John Preston
12-02-2003, 10:16 PM
Sorry for the dumb question, but I'm pretty much of a square wood type guy when it comes to woodworking.
So, I start turning a couple of cherry lamps for a lady at work on my FREE craftsman tube lathe, with my FREE chisels, and after finding out I have to make it octogan shaped just to swing it over the tool rest, I rough out the lamp. While scraping and sanding the base end, I notice vibration on the top end. I look, and dang nab it all to heck, the center has burned into the wood and shifted. Yes, yes, I know, I should have bought that variable speed delta lathe (older style) with the three and four jaw chucks and I expect the live center that the local cabinet guy offered me for 1300$. But that seemed a little steep just for a couple of lamps I'm selling for 95.00.
Anyway, any good methods of recentering? The only way I can figure is to cut off the end (I have stock) or glue on a new end, and try to recenter using a 45 degree thingie for my square. I haven't had much luck in the past using that method, though.
PS. Shoud I have snapped up the Delta lathe? Oh, and it has a copy attachment also.
So, I start turning a couple of cherry lamps for a lady at work on my FREE craftsman tube lathe, with my FREE chisels, and after finding out I have to make it octogan shaped just to swing it over the tool rest, I rough out the lamp. While scraping and sanding the base end, I notice vibration on the top end. I look, and dang nab it all to heck, the center has burned into the wood and shifted. Yes, yes, I know, I should have bought that variable speed delta lathe (older style) with the three and four jaw chucks and I expect the live center that the local cabinet guy offered me for 1300$. But that seemed a little steep just for a couple of lamps I'm selling for 95.00.
Anyway, any good methods of recentering? The only way I can figure is to cut off the end (I have stock) or glue on a new end, and try to recenter using a 45 degree thingie for my square. I haven't had much luck in the past using that method, though.
PS. Shoud I have snapped up the Delta lathe? Oh, and it has a copy attachment also.