Re: Reciprocating Arms
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:50 pm
I had a few hours of wood lathe (and other shop) classes in Jr. high, token shop class for the academic track, but nothing in the <mumble> years since. Got a little HF VS mini wood lathe a few years ago (actually pretty nice for small stuff), tried some pen turning, started going to the adult open shop to learn something about turning, then somehow ended up with a 16x42 Grizzly rebuild project off Craigslist. My youngest decided she liked turning bottle stoppers while at home, so she's getting the HF and I replaced it with the PSI, both lathes are now 1-8 thread and MT2. Had to move fast before Mrs. Moose figured out what's going on :)
Went to Utah for a turning class where they spent a lot of time on sharpening. Picked up a CBN wheel that somebody had returned off the discount table (along with an expensive pile of HSS...); it's on the right side below. The stand (finally, last coat of finish today, no more bare wood!) has the grinder almost at eye level (wheel center at shoulder height) - thought that was a pretty strange suggestion from the teacher, but it works really well. They get seriously discounted hardwood from a big local mill, so it's made of black ash (Greg's suggestion for dimensional stability). Strange, but nice, when nice kiln dried hardwood is cheaper than lumber yard pine. The sharpening system is a wolverine copy from PSI - works just as well as the real thing at the HS, but not as nicely finished. Seriously sharp tools!
As you can see in the background the shop (former wood boiler room, went to an outdoor boiler) is both a work in progress and short on organization. I think I've strayed way OT.
Kirk
Went to Utah for a turning class where they spent a lot of time on sharpening. Picked up a CBN wheel that somebody had returned off the discount table (along with an expensive pile of HSS...); it's on the right side below. The stand (finally, last coat of finish today, no more bare wood!) has the grinder almost at eye level (wheel center at shoulder height) - thought that was a pretty strange suggestion from the teacher, but it works really well. They get seriously discounted hardwood from a big local mill, so it's made of black ash (Greg's suggestion for dimensional stability). Strange, but nice, when nice kiln dried hardwood is cheaper than lumber yard pine. The sharpening system is a wolverine copy from PSI - works just as well as the real thing at the HS, but not as nicely finished. Seriously sharp tools!
As you can see in the background the shop (former wood boiler room, went to an outdoor boiler) is both a work in progress and short on organization. I think I've strayed way OT.
Kirk