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Home Made Lathe
Thanks George, I now have an idea on what to read about when searching for
these tools. I usually get catalogues from ROCKLER or WOODCRAFT but I get overwhelmed with the large selection of tools. I guess I should pick up one of those books that John suggested but I just don't want to buy a "wood turning bible" that will take me forever to read. THIS IS JUST A CURIOSITY PROJECT. If I like it I might spend some money to expand. BDY...the lathe I am building should be able to turn a piece of wood from 4 in. to 48 in. by max.4 in. thick. Get one of the six or eight-piece sets commonly sold. They include at least a couple of gouges, a parting tool, a skew or two, and two or three scrapers. I'd get the one with the most gouges and least scrapers, as the best thing to do after the initial learning curve is to modify them into cutting tools anyway. "Spindle" orientation is pretty much taken care of by these, which may be carbon steel to save dollars or high-speed which resist heat damage better. If you turn at slower speeds, there's little need for HSS, because there's less heat. You can always buy HSS in the tools you use most or heat most once you figure out what they are. For faceplate work you'll want a "bowl" gouge, which any more is a longer and deeper flute version of what sells as a spindle gouge. I like a broad-bottomed U versus V ground flute, some don't. Goes by the way you cut. One is enough, because all your other tools can be used as well, even the chintzy thin scrapers if you care to. Just keep the toolrest tight as possible. Second rule of turning, actually. First is stand out of harm's way. |
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