Hi: I am a novice woodworker but was able to purchase a wonderful duplicating lathe at an auction. The man who made it had passed on - he must have been a machinist and a very good one.
He made it so a router could run up top as the lathe spins - there is a long threaded rod and the router mechanism runs along it - being 'spun' down the length of the lathe runnig along the pattern.
I am building a victorian house and have pediments in the gable ends - I would like to make drops turned on the lathe to go on these.
I would like to use PT lumber
I have turned about 4 or 5 practice 'drops' using the lathe and router but am getting bad chipping. I have adjust the lathe speed to as low as possible and the router feed to as low as possible and have been taking as small of cuts as possbile but am still getting chipping.
I have been using an 1'8" straight bit. Today I went out and bought a 1/16" straight bit. I will try that tomorrow but am not hopeful that that will solve the problem
Would a spiral bit work better? ANy other ideas - I suspect white oak or cypress would not chip as much but I have no desire to redo these once they are done.
MIke
He made it so a router could run up top as the lathe spins - there is a long threaded rod and the router mechanism runs along it - being 'spun' down the length of the lathe runnig along the pattern.
I am building a victorian house and have pediments in the gable ends - I would like to make drops turned on the lathe to go on these.
I would like to use PT lumber
I have turned about 4 or 5 practice 'drops' using the lathe and router but am getting bad chipping. I have adjust the lathe speed to as low as possible and the router feed to as low as possible and have been taking as small of cuts as possbile but am still getting chipping.
I have been using an 1'8" straight bit. Today I went out and bought a 1/16" straight bit. I will try that tomorrow but am not hopeful that that will solve the problem
Would a spiral bit work better? ANy other ideas - I suspect white oak or cypress would not chip as much but I have no desire to redo these once they are done.
MIke