New Turners Start Here

One of the first questions about any making hobby is "what should I make first?!" Here's 3 great options to get you started on the lathe in your wood turning adventure.

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[mrlongu]

We like your vids because they are great learning tools and funny because you are down to earth, not afraid to show mistakes!

[CharlesReiche]

If you dont have a chuck, you can use a glue block between the piece and the face plate. A sacrificial piece. The side towards the faceplate is the bottom and can be carefully parted off at the end, or near parted off and the nub can be sanded down.

[tobedetermined]

That toy with the ball, has anyone ever got it! It seems impossible to accomplish, however, watching it makes me want to try 🤣

[robertgabel]

You made the bowl in reverse from the norm (work on base first then the hollowing). The faceplate connection would be hollowed out eliminating the screw holes.

[Rebel]

I gotta get me one of those face plates for bowls. I did one of those dovetail holes so my chuck would hold it for my first bowl...and while it came out okay, I bet it'd be a whole lot easier with one of those large faceplates. I have a set of carbide tools coming. Right now all I have is an HSS set and no jig to set them in on my grinder for when they get dull. I just have a regular speed 8" grinder, but I can lower its speed by simply plugging it into a variac (Variable voltage transformer) and lowering its speed by lowering the voltage to whatever I want. You have a nice shop! I have a few shop tools, but most are a bit old, but work fine. Rockwell 9" contractor table saw, Master Mechanic miter/chop saw, Wen tabletop belt/disc sander, Skil tabletop bandsaw, Central Machinery mini lathe, Campbell Hausfeld 60 gallon 2 stage compressor, etc. but I have to keep it kinda small as my shop is a one-car garage built in about 1940. I did upgrade to a breaker box from the old fuse box in there when I added the compressor and then ran new 12/3 wire on 4 more circuits for 4 more outlets than the single outlet it started with, lol. Have it lit with a lot of 4' florescent tubes as it was a year after I installed them that the LED tubes came out. First thing I ever did to that garage though was paint the cinderblock walls and plywood ceiling white so it is well lit in there.

[DennisDolan-flmw]

I would be very impressed to visit your shop. Table saw, lathe, CNC machine, band saw, drill press, dust collection system. So many great tools. Can I borrow your compass? 🤣

[MCsCreations]

Fantastic video, Caleb! Thanks a bunch for the tips! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[TotalBoat]

Great tips - these pieces are awesome!

[mariushegli]

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[kreech]

hmmm, no compass... but you have CNC... and you suggest that using a CNC could save time.... including programming and uploading and

[andrewwebb]

2:45 Was that Terry Jones as Sir Bedevere the Wise?

[Gregbrowning]

What brand carbide tools would you recommend

[DavidSmith-jcyk]

Interesting....I picked up a lathe a couple months ago and I work on my skills as time allows (yes, I suck). I have some 1' material (cherry) but no thicker material. Is it possible to glue (laminate the material to make 2" thick blanks or is that a recipe for disaster?

[Niemals_Anal-lena]

Der hat echt die Schrauben abgedrechselt?

[eealice]

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