What makes you happy?

[flyrod444]

A large pile of shavings makes my day. One of the advantages of being the teacher. I get to rough out a lot of big bowls. This started out as a 16" poplar Hollow Form a student had worked on one class period already, so I just had to help him rough it out. It is around 14.5" now. :rotflmoplar is a very nice wood to turn if you have never tried it. Very large blanks are easy to find in this tree and the color can be nice as well.
Jack

 

[Joe Scharle]

If I had that much control with a (shearing) skew chisel, I'd enjoy turning!

 

[Travis Porter]

I'm sure that PM3520 and the Oneway in your avatar make you happy as well. ;-)

 

[DavidF]

I'm sure that PM3520 and the Oneway in your avatar make you happy as well. ;-)

Now THAT"S what I want to get into! Other than a One Way and a PM what turning tools do you use for a job like that?

 

[flyrod444]

Travis,
You are right, the PM3520B is very nice lathe to have in a high school shop. It was bought for our high school by a local turning club and community group. The OneWay is my personal lathe and it is a true joy to turn on. Being a shop teacher I really never had the need for my own tools at home. Being 5 years from retirement I have started to buy tools for my home shop, that I am still working on. The lathe was most important to me and my first purchase, and I'm glade for this. It has gone up in price almost $1000.00 since I bought it.
David,
We roughed it out using a Ellsworth bowl gouge and the hollowing is being done using tools I've made out of 5/8" and 3/4' steel rod with High speed cutters mounted in them like you would use in a metal lathe. The cutters can be bought for $0.70 at Enco. Here is a link to their site. http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PARTPG=INSRAR2&PMAKA=383-5312&PMPXNO=939775
Jack

 

[DavidF]

Travis,
You are right, the PM3520B is very nice lathe to have in a high school shop. It was bought for our high school by a local turning club and community group. The OneWay is my personal lathe and it is a true joy to turn on. Being a shop teacher I really never had the need for my own tools at home. Being 5 years from retirement I have started to buy tools for my home shop, that I am still working on. The lathe was most important to me and my first purchase, and I'm glade for this. It has gone up in price almost $1000.00 since I bought it.
David,
We roughed it out using a Ellsworth bowl gouge and the hollowing is being done using tools I've made out of 5/8" and 3/4' steel rod with High speed cutters mounted in them like you would use in a metal lathe. The cutters can be bought for $0.70 at Enco. Here is a link to their site. http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PARTPG=INSRAR2&PMAKA=383-5312&PMPXNO=939775
Jack

Thanks Jack, is there a commercial equivalent you would recommend, as making tools is not really my thing.

 

[flyrod444]

David,
Here is a link to some. They are as good as it get I think. I hope to buy the hook tools someday. You have to buy the handle seperate for these.
Jack
http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=tools-jord

 

[mkepke]

Dave - the homemade hollowing tools are not that difficult to make.

The straight tool requires just a hacksaw, drill-press, grinder and hand-tap.

It would make a good group project if hosted in someone's metalworking shop.

The hook tools would require someone with a hydraulic bender..that operation could be farmed out to a pro shop I suppose.

-Mark

 

[flyrod444]

Mark,
I have been thinking of trying to make a hook tool using an acetylene tourch to heat it up for the bending. As long as it cools down slow the rod shouldn't weaken. I know a couple turners that have a set of hook tools from different company's that I could use to get the bend just right.
Jack

 

[DaveO]

I would be happy to if my job involved woodturning and teaching the next generation the joys of it. You are lucky guy and you have some lucky students that have a teacher who finds joy in what he does.

Dave

 

[RandyJ]

Nice shavin's and bowl beginnin's but NANNER PUDDIN' makes me happy!:rotflm:

 

[DaveO]

Nice shavin's and bowl beginnin's but NANNER PUDDIN' makes me happy!:rotflm:

Then you need to hook up with the Shoppe Widow, as she makes the best Nanner Puddin' I've ever had. Of course you might have to fight Robert for her...he's partial to her puddin' too :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:


Dave

 

[RandyJ]

Then you need to hook up with the Shoppe Widow, as she makes the best Nanner Puddin' I've ever had. Of course you might have to fight Robert for her...he's partial to her puddin' too :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:


Dave

I'd arm wrestle him for her but he's a strong fella... I'd need a come-along!
:rotflm:

 

[mkepke]

Mark,
I have been thinking of trying to make a hook tool using an acetylene tourch to heat it up for the bending. As long as it cools down slow the rod shouldn't weaken. I know a couple turners that have a set of hook tools from different company's that I could use to get the bend just right.
Jack

I never thought of that, but that seems like it would work.

Of course I'm not sure what you use to put a smooth bend in red-hot 1/2" steel but one problem at a time.

While we're on the topic of homemade tools, I'd like to make a set of metal spinning tools. You do any metal spinning ?

-Mark

 

[jeff...]

I see you found DaveO's hair, he lost it some time ago :gar-La;

 

[DaveO]

Yep, I had those curly locks once....I was pretty


Dave

 

[JRD]

Mark,

If anyone wants to make some of these tools in a group workshop setting, count me in.

I just don't have the experience with metal working, or all of the tools needed, but sure would like to do it.

Jim