More Shop Tips for Russell N.....

[Wally Dickerman]

I just added a bunch of new shop tips to Russell's thread of great tips. Some may be usefull for you....

In 75 years of turning I've probably forgotten more tips than I remember....:confused:

[Steve Vaughan]

Thanks Wally! Gonna check that out again.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thank you Wally. It is appreciated.

[Curt Fuller]

"I turned a plug with a hole bored in it to fit into the hose on my shop vac. I inserted a 12 inch long, 1 inch dia soft plastic hose. I prefer to vac the chips out of a HF rather than blow them out. I already have enough airborn dust in my shop."


Thanks for that one Wally. That's a great idea.

[Roy Turbett]

I just added a bunch of new shop tips to Russell's thread of great tips. Some may be usefull for you....

In 75 years of turning I've probably forgotten more tips than I remember....:confused:

I bought a 3/4 x 10 tap from Enco for about $20. It fits the threads on my Oneway live center. PM has the same. I've made threaded hardwood caps of various sizes to hold turned pieces without damaging them. Works great to finish the bottoms of bowls.



Wally -

I'm looking at the Enco catalog and they offer several 3/4" X 10 taps. Which one do you recommend for the Oneway chuck? Here is the link to their catalog:

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INLMK32?PARTPG=INSRAR2

Roy

[Wally Dickerman]

Wally -

I'm looking at the Enco catalog and they offer several 3/4" X 10 taps. Which one do you recommend for the Oneway chuck? Here is the link to their catalog:

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INLMK32?PARTPG=INSRAR2

Roy

Bottoming tap 311-0142.

[Roy Turbett]

Thanks Wally

[Roy Turbett]

Bottoming tap 311-0142.

Wally,

I just tried out the new tap on some tulip poplar and ash and didn't have any luck with either one. I first tried a 11/16" pilot and then a 5/8". I'm thinking its probably the wood but it may be my technique. What species do you use and how do you do it? Have you ever tried plastic or nylon? A company near me sells industrial salvage that I've thought about trying to turn.

Roy

[Jim Colombo]

Wally;
Where are these tips????


I just added a bunch of new shop tips to Russell's thread of great tips. Some may be usefull for you....

In 75 years of turning I've probably forgotten more tips than I remember....:confused:

[Wally Dickerman]

Roy, you need a hard dense wood to cut threads. Dogwood would probably work. I use a 11/16 drill. You can harden the threads with thin CA glue....Wait for the glue to dry before using it:eek:

Certain plastics work very well for cutting threads. Probably better than wood.

[Roy Turbett]

Wally - do you drill and tap the end grain or face grain?

[Wally Dickerman]

Wally - do you drill and tap the end grain or face grain?
It must be end grain.

[Rick Markham]

"I turned a plug with a hole bored in it to fit into the hose on my shop vac. I inserted a 12 inch long, 1 inch dia soft plastic hose. I prefer to vac the chips out of a HF rather than blow them out. I already have enough airborn dust in my shop."


Thanks for that one Wally. That's a great idea.

That beats my plastic tube (that an EWT tool came in) duct taped over the end of my shopvac hose. LOL

[Don McManus]

Where are these tips????

Try this link:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?174722-Your-Best-Nifty-Shop-Tip/ (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?174722-Your-Best-Nifty-Shop-Tip/page5)

[Steve Trauthwein]

Wally,

I believe one needs to tap face grain, not end grain?

Steve

[Steve Busey]

My saying is...Use sandpaper like your rich uncle or your brother-in-law was paying for it. That won't do me any good. No rich uncles, and my brothers-in-law are tighter than Dick's hat band. One found a "road kill" Christmas tree on the side of the road, decorated it with empty beer cans. Another uses the dollar menu at fast food joints, but walks out with a few dollars worth of napkins to use in his kitchen, bathroom, garage, etc. Yes, I said bathroom. Anyway, point taken Wally - I'm getting better at buying and using bigger quantities of sandpaper. Hmm, I wonder if I can get my rich Uncle Wally to pay for them? ;^}

[Russell Neyman]

Wally;
Where are these tips????

Jim, this is the thread Wally is referencing:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?174722-Your-Best-Nifty-Shop-Tip