I am learning to turn both green and dry wood into bowls. I am having a problem with lathe tools, particularly my four jaw chuck rusting from the water in the wood. I spray my lathe bed with WD40, stopping the problem there, but I don't want to use oil on the chuck for fear of contaminating the wood.
I thought about spraying the chuck with clear lacquer, but I am not sure how well that will hold up.
What do you experienced turners do?
I thought about spraying the chuck with clear lacquer, but I am not sure how well that will hold up.
What do you experienced turners do?