I turned a piece of walnut this morning (I am a noob at this turning stuff).
Just mounted it to a piece of mdf and a faceplate and started turning. I just wanted to see what was inside the wood and get some time with a gouge in my hands. No expectations at all just listening to Niel Diamond:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgkk0...eature=related
The shape just 'became' what it is. I held the tool and let the Lord guide me in the adventure..
What came from the wood is simply astounding!!
Now I need help, how to turn it around? I don't have a chuck, well I do but it wobbles and I wont be able to get it replaced for at least two weeks.
How do I turn it around to hollow out the bowl without a chuck and without putting scews into the foot?
I was thinking of gluing a piece of mdf just slightly larger than the foot and screwing the 3" faceplate to that but I dont even have a tailstock on the machine yet. Should I just take it off and bag it till I get my chuck replaced?
Other than a few practice spindles on a POS HF lathe this is my second bowl in my lifetime.
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This is what I started with this morning...