Ideal chisel kit for turning pens pepper mills spindles bowls and lots more woodturning projects of all sizes Each chisel measures 16-1/4" in length with a 6-1/4" M2 High Speed Steel blade and a 10" ...

Roy Underhill shows the art of offset wood turning for making oval handles. For hardwood handles and padfoot legs, it's easy to turn ovals and offsets by measuring once and turning twice. Host Roy ...

The Tl-4 from Haas Automation Inc., Oxnard, Calif. (haascnc.com), is a twinchuck lathe with a top spindle speed of 500 rpm. Maximum part swings are 35 in. over the front apron and 16 in. over the ...

• Having trouble with chatter when turning or parting on a lathe? Turn the cutting tool upside down and reverse the machine’s spindle rotation. This creates a pulling force against the machine’s ...

Speed The speed a lathe spins determines what projects it can handle effectively and safely. Lower speeds are needed to maintain control and minimize vibrations when working with larger, heavier ...

Believe it or not, until recently I had never done any turnings. I have been messing with wood for a solid twenty years and never once have I even turned on a lathe. I’ve seen Norm do it a bazillion ...

New model laser mounts directly into spindle chucks and collets for aligning headstock spindle axes to guideways, sub-spindles and tailstocks on lathes, OD/ID grinders, turning centers, and similar ...

Start with a blank measuring 2-1/2-in. x 2-1/2-in. x 6-in. Find the center at one end and create a divot at that center point with a nail set. The more accurate the center point location, the less ...