Hi folks:
I have been turning bowls now for two years and just now took the plunge into spindle turning some pepper mills for Christmas presents.
TEMPLATES FOR SHAPE?
It was a gas and a half. The first one turned out well, but rather chunky and thick and the proportions were not elegant. (I was afraid to get the walls too thin). If anyone has some shape templates for 8"-10" pepper mills and are willing to share I would be dearly grateful.
CARBIDE FORSTNER ROUGH FINISH
I bought some carbide forstner bits and while the boring process went off without a hitch, the interior bore was quite rough and had some long strands of wood fibers remaining. I am wondering if my boring rpm was too low. (150). Any suggestions to improve the cleanliness of the cut. The blanks are dry, soft maple.
After reviewing relevant threads here I bought some Crushgrind mechanisms. I also noticed some threads mentioning that epoxy sometimes failed so I bought the Sorby Crushgrind grooving tool. The tool performed as advertised and the mechanism snapped into place seamlessly.
The friction fit of the shaft to the mill head crushgrind fixture seems pretty loose. Is this normal?
Thanks for the advice.
DOC