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What is the most important
What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he
goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray |
his/her wits.
Ray Sandusky wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray |
"Ray Sandusky" wrote:
What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray Face shield and imagination. |
Have a plan, and a chunk of wood to fit the bill would be handy. Lobby Dosser wrote: "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray Face shield and imagination. |
I like the "have a Plan" thing!
"Leo Van Der Loo" wrote in message ... Have a plan, and a chunk of wood to fit the bill would be handy. Lobby Dosser wrote: "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray Face shield and imagination. |
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:45:43 -0600, "Ray Sandusky"
wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray a piece of wood helps, unless you're running an engine lathe.. |
yep, I was going to say "both neurons"
"Ralph" wrote in message news:wuBld.151323$df2.38817@edtnps89... his/her wits. Ray Sandusky wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray |
That's exactly what i'm running Mac.
mac davis wrote: On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:45:43 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray a piece of wood helps, unless you're running an engine lathe.. |
Time.
"Ray Sandusky" wrote in message ... What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray |
What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? Hi Ray, Nice thought provoking post. I think the answer would be that there would be as many answers as there are turners. To the professional, it could be to organize the time in a way to make it profitable. To me, as a hobby turner, it is to enjoy the experience. To the vast majority of turners who fall somewhere between those extremes, it could be any combination of the answers already posted. Ron Robinson East Texas |
I agree. I know a couple of guys in Kentucky who never decide what their
turned object is gonna be until they are ready to apply the finish! Funny thing, everything they turn looks like tire knockers and ash trays to me...............gotta have a plan................or at least a good idea! Barry "Ray Sandusky" wrote in message ... I like the "have a Plan" thing! "Leo Van Der Loo" wrote in message ... Have a plan, and a chunk of wood to fit the bill would be handy. Lobby Dosser wrote: "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray Face shield and imagination. |
"Ray Sandusky" skrev i melding ... What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... The chunk of wood. The good one. No woodturner is better than his piece of wood. Bjarte |
Their creativity gene?
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On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:10:09 -0500, Leo Van Der Loo
wrote: That's exactly what i'm running Mac. mac davis wrote: On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:45:43 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray a piece of wood helps, unless you're running an engine lathe.. ok.. you need a piece of metal..lol |
A condom so one turns safe.
Basil Kelsey Ypsilanti, Mi. |
Only in Ypsilanti.
B. Kelsey wrote: A condom so one turns safe. Basil Kelsey Ypsilanti, Mi. |
Your brain.
From: "George" george@least Organization: TDS.NET Internet Services www.tds.net Newsgroups: rec.crafts.woodturning Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:14:54 -0500 Subject: What is the most important Time. "Ray Sandusky" wrote in message ... What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray |
Bill Badland wrote:
Your brain. I concur. And be sure to bring it back with you when you are done turning for the day. Bill in Detroit |
mac davis wrote:
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:45:43 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray a piece of wood helps, unless you're running an engine lathe.. Mac, The term 'engine lathe' just refers to how the durned thing is driven (from back in the days of steam engines and overhead leather belts powering an entire factory) not what it is used for. |
"Ray Sandusky" wrote in message What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... An ability to see "into" the raw chunk of wood and visualize the object that resides therein, pleading to be released / exposed. Max |
A change of underwear for that inevtable "catch".
B. "Ray Sandusky" wrote in message ... What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray |
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"Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray Patience -- Dan Kozar remove NOSPAM |
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On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:14:57 -0500, anonymous
wrote: mac davis wrote: On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:45:43 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote: What is the most important thing a turner needs to take with him when he goes out to the lathe? No not a bowl gouge or 6" face plate - I am looking for something a bit deeper - come on folks - lets kick some life into this board! I have some ideas on this, but I want to see if any of you all approach it the same way that I do.... Ray a piece of wood helps, unless you're running an engine lathe.. Mac, The term 'engine lathe' just refers to how the durned thing is driven (from back in the days of steam engines and overhead leather belts powering an entire factory) not what it is used for. ahh... thanks... when I worked in a factory, they called all the metal turning lathes "engine lathes", so I figured that meant non-wood turning lathes.. |
Mac, metal lathes were engine driven and termed engine lathes long
before wood lathes were motorized. The term and the distinction remains to this day. Ray, the most important thing I _should_ take is humble thanks. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
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His Safety goggles...... and his package of spare bionic fingers.
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mac davis wrote:
Mac, The term 'engine lathe' just refers to how the durned thing is driven (from back in the days of steam engines and overhead leather belts powering an entire factory) not what it is used for. ahh... thanks... when I worked in a factory, they called all the metal turning lathes "engine lathes", so I figured that meant non-wood turning lathes.. The term lingers. The ability to cut threads, while useful, is not enjoyed by every metalworking lathe. I specifically have in mind a twin turret VERTICAL lathe I had the pleasure of rebuilding after yet another 'inspired' purchase of a former boss after a SME show in Detroit. IIRC, it had the ability to turn two completely different parts at the same time. I can't complain, I guess ... his purchases of derelict and dane bramaged tooling kept me employed (although not always sanely so) for a couple of years and that experience nows comes in very handy in my present job of machine maintenance for a packaging plant. |
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:08:03 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote:
BINGO! Dan wins the star! I don't buy that. We woodturners are the most IMPATIENT of all woodworkers (except perhaps wood carvers). We want a finished product in a couple hours, not days (or in 30 minutes in my case). ;) Peter Teubel Milford, MA http://www.revolutionary-turners.com |
Arch wrote: Mac, metal lathes were engine driven and termed engine lathes long before wood lathes were motorized. The term and the distinction remains to this day. Ray, the most important thing I _should_ take is humble thanks. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings How did the rose engine lathe get its name? Doesn't appear to be driven by an engine. Not normally used to cut metal, not designed to cut threads like metal cutting lathes. Does have rocking head stock, rosettes, and a touch that rides on the contour of the rosettes. Don |
Don Murray wrote:
Arch wrote: Mac, metal lathes were engine driven and termed engine lathes long before wood lathes were motorized. The term and the distinction remains to this day. Ray, the most important thing I _should_ take is humble thanks. Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings How did the rose engine lathe get its name? Doesn't appear to be driven by an engine. Not normally used to cut metal, not designed to cut threads like metal cutting lathes. Does have rocking head stock, rosettes, and a touch that rides on the contour of the rosettes. If it automates some process it's an "engine" for that process in the same manner that Babbage's computers were to be called the "difference engine" and the "analytical engine". The use of "engine" as a synonym for "motor" came later. Don -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
Hi Don, Maybe because a rose engine uses rosettes in a mechanical
device. Maybe because it makes flower-like ornamentations. Maybe we could just use a 'search engine' and find out, Naah! :) Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
Good point, but I think that bears mostly on the depth of addiction.
It's frequent hits that make the addict, that's why they give long-lasting methadone as "treatment." My methadone of the moment is a new set of nightstands. "Peter Teubel" wrote in message ... On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:08:03 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote: I don't buy that. We woodturners are the most IMPATIENT of all woodworkers (except perhaps wood carvers). We want a finished product in a couple hours, not days (or in 30 minutes in my case). |
Oh but Peter - that is why I think patience is of utmost importance - if you
can patiently approach the work; making sure to arrive at the right, desired surface by painstakingly slow and thorough execution, then the woodturner will be more impressed with his own work - not just proud of finishing his turning! Ray "Peter Teubel" wrote in message ... On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:08:03 -0600, "Ray Sandusky" wrote: BINGO! Dan wins the star! I don't buy that. We woodturners are the most IMPATIENT of all woodworkers (except perhaps wood carvers). We want a finished product in a couple hours, not days (or in 30 minutes in my case). ;) Peter Teubel Milford, MA http://www.revolutionary-turners.com |
"Ray Sandusky" wrote in message Oh but Peter - that is why I think patience is of utmost importance - if you can patiently approach the work; making sure to arrive at the right, desired surface by painstakingly slow and thorough execution, then the woodturner will be more impressed with his own work - not just proud of finishing his turning! Perhaps it's because of my relative newness to turning, or simply because I love to see the shavings curl away from the wood. But patience is not an issue. Especially when approaching the final cuts. Having spent a day or two turning a chunk of raw lignin into a bowl or whatever, I'm cautious and proceed with the utmost care in order to avoid making a mistake and ruining the project. Perhaps after a few years of this I'll become impatient, but for now . . . Max |
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