My First Attempt at Bowl Making

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:34 pm

My second green bowl went without a hitch. I mounted it on my Nova Chuck and had no issues like my first one. One problem with my Universal Tool Mount is that it gets in the way of my work and I can't get close enough to the tailstock as suggested to start turning the inside of the bowl. Is there some type of extension for the live center so it can span the distance required to reach my blank.

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Mounted on my Nova chuck with no breakout this time.

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This will be my last posting on this thread, I think I have the hang of this turning and will not bore you with a string of photos.

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:48 pm

WEAR a FULL FACE SHIELD.
Hopefully you don't wind up like this more experienced turner.

http://community.woodmagazine.com/t5/Wo ... d-p/145854

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/commer ... errer=1474

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:57 am

Fred, Shopsmith has an extension for the live center that is used with the lathe duplicator. You also can get a Morse Taper #2 to Morse Taper #2 extension from machine tool suppliers like Enco -- http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPA ... M=214-8702

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:34 am

Art, thanks for that information. I just ordered 2 from SS. That should extend my live center far enough to reach over the UTR and Lift Assist brackets.

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:59 am

Thats gonna turn out real nice. Post a pick of the finished version! Nice job, can't wait to get the items on my lathe wish list.

(Nova3-UTR-Wolveen System)

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:27 pm

I'm actually jealous of the wood, that is some pretty stuff you got there Fred.

Nice spalting there.

Nicely turned as well. Good job Fred.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:13 pm

I said no more posts on this thread but I just can't help myself

I was wondering what the max size of wood that can be turned on the V. Well this hunk of wood is 15 inches in diameter and there is room to spare. I see what everybody is talking about when they say their lathe dances all over the floor. I purchased a Ligno-Scanner SD to measure the moisture content of the finished bowls as they go through the drying process. The 3 that I have bagged are 20%, 18% and 17% now. How low should it go before I pull them out of the bag and complete the turning process?

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Its a good thing I could slow down the rpms to 250 to start out turning this baby.

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I can't wait to see what this wood looks like after spending a few months in a bag.

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:23 am

Fred, an easy method for checking how things are going in the drying process is to monitor the weight of the blank periodically and when the weight stays the same for a week or so, it's about as dry it will get with air drying. How dry it gets all depends on ambient temperature and humidity where the blank is being stored. While weighing the blanks, you could also use the moisture meter to cross reference the process.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:12 am

pennview wrote:Fred, an easy method for checking how things are going in the drying process is to monitor the weight of the blank periodically and when the weight stays the same for a week or so, it's about as dry it will get with air drying. How dry it gets all depends on ambient temperature and humidity where the blank is being stored. While weighing the blanks, you could also use the moisture meter to cross reference the process.

Ok, any suggestions about what type of scale I should get?

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:10 pm

Here's one from Harbor Freight for $19 that weighs up to 11 pounds and that should work for the stuff you're turning -- http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-scale-95364.html. But if your stuff is heavier, try a kitchen supply store.