21-09-2012, 09:18 AM
Hi,
David couldn't have summed up your woodturning efforts better Joe and I fully agree with his comments. Very well done indeed considering you've been using what I'll politely call unsuitable tools.
Bron and I like David and Jennifer paid Joe a recent visit and Joe made us most welcome. I too could inspect Joe's work at close quarters and the results are exemplary; Bron too was most impressed; the pens are delightful being finished to a very high standard and the candlestick too is a success story. The timber laminating is perfect and gives a striking contrast.
For safety I'll repeat myself regarding adding burned ring decoration to wood-turned items. As can be seen in the picture; Joe has added two wooden handles to the burning wire; this is the safe way to use such wire because to wrap any bare wire around fingers where moving machinery is concerned is sure to lead to the loss of the fingers. Where lathe work is concerned wrap nothing at all around fingers and I was taught never to turn whilst wearing a ring so to this day I've never even worn a wedding ring. The wire isn't actually wrapped all around the item it is simply aligned and pressed against the item at speed; the more wire contact the more heat is generated and it is a very simple process to learn. A couple of burned rings can transform a plain turned item into something special.
I'm pleased you find the hacksaw tip of use Joe. I take my hack saw for granted and although I have a good quality tenon saw it's the hack saw I favour as it gives greater accuracy and a nice clean cut. I keep a stock of both 18 & 24 tpi (teeth per inch) hack saw blades. One saw I really dislike using is a junior hack saw as the blades quickly distort. Another simple tip is to use all the teeth on the blade.
Producing this quality of work using a metal turning lathe is a credit to you Joe and an inspiration to others to take up lathe work so just imagine what you could achieve using a proper wood turning lathe with its higher speeds and greatly improved tool access. Thanks for adding the thread.
Kind regards, Col.
David couldn't have summed up your woodturning efforts better Joe and I fully agree with his comments. Very well done indeed considering you've been using what I'll politely call unsuitable tools.
Bron and I like David and Jennifer paid Joe a recent visit and Joe made us most welcome. I too could inspect Joe's work at close quarters and the results are exemplary; Bron too was most impressed; the pens are delightful being finished to a very high standard and the candlestick too is a success story. The timber laminating is perfect and gives a striking contrast.
For safety I'll repeat myself regarding adding burned ring decoration to wood-turned items. As can be seen in the picture; Joe has added two wooden handles to the burning wire; this is the safe way to use such wire because to wrap any bare wire around fingers where moving machinery is concerned is sure to lead to the loss of the fingers. Where lathe work is concerned wrap nothing at all around fingers and I was taught never to turn whilst wearing a ring so to this day I've never even worn a wedding ring. The wire isn't actually wrapped all around the item it is simply aligned and pressed against the item at speed; the more wire contact the more heat is generated and it is a very simple process to learn. A couple of burned rings can transform a plain turned item into something special.
I'm pleased you find the hacksaw tip of use Joe. I take my hack saw for granted and although I have a good quality tenon saw it's the hack saw I favour as it gives greater accuracy and a nice clean cut. I keep a stock of both 18 & 24 tpi (teeth per inch) hack saw blades. One saw I really dislike using is a junior hack saw as the blades quickly distort. Another simple tip is to use all the teeth on the blade.
Producing this quality of work using a metal turning lathe is a credit to you Joe and an inspiration to others to take up lathe work so just imagine what you could achieve using a proper wood turning lathe with its higher speeds and greatly improved tool access. Thanks for adding the thread.
Kind regards, Col.
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