When I am turning a spindle (36") on my Ridgid lathe, as I get to the
middle of the length of the spindle, it begins to 'shudder' and seems to
bow while spinning. I avoid pressing hard into the spindle when I
expect this to happen, it solves to problem slightly but I end up only
being able to remove little material at a time.
Is there a way to rememdy this (without getting a spindle support
attachment)?
thanks in advance.
ng wrote:
> When I am turning a spindle (36") on my Ridgid lathe, as I get to the
> middle of the length of the spindle, it begins to 'shudder' and seems to
> bow while spinning. I avoid pressing hard into the spindle when I
> expect this to happen, it solves to problem slightly but I end up only
> being able to remove little material at a time.
> Is there a way to rememdy this (without getting a spindle support
> attachment)?
> thanks in advance.
It's called "whip". You can lightly curl a couple of fingers around the
spindle to support it while turning.
You may get some other ideas if you ask the question in
"rec.crafts.woodturning".
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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"ng" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> When I am turning a spindle (36") on my Ridgid lathe, as I get to the
> middle of the length of the spindle, it begins to 'shudder' and seems to
> bow while spinning. I avoid pressing hard into the spindle when I
> expect this to happen, it solves to problem slightly but I end up only
> being able to remove little material at a time.
> Is there a way to rememdy this (without getting a spindle support
> attachment)?
> thanks in advance.
>
You know the answer already.
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Jim in NC