Any of you turners use a Worksharp for your turning tools? If so, what jigs do you use to keep a consistent and correct grind?
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Any of you turners use a Worksharp for your turning tools? If so, what jigs do you use to keep a consistent and correct grind?
Thanks, Bob. I have some West 2-part epoxy. Assuming a 4:1:x ratio of epoxy to hardener, what is the value of x (the denatured alcohol)?
I have a sense that either I am too short or my lathe is too high for comfortable turning. I'm planning on building a platform and looking for suggestions as to the proper relationship between, say,...
I'm working on a nice walnut slab and want to keep the bark. What can I use to make sure the bark doesn't deteriorate and become brittle and fall off?
I'd like to make my Nova lathe mobile. I would have thought Nova would offer a mobile base as an accessory, but they do not. In my mind's eye I see lifters on both ends. When engaged, the lathe...
The chuck seated firmly in the recess, so I did not attempt to true the recess.
I'm working on a maple bowl, about 15x6. I did my rough turning to about 1 inch thickness several months ago using a large recess to chuck it. I now have rechucked it in that recess and discovered...
As a Wisconsin resident, I know I speak for my fellow Badgers when I thank you for your patronage and remind you that there is terrific beer, cheese and timber to be found here as well.
Larry
Marty ...
I'm in about the same spot on the learning curve. I bought Kerry Harrison's Simple Hollowing System with one cutter for about $270 -- a small investment compared to Monster. This is an...
Here's a relatively low-cost way to acquire an articulated hollowing system: http://www.harrisonspecialties.com/simple-hollowing-system/. I purchased the system with the laser light and hollowing...
Thanks for the input, friends. I plan on following Dennis' suggestion on cutting the log and we'll see what it yields. Robert ... this will be my first shot at turning a vase. It will be...
Looking for suggestions on where to cut to get the most out of this nice box elder log. In the first picture, the diameter of the log is about 13 inches. In the second picture, the combined...
My situation is similar. When we bought our current home in 2006, I got one stall out of the three-stall garage for my shop. I now have two stalls, but only after agreeing to shovel out my wife's...
Nice sized on this group ranges from about 10 to 16 inches in diameter. Each log is about 3-4 feet in length. Thanks for the input folks. I've cut out 4 nice bowl blanks and have used Anchorseal...
I came into 4 nice-sized box elder logs from a recently felled tree. I haven't hit it with my moisture meter yet, but are there any thoughts about what the moisture content should be before putting...
I'm about to sink further into the vortex and try my hand at hollow forms. I have a couple of newbie questions:
Do you usually work wet or dry wood?
If wet, do you turn to final thickness or...
The HF unit I have has variable speed. I think it was under $30.
Larry
Thanks, Steve. I believe Kerry Harrison said that the system accommodates tools with 1/2 inch tangs, of which he offers a set. One of his tools comes with either a 12-inch or 16-inch bar, yielding...
Opinions sought from anyone who has used this system.
http://www.harrisonspecialties.com/simple-hollowing-system/
Looks to be well-built at a reasonable price point. Also ... any opinions...
I have a flip open storage box mounted between the legs of my lathe where I keep chucks, faceplates and the like. Gouges sit in a rack affixed to the front of the box. The rack is just a 2 inch...
Looks great. I'm thinking of trying my first as well. What mechanism did you use? What was the most challenging facet? Any other advise will be appreciated.
Larry
As a relatively new turner, my dreams include:
-- Not mucking up my new Thompson bowl gouge while trying to sharpen it.
-- Keeping my bowls on the lathe while attached solely by the chuck via tenon...
There are several fallen trees in the ravine behind my home. They were there when we bought the property in 2006, so I don't know how long they've been down. Pretty good girth on a couple of them;...
Thanks, guys. First, this is a recess -- not a tenon. This is a large hunk of just felled willow. Very green, very wet. Grain is running sideways. This is just a practice piece for me.
I've turned the outside of a 16x8 bowl and am getting ready to hog out the inside. I have a Woodriver chuck with a closed outside diameter of the jaws of 2 inches. Can I use this in recess mode and...