...another youtube video....

[Scrums]

Sorry to have put it across that as production turning it's ok to take risks, didn't mean that for a moment.

I can't quite see what all the fuss is about over sanding and the rest being there - that's one accident I've never come across personally in many years of turning - the abrasive's paper and any catches will tear it, I never go any where near a spinning lump of wood with a cloth, always kitchen paper, though now I'm experimenting with loo paper!.

I've had a few accidents on the lathe - all of them sheer stupidity - mostly involved putting fingers/knuckles in the chuck.

The biggest risk is timidity caused by lack of confidence , the second biggest is complacency caused by over confidence.....work at it, get the experience and tread the middle path.

Chris.

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi Chris,

Nice work =D> =D> =D> . I don't really have an issue with the sanding and tool rest combo, I sometimes do it myself. Moving it is often more for convenience and better access than anything else. I would have thought more people would have been concerned about your knuckles on that chuck!!!! I personally would do this job between centres which would get rid of this danger and also make swapping the blanks quicker and simpler too. I'm sure if 10 people were asked to do this job though we'd see 10 variations of how to do it!!

Cheers,

Richard

 

[cambournepete]

I never go any where near a spinning lump of wood with a cloth, always kitchen paper, though now I'm experimenting with loo paper!.

Chestnut do special paper safety cloths which are a bit stronger than kitchen paper, but a bit more expensive.
I would have thought loo paper a bit fragile - especially the cheap stuff... :shock: :wink:

 

[Scrums]

John.B wrote:

I didn't really mean to turn the thread into a discussion, it was merely an observation. Sorry lads

No problem, I don't think John - makes it more educational and can help people.

Richard: Doing it between centres would be great, but I think one of us is missing something here...(probably me)...the chuck end has a 13 dia x 13 long tapered tenon.....ok, so I could use a 3/8" drive centre, but the domed end?.....that's a 20mm dia dome, has to be nicely finished - it's what people see, just how to part that off and finish it nicely between centres puzzles me....?

I agree about the jaws though, I'm currently using an Axminster K100 with engineering style jaws - I think next week an investment in some O'Donnell spigot jaws is called for. Touch them and you get a wake up call, touch the Engineering jaws and Ouch ! ....I have the T shirt.

Chris.

 

[bobham]

"the chuck end has a 13 dia x 13 long tapered tenon"

So why is the tenon on a Shaker peg tapered? Every one I have seen available commercially has the tapered tenon and I have never understood why, since it is intended to fit into a non-tapered hole. If they had a slot cut for a wedge it would make sense to me, but I don't see why they are always tapered and not slotted.

Just curious
Bob

 

[Scrums]

In my case it's because I always use PU glue, which if you're familiar with, bubbles up and expands - so it needs somewhere to go - hence the taper, I screw and glue the pegs into the battens, partly for extra security but also to stop the PU glue pushing them out.

Chris.

 

[TobyB]

Thanks for the video inspiration - messed about this afternoon and made a pegboard with 3 pegs ... either for the spare bedroom or might end up as a Xmas present ...

No picture yet so it hasn't happened - it's clamped up at the moment - will post one though ...

 

[Bodrighy]

Would the originals been hammered in? It's ringing bells. I've seen similar joints on old chairs as well.

Pete

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi Chris,

For small spindles I use one of these:

from Axminster which I find drives work nicely. Admitedly you would have a tiny nib to remove afterward on the face but this would be simply done either by hand or with a sanding arbor held in the lathe at the end. I reckon it would be quicker this way than changing wood in the chuck everytime..... maybe this calls for a race!!! :lol: :lol: :wink: :wink:

Cheers,

Richard

 

[Jonzjob]

Nice one Chris. I realy enjoyed watching the video. I spent hours practicing with the skew and I have managed to teach myself to use it right and left handed, although not always successfully . Take liberties and it kicks don't it!

I am just a hobby turner although a lot of the stuff I've made has bought me lots of the tools I have. When I'm polishing I always use small cloths just held between my fingers so that if they do catch they are whipped out and don't drag my fingers into the work. I don't always move the tool rest. When I'm sanding inside anything small I use the handle of one of my gouges with the abrasive wrapped around it. That way my fingers can't be unscrewed! :shock:

For power sanding I have my drill mounted on an old Wolf drill powered lathe fitting and a flex drive so that I only have the end of the flex drive to hold and not a cumbersom drill and that reminds me that my flex drive gave up the ghost after about 14 years! Must get a new one.