by storage of my cased tailed tools. Make yours with a bed extension in mind, with 4-5" excess footprint for stability. Two things to consider in construction are movability and height. I accomplished the first by installing casters at one end, almost 1/4" off the floor when the case is on its dustkicks. The kicks are relieved at that end so I can grip the handles at the other, rotate up on to the casters, and move the whole (empty, of course) wheelbarrow-fashion. The second, proper height, should accomplished through the use of stacked blocks under the attachment points. Make the cabinet low enough so that you have full speed change and, more important, full shaving removal clearance under the lathe. Ideal would be enough to put a tin heating duct along and under the bed to gather the sanding dust. "Shawn Wilson" wrote in message ... Also, I'm moving my basement shop from a 13x12 room to a 13x19 (or 13x33 if I never get around to putting that wall in ). I currently have a 10" belt-driven lathe with 36" bed bolted directly to studs in the basement. This seems to turn the sheet rock on the other side of the wall into a huge speaker. It gets quite noisy. I was thinking of of making a self-supporting stand for it out of 4x4 and weighing it down with my winter supply of sand/salt. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest solution. Any tips/plans? |
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"Bruce Ferguson" wrote in message
... For a lathe stand get Kieth Rowley's Woodturning a foundation course. He has alot of good information that you would ba able to use and he also tells you how to put together a stand for your lathe Bruce "Shawn Wilson" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm a newbie who recently got my first face plate. I turned a shot glass out of a little piece of ash, which took forever to hollow with my scraper. At the flea market I picked up this for a buck: http://www.glassgiant.com/misc_galle...p?galleryid=17 I'd been toying with the idea of making my own bowl gouge, but have never worked with anything harder than sheet metal before. I thought maybe I could grind this down, and, if need be, turn a longer handle for it. I realize it's small, but I doubt I'll be hollowing anything deeper than about 4" for quite a while. Would that work? This tip looks black in one picture, but that is rust. Also, I'm moving my basement shop from a 13x12 room to a 13x19 (or 13x33 if I never get around to putting that wall in ). I currently have a 10" belt-driven lathe with 36" bed bolted directly to studs in the basement. This seems to turn the sheet rock on the other side of the wall into a huge speaker. It gets quite noisy. I was thinking of of making a self-supporting stand for it out of 4x4 and weighing it down with my winter supply of sand/salt. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest solution. Any tips/plans? Thanks, it just came in the library... Shawn -- Shawn Wilson http://www.GlassGiant.com |
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"George" george@least wrote in message
... Congratulations on your large shop. Wish I had that kind of room available. Because I do not, my lathe stand doubles, as do all my tool bases, as a storage cabinet. It is built of 3/4 particle board, fully glued and screwed, and with 3/4 compartment dividers. Used two sheets in it, since it's a 42" lathe, so you can imagine it's already heavy, made heavier by storage of my cased tailed tools. Make yours with a bed extension in mind, with 4-5" excess footprint for stability. Two things to consider in construction are movability and height. I accomplished the first by installing casters at one end, almost 1/4" off the floor when the case is on its dustkicks. The kicks are relieved at that end so I can grip the handles at the other, rotate up on to the casters, and move the whole (empty, of course) wheelbarrow-fashion. The second, proper height, should accomplished through the use of stacked blocks under the attachment points. Make the cabinet low enough so that you have full speed change and, more important, full shaving removal clearance under the lathe. Ideal would be enough to put a tin heating duct along and under the bed to gather the sanding dust. I _can_ imagine the weight. I just moved an old counter that originally came from a post office (gov't money - overbuilt) made out of particle board and plywood. I was hoping to use it for the lathe bench, but it's 6" too short and an odd shape to be able to fit the motor into (one end rounded). I'll keep your tips in mind. In my current setup the tailstock and tool rest just barely clear the shelf the lathe is mounted on. Very annoying when a few chips get in there... Thanks, Shawn -- Shawn Wilson http://www.GlassGiant.com |
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I'm a newbie who recently got my first face plate. I turned a shot glass out of a little piece of ash, which took forever to hollow with my scraper. At the flea market I picked up this for a buck: http://www.glassgiant.com/misc_galle...p?galleryid=17 I'd been toying with the idea of making my own bowl gouge, but have never worked with anything harder than sheet metal before. I thought maybe I could grind this down, and, if need be, turn a longer handle for it. I realize it's small, but I doubt I'll be hollowing anything deeper than about 4" for quite a while. Would that work? BRBR That looks like a forged bowl gouge (not made from round stock). All you need to do is turn a new handle (that one looks way too short) about 18" long (use a piece of copper tubing for the ferrule on the handle) and regrind the tip to a shape such as is shown in the Craft Supplies USA catalog (similar to the Ellsworth grind). It's probably not High Speed Steel, so be careful of blueing the edge and losing the temper. -Jim Gott- San Jose, CA |
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Looks to be a carving gouge, based on the tang configuration. You could do a
lot better on end grain hollowing with a pointy or fingernail grind gouge. If you want to abuse this one as a turning tool, use it as a roughing gouge for the outsides of things, where it should remove wood at any rate you care. keep your speed and feed pressure low to avoid excessive heating of the edge, and you'll be happy. Long handles on gouges can get in the way if you're obliged to turn over the bed, and are unnecessary if you keep your toolrest close. "Jim Gott" wrote in message ... I'm a newbie who recently got my first face plate. I turned a shot glass out of a little piece of ash, which took forever to hollow with my scraper. At the flea market I picked up this for a buck: http://www.glassgiant.com/misc_galle...p?galleryid=17 I'd been toying with the idea of making my own bowl gouge, but have never worked with anything harder than sheet metal before. I thought maybe I could grind this down, and, if need be, turn a longer handle for it. I realize it's small, but I doubt I'll be hollowing anything deeper than about 4" for quite a while. Would that work? BRBR That looks like a forged bowl gouge (not made from round stock). All you need to do is turn a new handle (that one looks way too short) about 18" long (use a piece of copper tubing for the ferrule on the handle) and regrind the tip to a shape such as is shown in the Craft Supplies USA catalog (similar to the Ellsworth grind). It's probably not High Speed Steel, so be careful of blueing the edge and losing the temper. -Jim Gott- San Jose, CA |
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