In an attempt to increase the Signal part of the group's
Signal to Noise Ratio - Fun Turnings. I've had a little
UniMat - a micro version of a ShopSmith type of thing,
for years. Rediscovered it and started playing with it
between projects. Fun. Can see why some people get
heavy into pen turning. Very spontaneus this turning
thing. Shapes appear before your very eyes - in minutes
and not hours or days or weeks. Getting my knuckles
close to the spinning three jaw chuck gets a little
scary but no where near as scary as spinning carbide.
http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/Turning/Turning1.html
Can foresee drawer pulls, turned handles, small turned
columns for jewelry boxes etc.. Anyone use a small lathe
for making furniture accoutrements? Care to share tips,
techniques and turning ideas?
Now I'm going to have to learn to sharpen turning gouges?
Where's that Lee book on sharpening EVERYTHING? Seems
like "All roads lead to the sharpening station.".
charlie b
Hey charlie,
I agree that turning out "little stuff" is fun. I have a full size
lathe but just finished 3 pairs of earrings for mothers Day. It was
quite enjoyable. I have turned several door pulls on the Delta midi I
had originally. turning one of anything is relativly easy, it is the
second one that test the skill and patience.
BRuce
charlie b wrote:
> In an attempt to increase the Signal part of the group's
> Signal to Noise Ratio - Fun Turnings. I've had a little
> UniMat - a micro version of a ShopSmith type of thing,
> for years. Rediscovered it and started playing with it
> between projects. Fun. Can see why some people get
> heavy into pen turning. Very spontaneus this turning
> thing. Shapes appear before your very eyes - in minutes
> and not hours or days or weeks. Getting my knuckles
> close to the spinning three jaw chuck gets a little
> scary but no where near as scary as spinning carbide.
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/Turning/Turning1.html
>
> Can foresee drawer pulls, turned handles, small turned
> columns for jewelry boxes etc.. Anyone use a small lathe
> for making furniture accoutrements? Care to share tips,
> techniques and turning ideas?
>
> Now I'm going to have to learn to sharpen turning gouges?
> Where's that Lee book on sharpening EVERYTHING? Seems
> like "All roads lead to the sharpening station.".
>
> charlie b
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BRuce
Check ebay for "109 lathe" if you want to see something cute.
It's a late 30s-40s era baby metal lathe. Much stronger than Unimat, but
doesn't mill.
Wilson
"charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In an attempt to increase the Signal part of the group's
> Signal to Noise Ratio - Fun Turnings. I've had a little
> UniMat - a micro version of a ShopSmith type of thing,
> for years. Rediscovered it and started playing with it
> between projects. Fun. Can see why some people get
> heavy into pen turning. Very spontaneus this turning
> thing. Shapes appear before your very eyes - in minutes
> and not hours or days or weeks. Getting my knuckles
> close to the spinning three jaw chuck gets a little
> scary but no where near as scary as spinning carbide.
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/Turning/Turning1.html
>
> Can foresee drawer pulls, turned handles, small turned
> columns for jewelry boxes etc.. Anyone use a small lathe
> for making furniture accoutrements? Care to share tips,
> techniques and turning ideas?
>
> Now I'm going to have to learn to sharpen turning gouges?
> Where's that Lee book on sharpening EVERYTHING? Seems
> like "All roads lead to the sharpening station.".
>
> charlie b