Hi all,
I've just started learning how to drill on the lathe,and I have a question that I hope I can get some insight on.
When I'm turning the 3/4 square to 3/4 round so it will fit in my collet chuck,it bugs me that I have to stop short of turning the headstock end,then stop and flip it around to finish it.This is because the 4-blades drive that came with my lathe is that same size,( I'm guessing 3/4 also,or larger) I've had the gouge get dinged by the drive blades,so I stop short and flip it around to finish it off.
Is that just the way it is,or am I doing it wrong,or do I need a smaller diameter drive? I saw a 1/2 inch one avail from some vendor that I can't recall where exactly.
So I thought I'd ask you experts here for some insight.Hope It's not too dumb of a question.I'm trying to get so it doesn't take me so much time to prepare the blanks,and it would be nice to just turn it down quickly in one step.
Thanks for any help!
Steve
I've just started learning how to drill on the lathe,and I have a question that I hope I can get some insight on.
When I'm turning the 3/4 square to 3/4 round so it will fit in my collet chuck,it bugs me that I have to stop short of turning the headstock end,then stop and flip it around to finish it.This is because the 4-blades drive that came with my lathe is that same size,( I'm guessing 3/4 also,or larger) I've had the gouge get dinged by the drive blades,so I stop short and flip it around to finish it off.
Is that just the way it is,or am I doing it wrong,or do I need a smaller diameter drive? I saw a 1/2 inch one avail from some vendor that I can't recall where exactly.
So I thought I'd ask you experts here for some insight.Hope It's not too dumb of a question.I'm trying to get so it doesn't take me so much time to prepare the blanks,and it would be nice to just turn it down quickly in one step.
Thanks for any help!
Steve
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