James Farrow
11-26-2004, 4:54 PM
Hi!
Well I finally got some dry wood (blanks, boards) from Curly Woods and
have started my second bowl (spalted big leaf maple).
I mounted the face plate with 4 screws. 2 went in fine but the other 2
felt like they went into a soft spot or something. The wouldn't really
tighten up. Anyway I mounted the bowl on the lathe and started turning.
Made a heck of a sound. I stopped it and noticed that the faceplate was
not flush (where the 2 kinda loose screws were) with the blank.
And the 2 screws could be turned and turned without tightening at all now.
So I removed the faceplate and mounted a different one where I could
have the screws in another place from the previous holes. And it screwed
in perfectly. All 4 screws are tight.
So, are there "soft spots" in wood sometimes?
Thanks,
James :)
Well I finally got some dry wood (blanks, boards) from Curly Woods and
have started my second bowl (spalted big leaf maple).
I mounted the face plate with 4 screws. 2 went in fine but the other 2
felt like they went into a soft spot or something. The wouldn't really
tighten up. Anyway I mounted the bowl on the lathe and started turning.
Made a heck of a sound. I stopped it and noticed that the faceplate was
not flush (where the 2 kinda loose screws were) with the blank.
And the 2 screws could be turned and turned without tightening at all now.
So I removed the faceplate and mounted a different one where I could
have the screws in another place from the previous holes. And it screwed
in perfectly. All 4 screws are tight.
So, are there "soft spots" in wood sometimes?
Thanks,
James :)