![]() Then I repeat this process with the piece rotated about 90°. Something that I have done to speed up the process when the piece isn't exactly round (as in sort of octagonal chain sawn) is to deliberately mount the piece off center and then use a Sharpie to mark the plumb line (vertical line). Once you have done it, it is easy to understand. Do you have an armored observation booth for visitors? Reed - no worries about me running 10" blanks at 2200 rpm. Watched a video yesterday about turning a heart-shaped bowl (crotch wood), and for that particular project the demonstrator discussed mounting for the best shape and not necessarily balancing - recognizing that care must be taken. Plan this fall or winter to build a cabinet base for it to close off from shavings, and store more stuff (=weight) in it. The Jet is still on its metal stand, but mounted to a 4x4 "mobile" base, with a little heavy stuff on the shelf, but not much. The guidelines for progressing through sizes are very helpful, and will guide any cutting I do for the next few weeks especially. It feels like "Introduction to Bowl Turning" at a workshop and I need that info! I'm careful even with spindle stock to start slow and ramp up, and hear ya about balancing the stock. ![]() The detail this group is providing here is great, I really appreciate it (print, print, print). #Atlas lathe spindle speeds driver#Most others won't use those speeds, and they are considered 'unsafe' or as I say 'Professional driver on closed track, do not attempt'. 10 to 12 inch blanks do fine at that speed for me. My mid range on my Beauty is about 2200 rpm. Also, I turn at what ever speed works, and have never had any type of read out. I do that as habit on every thing I turn. If you mount a chain sawn blank, make sure to stand out of the line of fire. Other than that, bigger is better, and variable speed is some thing that once you use it, you will never go back. With taking blanks from board stock, it is pretty simple to get things pretty close to a circle, and centered on a face plate or chuck, and things won't bounce around so much. Some chain sawn bowl blanks would have it dancing around the shop till I got things rounded out and balanced. I ended up with it on two gluelam beams that were 3 by 12 by 48 inches. My first lathe was a little 4 speed Atlas with a 12 inch throw.
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