Steve Hajewski
01-08-2009, 10:10 PM
Hi,
First of all thanks to everyone here for all the great info. I am new to turning and looking forward to figuring out what to work on next. My wife is due with our first child soon (due today actually but no action yet) so I am thinking I might try to make some kind of small toys.
I am the proud owner of a thirdhand 1947 Rockwell lathe (see members and their lathe thread for pic) and all the accessories. After my grandfather passed away, grandma left his shop for all her sons and grandsons to use. However, no one ever touched the lathe. So when I bumbled my way through making a replacement spindle for my house, she suggested i take the lathe with me too.
In the box of misc parts was this part which almost seems like more of a metal working accessory with the cranks and such. If anyone here knows what the top (apparently missing) piece looks like, please e-mail me or post a pic.
After learning the importance of knot free wood, I made a pretty good looking replacement for a porch spindle on try number 2.
The second project was a table, which was made by imitating a design i saw in a furniture store. The problem with this turning is that the "end grain" portion got chipped up and left voids. I need to work on that. This has a lot of putty and dark stain hiding flaws. I also got four stitches in my palm while making the mortises for the legs. That hurts!!!!
Anyway, I look forward to getting better at this. So far i just tried to remember what I saw on PBS and went at it.
Steve
First of all thanks to everyone here for all the great info. I am new to turning and looking forward to figuring out what to work on next. My wife is due with our first child soon (due today actually but no action yet) so I am thinking I might try to make some kind of small toys.
I am the proud owner of a thirdhand 1947 Rockwell lathe (see members and their lathe thread for pic) and all the accessories. After my grandfather passed away, grandma left his shop for all her sons and grandsons to use. However, no one ever touched the lathe. So when I bumbled my way through making a replacement spindle for my house, she suggested i take the lathe with me too.
In the box of misc parts was this part which almost seems like more of a metal working accessory with the cranks and such. If anyone here knows what the top (apparently missing) piece looks like, please e-mail me or post a pic.
After learning the importance of knot free wood, I made a pretty good looking replacement for a porch spindle on try number 2.
The second project was a table, which was made by imitating a design i saw in a furniture store. The problem with this turning is that the "end grain" portion got chipped up and left voids. I need to work on that. This has a lot of putty and dark stain hiding flaws. I also got four stitches in my palm while making the mortises for the legs. That hurts!!!!
Anyway, I look forward to getting better at this. So far i just tried to remember what I saw on PBS and went at it.
Steve