No kidding, I was … No kidding, I was rounding off a piece of rough, maple, maybe 6 or 7 inches across and i forgot to turn the speed down. I fixed it after about 3 seconds though because I nearly shook my lathe off the table. It’s since been bolted down.
Good Call – yes you … Good Call – yes you can always get a bigger lathe (honestly we won’t mind if you want to invest in a bigger one from Jet) we just wanted to show that you can do work like this on a smaller lathe too. Great suggestion on the larger gouge – thats a great tip for everyone.
Well, it was hard … Well, it was hard to be sure, due to the hand-held shot, but I have seen a few lathes that move due the workpiece’s eccentricity at this stage and that sure looked the same. Although it might be common to see a lathe shake, it isn’t necessary to endure that and a step up in lathes is a good idea. So is a larger gouge for roughing! Than you.
Actually the whole … Actually the whole machine was moving. It is not uncommon for a lathe to give a bit when rounding a bowl from the rough blank. That’s why you always make sure your raw workpiece is solidly anchored between headstock and tailstock before turning on the machine. You’ll notice we spent quite a bit of time explaining the how to do that safely. Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for the … Thanks for the quick reply. I didn’t get that you were making a “natural edge bowl” until I got to the final video. If you said anything about it at the start I missed it. This was a nice set of videos and I got a lot out of them. Do you think you could do one on cutting a captive ring?
if you want to make … if you want to make a natural edge bowl, do what we did. For a flat edge you would start off with that square face. Great Comment!
Very interesting! I … Very interesting! I was a machinist working with metals for 20 years (now disabled) and if I was doing this, after turning the work piece around the first thing I would have done would be to face it off. Squaring off the face removing all the bark and making it flat, then start hollowing it out. I would have been wrong. I just got my first wood lathe, a Jet 10×14 VS and this is going to be more fun & different than I thought. Thanks for the video & I hope you do some more of them.
That’s the old JET … That’s the old JET 10″x14″ Mini – I love it – but they don’t make it anymore. They actually tweaked it a bit and re-released it as an indexing mini lathe.
From the JET Shopclass Series of DVDs – Learn How To turn a bowl with your Lathe!
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
thanks a lot mate ! …
thanks a lot mate ! you are a great teacher, and now you have a fan here in brazil ! hope i buy a jet lathe soon !
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
what brand of tools …
what brand of tools are you using? Jet?
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
This is probably a …
This is probably a stupid question but can you turn a bowl using the end grain.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
No kidding, I was …
No kidding, I was rounding off a piece of rough, maple, maybe 6 or 7 inches across and i forgot to turn the speed down. I fixed it after about 3 seconds though because I nearly shook my lathe off the table. It’s since been bolted down.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
where do you get a …
where do you get a lathe
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Mini lathe for a …
Mini lathe for a massive bowl
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
in all honesty im …
in all honesty im 14 you need to lower the band saw blade thing!!
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
is that wood maple? …
is that wood maple?
thanks for the video!
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
when you live on 80 …
when you live on 80 acres you can do that…
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
HAHA he wants to …
HAHA he wants to make a bowl so he goes out to his backyard and cuts down a tree!
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
I will give them …
I will give them every consideration when I go to buy the next one. Thanks.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Good Call – yes you …
Good Call – yes you can always get a bigger lathe (honestly we won’t mind if you want to invest in a bigger one from Jet) we just wanted to show that you can do work like this on a smaller lathe too. Great suggestion on the larger gouge – thats a great tip for everyone.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Well, it was hard …
Well, it was hard to be sure, due to the hand-held shot, but I have seen a few lathes that move due the workpiece’s eccentricity at this stage and that sure looked the same. Although it might be common to see a lathe shake, it isn’t necessary to endure that and a step up in lathes is a good idea. So is a larger gouge for roughing! Than you.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Actually the whole …
Actually the whole machine was moving. It is not uncommon for a lathe to give a bit when rounding a bowl from the rough blank. That’s why you always make sure your raw workpiece is solidly anchored between headstock and tailstock before turning on the machine. You’ll notice we spent quite a bit of time explaining the how to do that safely. Thanks for your comment!
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Was that the …
Was that the tailstock shaking right before 5 minutes?
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
we’ve got a lot on …
we’ve got a lot on our shooting schedule right now – I’ll see what we can do.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the quick reply. I didn’t get that you were making a “natural edge bowl” until I got to the final video. If you said anything about it at the start I missed it. This was a nice set of videos and I got a lot out of them. Do you think you could do one on cutting a captive ring?
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
if you want to make …
if you want to make a natural edge bowl, do what we did. For a flat edge you would start off with that square face. Great Comment!
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
Very interesting! I …
Thanks for the video & I hope you do some more of them.
Very interesting! I was a machinist working with metals for 20 years (now disabled) and if I was doing this, after turning the work piece around the first thing I would have done would be to face it off. Squaring off the face removing all the bark and making it flat, then start hollowing it out. I would have been wrong. I just got my first wood lathe, a Jet 10×14 VS and this is going to be more fun & different than I thought.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
better than most …
better than most commercial videos
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
That’s the old JET …
That’s the old JET 10″x14″ Mini – I love it – but they don’t make it anymore. They actually tweaked it a bit and re-released it as an indexing mini lathe.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:00 am
This is so cool -I …
This is so cool -I never thought you could turn something like this on a small lathe! What lathe did you use for this?