Nice platter, buddy. Glad you put that piece of mesquite to some use. Billy

Nice work, Tom!

@RickTurnsWoodturning

4 жыл бұрын

Oops, I meant “Tod”.

This watched this one Tod, great video! I've got a few 2" thick Mesquite cookies and a Hook Tool, need to try this! Tony

Nice work! Love how thin you got it without it self destructing! Thanks for sharing

A hook tool in powered turning. Interesting! Cool platter.

Like what you did. I am now going to turn a piece from Texas Mesquite. It seems to be very dry and very hard. Regular HSS tools don't do a good job , going to try carbide. The section is heart-shaped so it's an interrupted cut when I'm cutting through the bark. Any suggestions other than those in the video?

@WoodturningToolStore

Жыл бұрын

Bob, thanks for the comment and question. Only thing to add, if not said in the video, is to keep the tools sharp and keep the feed rate steady. Feed rate goes up as rpm goes up. So if you are turning at lower rpm then slow down your cutting speed.

Thanks Todd..... I have some mesquite I might try this on. how thin did you go?

@WoodturningToolStore

3 жыл бұрын

HI Dave. Thanks. This platter was about 1/8" thick. Perhaps a little thinner in the center where the recess is.

I would have thought for endgrain one would only use a hook tool? Not a gouge.

@WoodturningToolStore

2 жыл бұрын

Good questions ... Well this video shows that may tools can be used on end grain. The key is cutting in the right direction. Scraping is different than cutting.

What was the screw part that was held in the chuck to hold the platter initially? Thanks

@WoodturningToolStore

2 жыл бұрын

The initial mounting is done with a wood worm screw. Most chuck manufacturers have a screw that can be held in the chuck. I used a 1/4" thick wooden dick just to shim the blank since it was not too thick. The screw is typically about an inch long and the shim allows for shallower holding.

@Oscaro9928

2 жыл бұрын

So what brand of worm screw was used? It caught my eye that it looks to none held by the dovetail jaws.

@WoodturningToolStore

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oscaro9928 Good catch. I forgot about that. This screw plate is held by the dovetail jaws. This one is a homemade that a friend gave me. The Axminster chuck kits come with a plated screw chuck that is held by the dovetail jaws. The Oneway and Vicmarc chucks use a screw chuck that is held in the center by the jaw slides. I hope that helps.