Dan Mosley
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When i bought some equipment (bandsaw and tablesaw) at a buss. close out type sale the owner gave me a truck load of wood that was in a scrap pile. I brought it home, cut it up and glued it together to make a turning blank for the fun of it. However there were several problems i ran into with this type of wood.
with the face plate on it the screws just loosened up and the pc came flying off. To solve the problem i screwed it back on with more screws and used the tail stock to hold the other end......it worked......
however as i turned it (with sharp tools-Ci1 and sharp gouge) it made large pc's come off of it with very very bad tear outs all over it.
I think its the wood - very very light weight wood (used in making wood shutters for homes i think he said) ie....a bit heavier than balsa wood is a good comparison. i attached a picture here to see what anyone else thinks.
Ahhhhhhh well i guess i can use it for other stuff or firewood.....
with the face plate on it the screws just loosened up and the pc came flying off. To solve the problem i screwed it back on with more screws and used the tail stock to hold the other end......it worked......
however as i turned it (with sharp tools-Ci1 and sharp gouge) it made large pc's come off of it with very very bad tear outs all over it.
I think its the wood - very very light weight wood (used in making wood shutters for homes i think he said) ie....a bit heavier than balsa wood is a good comparison. i attached a picture here to see what anyone else thinks.
Ahhhhhhh well i guess i can use it for other stuff or firewood.....