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08-05-2008, 01:06 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2007
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|  First steps on the dark side Recently purchased a Delta midi lathe and have been taking a break from scrolling. First efforts posted here. Wine stoppers (L-R) Oak, mystery wood, cherry & oak; eggs, both spalted birch. ------------- Bruce P |
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08-05-2008, 02:00 AM
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| junior moderator  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada
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| Nice work Bruce. That's the lathe that I've been looking at. Let me know how it is because I have been saving up for it. Diane
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08-05-2008, 02:18 AM
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| The Dark Side  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minot, Maine
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| Great work Bruce. OK, so I want to get into a lathe. I need some advice from all of you. Just like when I started scolling, I don't know a darn thing. What size? What should I be looking to make? Extra tools (cutting untensils)? Where do I find the wood? What kind of wood? How do I prep the wood, or finish it properly? Any and all help is always appreciated. Mike |
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08-05-2008, 03:29 AM
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| Happy to be here member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA
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| mdvt......have you read Willian Young's forum? He posts here often. You can learn lots of wood turning stuff over there. Just scroll down and click on Wood Turning for the members posts. You don't have to be a member to just read, but lots of members here are also members there. Woodworking Friends - Home
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08-05-2008, 04:38 AM
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| Retired  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fergus Falls, MN
Posts: 1,328
| Excellent first turnings!!!!! Quote:
Remember, you can make really small things on a BIG lathe, but you cannot make BIG things on a small lathe. 
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08-05-2008, 05:05 AM
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| Banned  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
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| Hey Bruce . Welcome to the *Bright* side.  Your turnings look great. Keep up the good work. W.Y. |
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08-05-2008, 07:48 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pakistan
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| Wow..what a texture..great job Bruce....wana see more...
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08-05-2008, 01:03 PM
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| Moderator CUT IT OUT  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada
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| Nice job Bruce, you certainly are a crafstman!
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08-05-2008, 01:40 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Des Moines,Iowa
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|  Nice turning  Nice work, like you im new to the woodworker world, i too want to learn all this stuff, so i read en more read , i think i melted my eyeglasses , but im having fun reading it all, great advice from everyboby , thanks for making feel right at home,Everett. |
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08-06-2008, 03:36 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2007
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| To all - Thanks for all the kind words. Diane - I got the Delta midi from Rockler; was originally going to get a Jet, but they had this one on sale. The lathe seems solid enough and well balanced. I've been doing the turnings without having the lathe bolted to the bench top. It will only do a 10" diameter over the bed, but I'm not sure I would want to try anything bigger at this point. You can also get a bed extension, but you would need to be turning something really long to need it. The speed is manually changed on the cone pulleys, but as William has said, it really isn't more than a 15 second process to change speeds. The lathe I got came with a 3" faceplate, a 4 blade spur center and a live center, so you will need to get: 1) a 1/2" drill chuck, 2) a 4 jaw chuck if you want to do bowl work (the Oneway Talon seems to be a good choice; made in Stratford Ontario so you won't have import/mail problems), and 3) various mandrels depending on what you are turning, e.g., wine stoppers, pens. The problem I've had so far is that the metal of the tool rest seems a bit soft; it is picking up some nicks, which make for uneven movement of the tools. It does file smooth easily enough, but also seems to nick easily. You will also need to get some kind of sharpening system for your tools. I got a slow speed (1725rpm) dry grinder (on sale at Woodcraft) and have constructed some jigs comparable to part of the Wolverine system for holding the tools in place for sharpening (got the idea from youtube). Mike - I'm just getting started in this; in addition to the comments already made on this thread, I have found some good instructional videos posted on youtube. --------------- Bruce P. |
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