santiniuk
Established Member
Hi folks,
For some weeks now I have followed this section of the forum with keen interest.
I'm a total novice at wood turning. My interest was kick started via a donation from a friend. He gave me a Clarke CWL12D lathe minus the motor. I know this isn't a great machine but I thought it would keep me busy in the garage for a few nights !
I was lucky enough to pick up a 3phase motor and inverter from our junk area at work so it's up and running and runs quite well. Full variable speed is a bonus
Anyway to date I have made a few items that have impressed the wife, I can feel the addiction kicking in... Dust extraction is definately next !
But tonight I tried to turn some wood that I was told was Mahogany It was in a plank so I bandsawed a couple of round cylinders to experiment with.
Unfortunately I'm finding that it appears to have a really weird structure with voids. I'm attaching pictures as its hard to explain.
The only reason its this shape is that I thought I would eventually get to a solid structure so turned it to see how deep I had to go. But after getting to a diameter of 70mm it looks like it's all the way through. So I guess I'm wasting my time.
Any tips or advice very much appreciated. I am a total novice !
Thanks
Shaun
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For some weeks now I have followed this section of the forum with keen interest.
I'm a total novice at wood turning. My interest was kick started via a donation from a friend. He gave me a Clarke CWL12D lathe minus the motor. I know this isn't a great machine but I thought it would keep me busy in the garage for a few nights !
I was lucky enough to pick up a 3phase motor and inverter from our junk area at work so it's up and running and runs quite well. Full variable speed is a bonus
Anyway to date I have made a few items that have impressed the wife, I can feel the addiction kicking in... Dust extraction is definately next !
But tonight I tried to turn some wood that I was told was Mahogany It was in a plank so I bandsawed a couple of round cylinders to experiment with.
Unfortunately I'm finding that it appears to have a really weird structure with voids. I'm attaching pictures as its hard to explain.
The only reason its this shape is that I thought I would eventually get to a solid structure so turned it to see how deep I had to go. But after getting to a diameter of 70mm it looks like it's all the way through. So I guess I'm wasting my time.
Any tips or advice very much appreciated. I am a total novice !
Thanks
Shaun