Hi all,
when turning the outsode of a silky oak bowl I was having the usual end-grain problem. I also noticed that the side grain was very smooth when running my hand one way (ie: how the chisel cut it) but was pretty rough the other way. I am fortunate enough to have a lathe that has reverse on it and I often sand by alternating between forward and reverse so I thought......
why not run in reverse and turn the scraper upside down? I also lowered my back hand so the scraper was pointing upwards (maybe twenty degrees). I was a bit tentative but it did seem to work. I was using a square end scraper on just a small section. Due to the bowl size I could only get around 400rpm before the machine started shaking.
As a related question am I better off trying to do the finish off the tool at a lower speed with zero shake or a bit faster with minimal shake?
Are there safety (and other) issue I have missed? Does anyone else do this (perhaps no one else needs to :) ) but currently I seem to need all the help I can get with the finish off the tool.
thanks
Mick
when turning the outsode of a silky oak bowl I was having the usual end-grain problem. I also noticed that the side grain was very smooth when running my hand one way (ie: how the chisel cut it) but was pretty rough the other way. I am fortunate enough to have a lathe that has reverse on it and I often sand by alternating between forward and reverse so I thought......
why not run in reverse and turn the scraper upside down? I also lowered my back hand so the scraper was pointing upwards (maybe twenty degrees). I was a bit tentative but it did seem to work. I was using a square end scraper on just a small section. Due to the bowl size I could only get around 400rpm before the machine started shaking.
As a related question am I better off trying to do the finish off the tool at a lower speed with zero shake or a bit faster with minimal shake?
Are there safety (and other) issue I have missed? Does anyone else do this (perhaps no one else needs to :) ) but currently I seem to need all the help I can get with the finish off the tool.
thanks
Mick
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