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What are these blemishes called and how do I avoid them?
It's called Tearout.
That is tearing the fibers. Most of the time when you see that the fibers of the wood are tearing out instead of being cut/sheared by the gouges.
There are three thing that can ...
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Why are metal lathes not used for woodturning?
I'm wondering why metal lathes aren't used for [wood]turning.
In my mind, it comes down to 3 Cs: cost, convenience, and creativity.
Cost: From what I've seen metal lathes cost more than wood lathes ...
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How heavy a piece of wood can my lathe handle?
That was fast. I broke down and called Jet tech support. The information was not in any of their product information and the support person needed to ask Development. I mentioned that the piece I ...
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How do you use a 2D template with a lathe?
I can think of at least two options:
use the template on a duplicator
use the template to set
calipers
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What should one consider when purchasing an intro turning chisel set?
Almost universally people seem to suggest/imply that "better" tools are important and worth the price difference.
That certainly used to be a worthwhile general shopping guide, one that is repeated ...
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How do you use a 2D template with a lathe?
Template-guided turning requires a jig which holds a tracing tip to follow the template, and a cutting tip that tracks this motion to bring the workpiece into conformance with that shape. It's sorta ...
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What kind of wood blanks should a beginner use for bowl turning?
If dollars is your biggest concern, (and with the cost of some blanks, it should be!) I would recommend firewood. If you have access to a bandsaw then this is doubly easy. The majority of the wood I ...
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What should one consider when purchasing an intro turning chisel set?
Adding to Graphus's excellent and comprehensive answer.
I have both the cheap PSI tools you linked to and the Crown Pro-PM Powdered Metallurgy. (as well as other misc pieces). I like both of them. ...
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Large hole filler products, what is available
I would use filled epoxy for this, it's probably the best thing going as it's very tough, bonds very firmly to the wood and can be extremely cheap. Possibly best of all you make as much as you need ...
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Recommended tools for a lathe
While for a some turning work you probably could get away using some chisels as I have seen it done but I highly recommend you invest in a semi-decent set of tools just to get yourself started out (...
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Use of carpet tape for turning a bowl
I have read you can use something called "turners tape" to hold the bottom of a bowl to a face plate.
In this video, Mike Peace demonstrates using turner's tape for holding small items. He ...
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Can I use sculptor chisels with a lathe?
The following may read like I am trying to talk you out of the idea but I'm not, just hoping to help you go into it with realistic expectations.
Can I use sculptor chisels with a lathe?
Yes, ...
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Turning chisel handle templates?
A quick search for lathe turning tool handles presents a number of links but no real results for templates. Making a template is rather straightforward.
Create a profile of the handle shape you wish. ...
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How can I determine when a linseed oil finish has cured?
am I making a mistake here by not waiting for the linseed oil to cure before sealing it in with carnauba wax?
I don't think so, no.
A seemingly logical worry here is that the carnauba will seal the ...
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Why are metal lathes not used for woodturning?
The "organic" nature of woodturning may be part of it -- its a kind or powered carving, after all, and many folks like the feel of wood responding to their hands.
The fact that wood is softer than ...
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How do I use this hollowing tool?
I am generally good at research but I have no hands on experience with turning. I am honored at even the attempt to try and help you with your plight. I contacted the tool's manufacturer Robert Sorby ...
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Morse taper #2 to #1 converter
The thing you're looking for is called an extension socket. If you search for "Morse Taper Extension Socket MT1 to MT2" on Amazon you'll see several examples.
However, the best deal I found was from ...
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Most durable foodsafe finish to highlight chatoyancy
I have been using carnauba wax to finish my turning projects recently. It's pretty durable and is food-safe right away. I've been turning bowls from maple butcher block, it shows off the chatoyancy ...
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What type of lathe do I need for duplicating parts
I would recommend finding the lathe of your choice. I personally like my Jet, however there are many great lathes out there.
Then you buy a duplicator for it. Rockler has a duplicator that fits most ...
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What are recommended angles for different wood-turning tools
Don't obsess about the angle, work at sharpening what you have at the moment to a consistent grind and has no multiple facets. Consistency is the key and the wolverine type jigs are great for that. ...
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Why are metal lathes not used for woodturning?
Two factors are :
Speed : metal lathes tend to run at lower speeds, often 1000rpm and lower. This is less prominent with modern lathes and carbide tooling, but with HSS and carbon steel tooling you ...
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Is this table saw lathe jig safe?
Well, aside from the addition of the cordless drill to turn the stock, how is this different from cutting cove with a tablesaw? That's a time honored technique where the stock is pushed on a vector ...
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Why are metal lathes not used for woodturning?
I use (with permission) my husbands metal lathe to turn my projects. We just created a tool rest and mounted it. It has adjustable speed. Works fine. Was easier on the hip pocket than buying a wood ...
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Why are metal lathes not used for woodturning?
Brendan Stemp an Australian Woodturner uses Metal work Lathe to produce recorders due to the accuracy needed, from my understanding he uses a fairly dense or hardwood for these.
His Youtube Channel ...
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Carving a wood bowl or cut without a lathe
Depending on how deep the cup/bowl will be you may be able to carve it out with a large gouge, hook knife, or scorp.
I would also look into power carving options, such as a burr on a Foredom-style ...
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Morse taper #2 to #1 converter
The #1MT is smaller than the #2MT, so essentially such a setup would be less safe than investing in the better equipment (a #2MT lathe). The "animal" would basically be a #1MT on one end, and a #2MT ...
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How are these toolmarks happening, and how to prevent / get rid of them?
As some people already pointed out, the carbide tool is not as sharp as a HSS bowl gouge can be. The scratches on the outside can only prevent by a shearing cut with a very sharp tool because the ...
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Most durable foodsafe finish to highlight chatoyancy
As covered in a number of previous Answers, example, all finishes can likely be considered food-safe once fully cured as there's no evidence to the contrary.
The best finish hands down, for ...
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Why are metal lathes not used for woodturning?
To start I'm pretty sure that metal lathes and wood lathes have different speeds they tend to use. The two materials are very different.
Metals can take a level of accuracy impossible to achieve ...
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