Chasboy1
Member
Hi folks, this is a great site! I just completed pens #2-6 and have 5 more to do in this run. I'll try to attach a pic.
My questions are:
How often, during the turning of one pen do most people resharpen their tools? (I'm not using carbide cutters)
My last few pens, while I was turning them I got a vibration noise. Upon stopping the lathe I found 'scalloped' markings on the blank. I then used very light pressure with a large resharpened skew to smooth it out. Why am I getting that vibration? I'm using a dedicated arbor and live center. Since I have a Shopsmith I feed the quill until the end of the arbor meets the live center. Could I be putting too much pressure on it, distorting the arbor enough to make it wobble? It's definitely not loose.
Thanks!
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My questions are:
How often, during the turning of one pen do most people resharpen their tools? (I'm not using carbide cutters)
My last few pens, while I was turning them I got a vibration noise. Upon stopping the lathe I found 'scalloped' markings on the blank. I then used very light pressure with a large resharpened skew to smooth it out. Why am I getting that vibration? I'm using a dedicated arbor and live center. Since I have a Shopsmith I feed the quill until the end of the arbor meets the live center. Could I be putting too much pressure on it, distorting the arbor enough to make it wobble? It's definitely not loose.
Thanks!
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