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Tip
#33
Tips
& Techniques For Better Lathe Turning
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Setting
Up Your Lathe For The Job
Before
you get started, it's important that you get your machine
set-up properly.
- Speed
Adjustment: Before you get started, adjust your Lathe's
speed for the operation you'll be performing. Here's a table
of proper speeds for various operations (the letters indicate
Shopsmith MARK V Speed Dial settings):
| Stock
Size |
Rounding |
Shaping |
Sanding |
| up
to 2" dia. |
950
rpm (C) |
1300
rpm (F) |
2050
rpm (K) |
| 2"
to 4" dia. |
850
rpm (B) |
1150
rpm (E) |
1900
rpm (J) |
| 4"
to 6" dia. |
750
rpm (A) |
1050
rpm (D) |
1600
rpm (H) |
| over
6" dia. |
700
rpm (Slow) |
750
rpm (A) |
850
rpm (B) |
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Tool
Rest Upgrade
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Choose
the appropriate Tool Rest for the job. For most spindle-turning
applications, a standard, straight Tool Rest is the best
choice. Just drop the Rest into the Tool Rest Arm and go
to work. By the way, a Tool
Rest Arm with quick-release levers will speed the job
of making adjustments while working. If you're turning bowls
or faceplate-mounted objects, you may want to consider an
optional Tool Rest designed specifically for this purpose.
Here are four options:
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4"
Straight Tool Rest
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- A
4"
Straight Tool Rest will help you get in closer
for deep cove or hollowing work.
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S-Shaped
Tool Rest
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- An
“S-Shaped”
Tool Rest will allow you to reach up to 4" deep
into a hollowed-out bowl while providing a resting surface
that matches the curved profile of the inner bowl sides.
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90
Degree Tool Rest
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- A
90-Degree
Tool Rest will let you make continuous cuts
from the outer to the inner surfaces of bowls, goblets
and similar objects in a single, continuous motion.
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Universal
Lathe Tool Rest
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- A
Heavyweight, Universal
Tool Rest offers an articulated Tool Rest Arm
and a massive amount of weight that provides two distinctive
advantages to the wood-turner: First, it will
allow you to position the actual supporting Tool Rest
at virtually ANY position near the front or back of
your turning and Second, its sheer mass will
serve to hold your Tool Rest firmly in position with
unwavering strength, totally eliminating vibrations
and chatter during the turning process.
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Lathe
Steady Rest
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Make
provisions for additional support, in the event you'll
be turning long spindles or thin diameter stock.. The best
accessory for this is a Lathe
Steady Rest. This device features a pair of adjustable,
ball bearing rollers that ride against the back side of
your spindle during the turning process to prevent workpiece
"whip", chatter and vibration.
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