Hi Rance,
Thanks for the response!
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "rancerupp" <rupps@...> wrote:
Vikki,
Its good to hear from the ladies here. After looking at the pic of
what you bought, I can't see it being very sturdy as designed. I
think I would go with something like what Barry built. The tool post
is best supported from below, not from the side.
As I have it set up now, it seems pretty sturdy, but the mount is
heavy and it is indeed hanging all off one side. Once we get moved
I'll be able to set up more of a work area and be able to build up
something like Barry did. Here in the apartment I spend more time
getting stuff out and putting stuff away than actually doing things in
the limited space available.
As for height, you
want the TIP of your gouge or skew where it meets the wood to be on
center, this puts the tool rest below center. Remember your tool will
be held at an angle (handle drooping 10-20 degrees below horizontal).
Hope this helps. I plan on using my lathe for wood initially so I'll
be able to give you more feedback in a few weeks.
I do indeed have much to learn, apparently I misunderstand. What I
found so far was the recommendation to do scraping first to get used
to the tools which I understood to be done with the rest on center.
It was a newbie safety recommendation. I think I need to get some
videos or books on wood turning, just because I am not planning on
doing a lot of it is no reason to fake it all the way <blush> :-).
With the other chisels it did say to use the built in slope on the
rest and extend to the center.
My chisels should be here Tuesday and I can get on with it! Picking
the right chisels was a rather daunting job but I finally picked this set:
All the others I found looked to be way too long for the Mini-Lathe.
Hope I did good as those sure seemed to be very reasonable. Worst
case they are an educational expense :-).
Will MUCH appreciate any comments, experiences or pix. I sorta
stagger around in the dark here until I either get some good books or
find a videos I can learn from, so far I have been lucky :).
What got me interested in all this was a girlfriend who had a 7x10(?)
that she made pens on (quite nice ones too!). Later I ran into a
fellow Ham Radio Operator who had his own mom-n-pop machine shop and I
was flat hooked! This just gets to be more fun as time goes on and
being able to make useful stuff is just incredible!!!
Long day here already, much going on, hope this makes some sense.
Thanks & take care, Vikki.
