Kathy Marshall
09-07-2011, 1:03 AM
This is the start of a special request piece, requested by Mrs tree trimmer.
This is the biggest piece I've turned so far. The blank is 26" long and 4" x 4". I cut the blank form an ash log that was about 10" - 12" diameter.
I tried to get it as close to centered as I could, but it was still out of balance and when I turned the lathe on at the lowest speed (340 rpms), I thought the lathe was gonna walk off with it.
207024
So I took it to the band saw and squared it up a little and put it back on the lathe. There was still a little bit of shaking, but it was doable.
207025
Started off with my 12" rest but quickly decided constantly moving it from side to side was gonna drive me nuts. So I got out the big guns, a 24" double banjo rest. Much better! Started at 340 rpms, then went to about 600 once the corners were knocked off, then to 1000 after the roughing was done.
207026
Got it roughed to a cylinder and started doing some shaping, turned a tenon and mounted in a chuck and set up my JN steady rest :D , then stopped for the night. I wrapped it up well with stretch wrap so hopefully tomorrow I will find it just as I left it (very green wood).
We'll see what tomorrow brings....
This is the biggest piece I've turned so far. The blank is 26" long and 4" x 4". I cut the blank form an ash log that was about 10" - 12" diameter.
I tried to get it as close to centered as I could, but it was still out of balance and when I turned the lathe on at the lowest speed (340 rpms), I thought the lathe was gonna walk off with it.
207024
So I took it to the band saw and squared it up a little and put it back on the lathe. There was still a little bit of shaking, but it was doable.
207025
Started off with my 12" rest but quickly decided constantly moving it from side to side was gonna drive me nuts. So I got out the big guns, a 24" double banjo rest. Much better! Started at 340 rpms, then went to about 600 once the corners were knocked off, then to 1000 after the roughing was done.
207026
Got it roughed to a cylinder and started doing some shaping, turned a tenon and mounted in a chuck and set up my JN steady rest :D , then stopped for the night. I wrapped it up well with stretch wrap so hopefully tomorrow I will find it just as I left it (very green wood).
We'll see what tomorrow brings....