Gallery of User Turned Wooden Handles - Page 2

#11: Post by **CRCasey** » April 26th, 2009, 11:07 pm

This is somewhat related, but I wanted to ask the lathe folk a question. I got a Shopsmith from my Grandfather, but I have never used it as a lathe. Is this an ok unit for that, or would I be better off getting a low priced dedicated tool?

-Cecil

#12: Post by **cannonfodder** » April 27th, 2009, 9:26 pm

ShopSmith makes a super lathe, bad table saw, ok band saw and strip sander, good jointer. Dad has the big monster SM. Retired from the police department and worked part time at the big ShopSmith distribution/engineering centre here in Dayton, until they closed a year or two ago.

#13: Post by **cafeIKE** » April 27th, 2009, 9:38 pm

Rule 1 with a lathe : ALWAYS check the speed before turning it on. Our high school shop had half a bowl embedded in each wall as a reminder.

If you're going to sharpen your own tools, learn how. Too many tools get ruined by grinding the temper out. If you're an artisan, use a stone, twice as often as you think you should.

#14: Post by **CRCasey** » April 29th, 2009, 12:43 am

cannonfodder wrote:ShopSmith makes a super lathe, bad table saw, ok band saw and strip sander, good jointer. Dad has the big monster SM. Retired from the police department and worked part time at the big ShopSmith distribution/engineering centre here in Dayton, until they closed a year or two ago.

9/10 of the time I use it as the perfect totally variable drill press. But I guess that translates to the perfect horizontal turning thing as well, if you have a good end bearing. Now I have to go find parts I have never used and see if they are in working condition.

CF: I have to assume that they only had one, so does that mean that Shopsmith is dead?

Thanks for another way to use up my time

#15: Post by **JonR10** » April 29th, 2009, 7:37 am

I keep tuning in to see this thread but apparently nobody else is posting pictures to this galley.....

Alrighty then. I didn't turn these but Johannes Farino did.
He's a great guy who does excellent work. He did both the portafilter and the tamper

Sorry about the crop - i need to go back sometime and re-do it

#16: Post by **da gino** » April 29th, 2009, 2:27 pm

Hey Jon, those are really nice! What kind of wood did he use?

Hugh

#17: Post by **espressme** » April 29th, 2009, 5:50 pm

Anyone can do it. I agree with Dave. Get someone who knows how to help you learn. There are many organisations and stores which teach lathe basics. Again learn to sharpen tools. Some of the woods like old very dry Ebony and Purplehart are notorious for shattering if poorly treated.
Cleo in another set of new clothes: Cocobolo this time.

-Richard

#18: Post by **cannonfodder** » May 2nd, 2009, 1:06 am

Ok. A few shameless posts

A pink ivory silver tip badger shaving brush and a 100+ year old French made wedge razor I hand sanded and polished to a mirror finish from a rusty hulk.

#19: Post by **cannonfodder** » May 2nd, 2009, 1:08 am

My machine in Bacote

#20: Post by **cannonfodder** » May 2nd, 2009, 1:11 am

Not a turning, but a a very old 3 day razor set hand sanded and polished then mounted in some epoxy resin finished Olive wood.