Woodchipper
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I had asked about stacking tubes and did it with a nice black blank for a chrome Accord kit. Worked great! Anyway, got it squared (another post today) and started to turn. First was ye olde spindle roughing gouge. OK so far. But got some catches which resulted in dimples. Got those turned off. Same again! Went to the spindle gouge which helped. Had a nice smooth finish. But...Murphy rides again. Kept getting little grooves wit dimples. Arrggh! Finally got it sanded down but it was too small.
Seems I have a problem with dimples toward the end where I can't turn enough off to eliminate them.
Sharpened both tools on the CBN 180 grit wheel. Actually sharpened at least twice. Any and all advice is most welcome. I was very upset as the blank was a perfect match- black with a bit of grey smoke.
Second question for this post. Anyone use a skew for synthetic blanks? Might need to brush up on my skew skills.
Seems I have a problem with dimples toward the end where I can't turn enough off to eliminate them.
Sharpened both tools on the CBN 180 grit wheel. Actually sharpened at least twice. Any and all advice is most welcome. I was very upset as the blank was a perfect match- black with a bit of grey smoke.
Second question for this post. Anyone use a skew for synthetic blanks? Might need to brush up on my skew skills.
