Rich Soby
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I was over at my clients house today to do a little touch up on the island top. Mr. was out back running his log splitter stacking firewood for this heating season. While we were talking I asked him if he ever came accross some maple or beech/birch would he save me a few small pieces or some crotch pieces, I wanted to try some turnings on my lathe.
He gave me two very large pieces of cherry from a tree he just cut down at his mothers house. Both are beyond crotch there are several branches growing from one of the pieces.
Having never turned stock from a log... I think I have most of it figured out but the speed. The slowest my lathe will go is 500 rpm. Is that too fast?
Also this cherry was just cut over the past few days. so it is fresher than most fish we get around here
Obviously I plan to cut manageable pieces from these logs. And my Delta lathe only has a 12 inch swing over the bed. But I can turn the motor 90 or 180 to turn larger, I just dont have a floor mounted tool rest.
He gave me two very large pieces of cherry from a tree he just cut down at his mothers house. Both are beyond crotch there are several branches growing from one of the pieces.
Having never turned stock from a log... I think I have most of it figured out but the speed. The slowest my lathe will go is 500 rpm. Is that too fast?
Also this cherry was just cut over the past few days. so it is fresher than most fish we get around here
Obviously I plan to cut manageable pieces from these logs. And my Delta lathe only has a 12 inch swing over the bed. But I can turn the motor 90 or 180 to turn larger, I just dont have a floor mounted tool rest.