mick the pen
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I know this is going to sound silly, but what is the correct hight of the tool rest EG do you work on the centre of the work piece with the hight of the tool you are using or just set the rest at centre,
I know this is going to sound silly, but what is the correct hight of the tool rest EG do you work on the centre of the work piece with the hight of the tool you are using or just set the rest at centre,
Stance dress tools the lot .
Strange I've never tried wearing a dress to turn now I know what I'm doing wrong thanks Brian Violet
Strange I've never tried wearing a dress to turn
I work with it just below centre ..but there again I may be doin it wrong !
No you are not Ed. If you use a gouge the rest is normally just below centre. If you use a scraper just above centre with the scraper generally angled slightly down.
With a skew the rest needs to be higher so that you are planning off the top of the wood!!!!
Not such a plonker after all spot on Terry the only thing I do different is I plane on the front with a skew but what you say is the general rule of tool control to start with
No you are not Ed. If you use a gouge the rest is normally just below centre. If you use a scraper just above centre with the scraper generally angled slightly down.
With a skew the rest needs to be higher so that you are planning off the top of the wood!!!!
Not joking Terry but I didn't know anything about the different positions for different types of chisels. I have been using the gouge right but not the skew and I don't have a scraper . Thanks ...I have learned something to-night.
Unless your going to make a bowl Ed you dont need a scrapper mate as for the skew it is the hardest tool to learn and the only way your going to learn it is to just put bits of any ol wood on the lathe a practice and practice make loads of shavings it is worth learning because it gives a near perfect finish that requires very little sanding if any at times