A little while back I asked about a starter lathe. I Thank all of you that responded. I have now bought one . The Perform CCSL from Axminster. It was on special so it had to be done!
What kind of a new slope is this! I have always wanted to have a go at turning but never got around to it. Now, I can't turn the thing off. And as for the bits and pieces that I didn't know I wanted, well now I can't live without them.
I do have a question to ask. I started turning a piece of green oak, first into a cylinder then into a sort of goblet shape. I know, I will make a candle holder! When I had done enough, I removed it from the lathe, trimmed the ends and then tried to drill a hole for the candle. I do not know if my drill bit is blunt or whether green oak is difficult to drill, but I could not get through it. I am trying to drill a 45mm hole with a sawtooth forstner bit using a hand held power drill.
Then a thought struck me. There must be a way to do this on the lathe. The hole for the candle is quite wide and does not need to be too deep, I am sure I could do that. The problem is how to hold it on to the other end. I used a 4 point drive centre but this would not provide enough support, I need another way. The lathe comes with an 80mm face plate which I could screw it to. Is this the best way? Do I need to buy a screw mount for the lathe? And if so which would be the best bet?
Sorry. I know this is rather long and has a lot of questions, but I have a lot to learn. Thank you.
Bob
What kind of a new slope is this! I have always wanted to have a go at turning but never got around to it. Now, I can't turn the thing off. And as for the bits and pieces that I didn't know I wanted, well now I can't live without them.
I do have a question to ask. I started turning a piece of green oak, first into a cylinder then into a sort of goblet shape. I know, I will make a candle holder! When I had done enough, I removed it from the lathe, trimmed the ends and then tried to drill a hole for the candle. I do not know if my drill bit is blunt or whether green oak is difficult to drill, but I could not get through it. I am trying to drill a 45mm hole with a sawtooth forstner bit using a hand held power drill.
Then a thought struck me. There must be a way to do this on the lathe. The hole for the candle is quite wide and does not need to be too deep, I am sure I could do that. The problem is how to hold it on to the other end. I used a 4 point drive centre but this would not provide enough support, I need another way. The lathe comes with an 80mm face plate which I could screw it to. Is this the best way? Do I need to buy a screw mount for the lathe? And if so which would be the best bet?
Sorry. I know this is rather long and has a lot of questions, but I have a lot to learn. Thank you.
Bob