See more ideas about wood turning, wood turning projects, turn ons.  Love spending hours at the lathe spinning raw wood into beautiful projects? Here are a few reader submitted tricks to help you turn even better. Wood Turning Projects. Wood Projects. Lathe Projects. Got Wood. Art Carved. Wood Stone. Buy wood for turning and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! Great Savings & Free Delivery / Collection on many items.  {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"www.- ","maxViews":4,"imgSize","expiry","timeout"}}. There seems to be a problem serving the request at this time. Перед покупкой сравните цены на bits wood for turning tool, прочитайте реальные отзывы покупателей, ознакомьтесь с техническими характеристиками. Закажите bits wood for turning tool онлайн с доставкой по России: товары с пометкой Plus доступны с ускоренной доставкой и улучшенными условиями возврата. На Алиэкспресс bits wood for turning tool всегда в наличии в большом ассортименте: на площадке представлены как надежные мировые бренды, так и перспективные молодые. Chris H Posted October 31, For the 4ft or so pieces, a decent midi lathe with extensions should suit you fine. Those are the big things I am worried about not being able cheap wood for turning 500 do with the midi. A turning club can help you with that too. Please feel free to be extremely direct with me if possible.

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The replacement has been rock solid. My wife actually uses it more than I do and it gets daily action. I do plan to upgrade, but not because this lathe isn't good enough. As I mentioned my wife is addicted to turning and I would like to get some time in as well, so another lathe is in order.

It could very well be another one of these. It just happens to be A LOT cheaper. I started out with the Delta midi and used it for 2 years, then moved to a full sized Jet for the next 8 years.

One more upgrade to a Oneway SD bad hips and I will be done. There is probably some truth the one casting for many different brands but a lathe is more than the casting. It is the quality of the bearings, the alignment of the head and tail stock, smoothness of moving the banjo, secureness of the locking mechanism.

There is a lot that can be different and much of it will show in the quality of the turning. BUT if you are not sure you want to turn, then it is a good way to start and you can invest more in the tools that you will need. In my opinion you also need full sized tools, not midi tools to have the best experience. Found this lathe on Craig's list. What do you guys think? You think it's worth purchasing or just go new?

If yes on the purchase how much? I am new to turning haven't started , but it is something I have wanted to get into for some time now. I have been researching lathe's and tools for months and thought I would share some of what I have found that may help others along the way.

First I was convinced that I had to start with a "Mini" or "Midi" lathe for budget reasons. This isn't necessarily the case. The big issue I have with most Midi's is that they can only handle up to 10" of clearance. I doubt I will spin anything bigger for a long time, but with some research and patience I think I could get a machine capable of more for when the time comes.

I think I have all but settled on their 12x33 lathe. Everyone loves to hate HF tools and for many good reasons , but if you look hard, and I did, you will find overwhelming success for a handful of their products…this lathe being one. Some love it, others hate it, but no one will refute the fact that it is the same unit as the JET There are many, many places that state they are identical, and I could not find one, with facts, stating otherwise plenty of lofty opinions, but not too many facts.

Several people say that JET uses better quality internal parts, but no one could say specifically what part s. Maybe they are, maybe they aren't??? Shame on JET if they do sell a better product, and are not marketing it better to make it obvious. Why this model? It has the clearance in its normal locked position to get a fairly large vessels spun 12".

Also, you can pivot the head to allow for almost unlimited turning size, since it will not be over the banjo not sure that's the right name for the bottom of the lathe.

This is a safety concern, but with some precautions, it can be handled safely. The second big bonus is that it has the option to reverse. My understanding is this is very helpful for sanding. I can say, sanding, is one of my least favorite chores for any project, I can't image I will enjoy it any more on a lathe. So any help with sanding is a big bonus for me. Both ends accept MT2 which I have found many people complaining about with the "Midi's".

It also comes with a stand, which by every account I could find is pure garbage. I planned to build my own stand anyway, so no biggy for me, other than having to carry it to the trash. Personally, I want cheap chisels to start with. I have no experience sharpening, so they will force me to practice, and won't cost me any arm and a leg when I inevitably destroy one.

I would love any feedback good or bad. I am sure others may face the same dilemma. If you don't like sharpening, I'd recommend the Easy Wood tools. I believe Shannon does, too Figure that if you are going to turn, you are going to sharpen. Ain't no way 'round it. So I'd plan on getting a grinder at the same time as your lathe if you don't have one already.

Even created my own version of the Wolverine so I can sharpen the gouges. While it was good experience because those tools refuse to stay sharp , I'd spend a little more on better tools next time. The irony is that turning seems to be the one category of woodworking that guarantees you need to replace your tools.

It almost is worth making your own tools. If you decide to make your own, you need very little knowledge of metallurgy to get started - just someone you can trust to get the good materials to you.

Get a basic shaft - or turn one - and replace the tool steel periodically. Some heat treating, some grinding, and you're all set.

I believe this book covers how he made some of his tools to do some of the projects inside. You don't need to get this fancy, but it's one of many places to start. And if you don't mind looking for older tools, you can find a cast iron bed that does not have a motor, and supply Cheap Wood For Turning Validation your own. My grandfather's old lathe was this style, and I just need to replace the belt to use it.

Only problem I have is that it has a 6" swing, but a 36" bed I'm okay with that; I plan on leaving it set as the buffing lathe anyway. I think it's worth purchasing. Keep in mind, I'm cheap. There's probably way more value in this than I'm willing to pay. I come from the land of only buy your tools once. While I understand the questioning if you are going to like turning, let me throw this at you Will that be enough for you to decide if you like it?

If you buy that lathe, please figure in how you are going to stabilize it. The base is just bent sheet metal. You want a lot of weight near the base the furthest point inline but away from the center. If you don't, you are going to have a hell of a time utilizing that 12" swing or the 36 or so outside swing. But, my big question is this What makes you want to try it out? Are you trying to turn baseball bats? If you are looking to turn pens and christmas ornaments, then the effort you are going to go through with the big lathe is excess.

The reverse spinning isn't as critical as learning how to make a proper cut HF sells a benchtop lathe for half the price and is 10x That is plenty big for most projects. No, it doesn't have the power as a big lathe, and yes, it will limit some things, but remember why you said you want to buy it. You said you want to try it out.

On top of that, I don't recommend "trying it out" on a 12" x 36" log to see if this is any fun. I think you are doing what we all have a tendency to do I would ask you to go back and think about why you want the lathe and make sure you are addressing that question as best as you can. Sometimes, having a backhoe isn't the best tool when all you need is a shovel. I am very pleased with them. Sharpening is easy. Get yourself a slow speed grinder.

If you aren't cheap like me, buy the wolverine jig too. Woodcraft often has a package deal for both the grinder and the jig.

If you are cheap like me, make a sharpening jig. There is a lot of good examples of how to do it online. Look at captain eddies's youtube videos for some great ideas, Sharpening is a piece of cake for me now. The handles aren't the best, and I wish they were a lot heavier sometimes, but the tools take and keep an edge VERY well.

Once you really get into turning you will see what tools you actually need, and if the HF tools aren't quite cutting it, you can replace them with higher end stuff.

I did buy a Sorbeys roughing gouge. I still use my HF gouges, but I changed the grind on them to make them more suited to turning end grain. Edit - I actually have the 10x18 HF lathe and I really like it. The larger one is not even a consideration. The lowest speed is RPM - which I think is still way too fast for anything I would consider turning outboard. The only large turning I have done was in a class and it was about 13", but the lathe was spinning at less than half that speed until I got the piece round.

I did consider a class or two and still may. I know I will enjoy it the first times I do it. So a class would only serve to wet the appetite. I certainly could use the training from a class, but with my work and family schedule, classes are tough to get to. I am planning to either build a custom stand or mount it to my work bench.

The bench is about 12' x 3', with heavy storage underneath. It is also anchored to the concrete wall basement shop , and I can anchor it to the floor if needed.

That is the million dollar question. Unfortunatley, my answer is always Everytime I read a forum there is a new project that comes to mind for turning. I know me, and while my first projects are going to be small,some pens, then small vessels, long term it will get bigger and bigger. I know if I go with a midi, my wife's first request will be a vessel that is just bigger than the midi can handle.

Murphy's law. I would also like to be able to turn table legs. Since wood vessels aren't supposed to be used in the dishwasher, and see a lot more useful turns on bigger items like Salad bowls, fancy platters etc.

Those are the big things I am worried about not being able to do with the midi. I actually have the opposite tendency. My cheapness often overrides my common sense, and I buy short term and then regret it. I am trying to pysch myself into buying a long term tool, but not go nuts investing thousands of dollars.

It seems like a reasonable comprimise in my crazy head, but who knows. I am new to turning, and I was under the impression that the higher speed turning is risky because of the machine getting out of balance.

I was hoping to counter act that risk by significantly over building the lathe base. It seems the smaller ones have higher minimum rpms. This lends me to believe there is a solution, though perhaps less than ideal. Thanks so much for the feedback. I have a lot to think about, and I really appreciate any advise!

He has a lathe that can handle anything Still, he turns most things under 12" or so. But, if I came across a chuck of wood, we could make a day of it and turn in his shop. A turning club can help you with that too. They will also teach you how to sharpen your tools or how to properly make various cuts or help you fix a problem. Hell, most guys will let you borrow some wiz-bang new tool so you don't get caught up with 50 gauges and only use a handful And just for some context, I am not the type of guy to want to hang out with other folks in the shop.

Even with that said, a community of folks that can help you is a must. Any way, it looks like you are giving it solid consideration, and that is all anyone giving you advise can ask for. Good luck! And remember we are here to help if we can. I will look into a turning club, I honestly had no idea such a thing existed. I am not too hopeful though, because of my location very rural. I have the opposite problem when it comes to wood supply.

As stated above, we are in a small rural community and we bought a 10 acre plot of land to build our dream home someday probably when I stop buying power tools. So I regularily have large trees that have succomed to nature that I would like to mill into something other than just fire wood Lots of Maple and Oak.

Turning dried wood and turning green wood have two different approaches. The second involves a lot of rain coats and cloth diapers So if you are going to turn wood that falls, you get the fun part of prepping lumber for later turning I've found cloth diapers work great to wipe up much of the moisture that sprays from green wood, but I'm not going to do it all that often. Unlike many saws where you simply replace the blade, or sharpen the teeth, you have to worry that the constant sharpening will reduce the tool length.

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