ROOKIETURNER
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HELP!!! I am very new to this. I have turned about 12 wood pens and 3 acrylics. So I am very very green.
I fell in love with acrylics, so I purchased a number of blanks and turned a few.
WOW! What an awesome look and feel. So of course I jumped head first and purchased a blue and green computer board pen kit frmo WOODCRAFT. I have watched 2 of them being turned by a much more seasoned turner.
Under his watch, not that careful because he was helping 2 other rookies, I began to roundout the green pen. All was good, when BOOM!!! A huge chunk came flying at me. I stopped, wanted to tear up, and removed the blank. A chunk down to the board was missing. Even tore a resistor off with it.
Oh well, there is always to blue kit. I milled it and put it on the lathe. Rounding began and all was good. I was able to fully round the blank (15 minutes of timid and sweat filled turning). I then began to shape the blank into a nice soft curve. BOOM!!! This time a band of cracks and pits rattled off the blank. I stopped it, and sure enough several of the pits went all the way down to the board.
What the heck am I doing wrong? Tools are sharp. Speed right around 1200rpm. Soft gentle touch. HELP!!!
Also, not having worked with PR, can someone help me with the recasting?
Thank you!
Rob
I fell in love with acrylics, so I purchased a number of blanks and turned a few.
WOW! What an awesome look and feel. So of course I jumped head first and purchased a blue and green computer board pen kit frmo WOODCRAFT. I have watched 2 of them being turned by a much more seasoned turner.
Under his watch, not that careful because he was helping 2 other rookies, I began to roundout the green pen. All was good, when BOOM!!! A huge chunk came flying at me. I stopped, wanted to tear up, and removed the blank. A chunk down to the board was missing. Even tore a resistor off with it.
Oh well, there is always to blue kit. I milled it and put it on the lathe. Rounding began and all was good. I was able to fully round the blank (15 minutes of timid and sweat filled turning). I then began to shape the blank into a nice soft curve. BOOM!!! This time a band of cracks and pits rattled off the blank. I stopped it, and sure enough several of the pits went all the way down to the board.
What the heck am I doing wrong? Tools are sharp. Speed right around 1200rpm. Soft gentle touch. HELP!!!
Also, not having worked with PR, can someone help me with the recasting?
Thank you!
Rob