DaveL
Established Member
I set out this morning like a small boy coming down stairs on Christmas morning, yes I was going to visit Richard for a day of turning training. \
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The drive was straight forward, only missing the entrants to the yard at the last turn. :roll:
Richard has a unit that is well organised, and with half an hour of arriving I had been shown the tools and set a task of turning some beads.
Can you tell which is Richards demo?
Followed by coves.
Richard showed me his technique for sharpening and I reground some of my tools I had taken along. New way of using tools where demonstrated and I tried then out with a good success rate. 8)
Having practised on some tulip wood it was time to try a maple blank that had a goblet supposedly inside it. :-k
Well I did have to redesign the stem a little during the turning process.
Then it was on to bowl turning with an ash blank mounted on the lathe.
Now that is a totally different ball game the need for greater protection from the shavings become quickly apparent, I think the blank was some form of TARDIS as I got more shavings out of than could possibly have been in side it. :wink:
I was introduced to power sanding which gave very good results.
After which the blank was reversed and the inside hollowed.
Richard then showed me a very good idea for finishing the bottom of the bowl, take a face plate, add a disc of mdf and a bit of router mat and bring up the live centre.
So here I am with the physical results of today, hopefully much of the theory will stick for use on my own lathe.
Richard is a really good bloke, patiently repeating things I was not putting into practise and not jumping too much when I got the odd dig in.
Comment form LOML when I got home, I see you have had a good time, you still have shavings in your hair.
/ The drive was straight forward, only missing the entrants to the yard at the last turn. :roll:
Richard has a unit that is well organised, and with half an hour of arriving I had been shown the tools and set a task of turning some beads.
Can you tell which is Richards demo?
Followed by coves.
Richard showed me his technique for sharpening and I reground some of my tools I had taken along. New way of using tools where demonstrated and I tried then out with a good success rate. 8)
Having practised on some tulip wood it was time to try a maple blank that had a goblet supposedly inside it. :-k
Well I did have to redesign the stem a little during the turning process.
Then it was on to bowl turning with an ash blank mounted on the lathe.
Now that is a totally different ball game the need for greater protection from the shavings become quickly apparent, I think the blank was some form of TARDIS as I got more shavings out of than could possibly have been in side it. :wink:
I was introduced to power sanding which gave very good results.
After which the blank was reversed and the inside hollowed.
Richard then showed me a very good idea for finishing the bottom of the bowl, take a face plate, add a disc of mdf and a bit of router mat and bring up the live centre.
So here I am with the physical results of today, hopefully much of the theory will stick for use on my own lathe.
Richard is a really good bloke, patiently repeating things I was not putting into practise and not jumping too much when I got the odd dig in.
Comment form LOML when I got home, I see you have had a good time, you still have shavings in your hair.
