Hello again...
I hope it is not inappropriate for me to post this second thread while that other thread is still pretty new.... If it is just let me know the etiquette and I'll try to adhere..
Two questions:
1) I either face plate or worm screw mount my blanks initially. I turn the bottoms and make either a tennon or a recess for the chuck to grab the piece when I flip it... I am consistently not getting a flat base around the tennon or in the recess such that when I remount with my Super Nova 2 I get a lot of wobble. I've been trying to use my 1/8" parting tool to cut the tennon or develop the recess. It does not give me the flat base that I need in order to get a good "square" fit with my chuck... Is this a common problem and how do you guys develop the tennons and recesses for the chuck such that when you remount you have either no or very little wobble?
2) I found and downloaded a 1 page pdf called "Turners Reference Guide" from Woodline USA. It has a table that talks about the various tools and where they are used :
Spindle Tools - spindle gouge, roughing gouge, skews, parting tools
Bowl Tools - bowl gouge, bowl scraper
Dedicated hollowing tools -
It also has a bunch of one liners around the table like "Rub the bevel on all cutting tools, not on scraping tools", "Learn to turn right and left handed", "Speed formula: diameter in inches X speed in RPM's should equal 6,000 to 9,000 (10" x 800 RPM = 8,000)"....
In the table under the Spindle Tools in the Roughing Gouge area they have a comment stating the following: "NEVER used on bowl blanks. Serious injuries have occurred. Use for SPINDLES ONLY!!"
The question is "is the above comment about roughing gouges not being used on bowl blanks right?" I thought the main use of a roughing gouge was to get the bowl blank round...
thanks again,
david