Dan Mosley
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Today I used the new toy I bought from a fellow turner up in Canada that has been a big help to me in understanding turning large forms. I got a couple other things for a large D-arm im building also but this is a really nice drive to have as I found out today.
I usually use a forstner bit and put a small hole in the center of whatever blank im going to turn and tap a 2-prong into the hole and put it on the lathe with the tail stock up against it and create a tenon and rough it out.
What is nice about this 3 prong drive i found out is i just put it into the head stock and put the wood up to it and center it - slide the tail stock up to it and when you secure the tail stock end the spur tips are driven into the wood and it holds it very secure. I turned my tenon as usual and reversed
I admit I was very skeptical about using this drive and even put the corragated guard down just in case. I turned a couple pc's of walnut using it and it never slipped,came off or any other problems with it. It is fast and easy to use and adjustable (which I did from one pc to the other). The wood was about 8 x 8 and wet - one was with somewhat of a natural edge but it would work very well for NE forms. The Pins are adjustable - it has a #2 MT taper.........
I would give this tool - 2 thumbs up............
Today I used the new toy I bought from a fellow turner up in Canada that has been a big help to me in understanding turning large forms. I got a couple other things for a large D-arm im building also but this is a really nice drive to have as I found out today.
I usually use a forstner bit and put a small hole in the center of whatever blank im going to turn and tap a 2-prong into the hole and put it on the lathe with the tail stock up against it and create a tenon and rough it out.
What is nice about this 3 prong drive i found out is i just put it into the head stock and put the wood up to it and center it - slide the tail stock up to it and when you secure the tail stock end the spur tips are driven into the wood and it holds it very secure. I turned my tenon as usual and reversed
I admit I was very skeptical about using this drive and even put the corragated guard down just in case. I turned a couple pc's of walnut using it and it never slipped,came off or any other problems with it. It is fast and easy to use and adjustable (which I did from one pc to the other). The wood was about 8 x 8 and wet - one was with somewhat of a natural edge but it would work very well for NE forms. The Pins are adjustable - it has a #2 MT taper.........
I would give this tool - 2 thumbs up............
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