I'm considering buying these texturing tools
Can anyone tell me if they have used them and how they liked them?
I'm also dreaming of things I could use to make a variety of types.
Router bits... grinder dressing wheel parts...small gears
Texturing tools
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Texturing tools
Bruce
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I didn't know what a Shopsmith was...
Three days later I owned one...
One week later I was rebuilding one...
Four months later I owned two....
Ok Ok, I'm up to four now...
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foxtrapper
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I have not used those specific tools, but I have used similar.
Harder to do well than you would think. Do a second pass and you are almost guaranteed to not line things up correctly, resulting in a double strike imprint. Trying to go truly straight is ni to impossible. Trying to get perfectly parallel lines, with the texture matched is impossible, at least for this mortal. Wood hardness varies, meaning some woods are impossible to imprint well, even when you lean on the tool with everything you've got.
If you look around at your house, you've likely got a number of impression tools already. A screen roller, grinder stone dressing wheel, pie flueter, etc.
Harder to do well than you would think. Do a second pass and you are almost guaranteed to not line things up correctly, resulting in a double strike imprint. Trying to go truly straight is ni to impossible. Trying to get perfectly parallel lines, with the texture matched is impossible, at least for this mortal. Wood hardness varies, meaning some woods are impossible to imprint well, even when you lean on the tool with everything you've got.
If you look around at your house, you've likely got a number of impression tools already. A screen roller, grinder stone dressing wheel, pie flueter, etc.
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terrydowning
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Based on the instructions, the standard Mk5/V may spin too fast. Bottom end is 700 RPM so unless it's a larger piece...
I have never tried though.
from the instructions PDF
Proper Lathe Speed
To determine an ideal lathe speed for texturing,
multiply the diameter of the work by 200 RPM. eg. if the
work is 2" in diameter, the recommended lathe speed
would be about 400 RPM. This is only an approximate.
Experiment with various speeds to find out what works
best for you.
I have never tried though.
from the instructions PDF
Proper Lathe Speed
To determine an ideal lathe speed for texturing,
multiply the diameter of the work by 200 RPM. eg. if the
work is 2" in diameter, the recommended lathe speed
would be about 400 RPM. This is only an approximate.
Experiment with various speeds to find out what works
best for you.
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Terry
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1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
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Public Photos of Projects
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~3 ft/sec?:eek:terrydowning wrote:Based on the instructions, the standard Mk5/V may spin too fast. Bottom end is 700 RPM so unless it's a larger piece...
I have never tried though.
from the instructions PDF
Proper Lathe Speed
To determine an ideal lathe speed for texturing,
multiply the diameter of the work by 200 RPM. eg. if the
work is 2" in diameter, the recommended lathe speed
would be about 400 RPM. This is only an approximate.
Experiment with various speeds to find out what works
best for you.
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Hers a formula to get knurling tools to track for a second pass.
Measure the distance between the teeth. Normally at a diagonal.
The proper diameter of the workpiece is a multiple of the teeth spacing. You can still knurl diameters of the workpiece that aren't a multiple but you have to sneak up on it.
Just went through this making some handles on my metal lathe.
Measure the distance between the teeth. Normally at a diagonal.
The proper diameter of the workpiece is a multiple of the teeth spacing. You can still knurl diameters of the workpiece that aren't a multiple but you have to sneak up on it.
Just went through this making some handles on my metal lathe.