Hello all,
Sorry for the late reply on this.
I was hoping to get the lathe as mentioned but as a novice to turning I could not justify the price of it.
Anyhow, I found a second hand (like new in fact) SIP 01488 for £50.
I have a few questions (I will try to put them in this same thread if that’s ok Mods)?
If not, please amend or ask me to re-post.
Q.1 My first turn on the lathe was a piece of pine (nice and soft) spindle style, and the end result was a disaster! It seemed to rip chunks out of the wood.
Is this my fault? Was the wood too dry? Or is it down to the tools? (More than likely the first). I was not too sure how fast the lathe was supposed to be going but I put it on 1750rpm. The lathe has 4 settings 850,1250,1750 and 2510 controlled by belt adjustment. I did take my time and did not try and rush the tool into the wood.
Q.2 As above…what is the rule for speeds? I know it might change for bigger cuts (pieces) but does the same go for types of wood? Hard, soft?
Q.3 I got a Faceplate with it too. The manual says to make a backing plate to fit onto it. Is the faceplate, one down from a chuck?
It seems the backing plate is made bigger, in order to make room for the screws? To fit the piece on to. What happens if the backing plate is bigger than the piece I want to turn?
Sorry for the Newbie questions but I figured this is the best place on the net to get some good answers.
If anyone needs photos to explain this better please tell me and I will post them.
Thank you.
RPM