spindle

I've been asked to supply a few things for a wedding fayre, so gonna try a few cake slices, bottle openers/stoppers as well as a few sets of pens. What would be an ideal size of blank to use for the utensils? Length will obviously depend on what the tool is but what about thickness. Don't wanna...

Hi, new here as per the intro section. I just drilled out a blank in maple and pressed in the pen ferrule. I did these jobs on my metalworking lathe with the 4 jaw chuck set up. But now (as soon as I have cleared a space for it!) I must do the wood turning bits. I can either plunge the 4 claw...

Yep to much information overload. I am so confused. So would some one please explain the difference between a spindle and bowl gouge. If I'm right it's the shape of the chisel V shape is spindle gouge and a U shape is a bowl gouge or is it just the grind? But a Irish grind on a small to...

Thought I would have a go at some cabriolet legs. Not easy at all for me. Most of these were turned from scrap pallet wood but one was an Oak spindle. I suppose it would help someone whose legless.........:beer: :funny::funny::funny: It's good practice though and that's what I need. Hope...

Two sheds full of blanks and still can't find one of the right type of wood or correct sizes that I want. There must be over 200 blanks either bowl or spindle this is going to break my heart as I just may have to go and buy some unless I can get some sycamore

Hi, I picked up a cheap tester lathe to see if this is the hobby for me and my partner. However it has a 3/4 x 16 spindle not a morse taper. What type of mandrel will I need and can anyone point me in the direction of how to fit it?

Shall I try again.... if it does not work this time all I can say you don’t know what your missing it’s simply stunning... Lol Thought I would share my latest activity... It’s basically two bowls and a spindle.. This is my prototype... out for user testing in the garden... I cannot take...

13inches x3inches made off oak sapele idigbo finished with mineral oil, This one gathered a lot of inertia when turned off it came off at a rate of knots took a chuck out of my shin and went on its travels down the work shop and no have not got a lock on the spindle yet :sob:

A while ago I asked what can I use this old drill for, Note the brown stuff that grew on it after we had unseasonable rain that coming in near horizontally, the first time since I built the veranda onto my shed. A bit of a clean up. I made a spindle sander like Dereks. Now I keep...

Buy another one - simples!! Bllody well done and a huge thank you to Turners Retreat who pulled out all the stops to get it here (to what carriers class as a remote address) within 24 hours. And a huge thank you too to all of you who have helped me with your advice about the Myford. A local...

I've had better days. The front bearing on my lathe is completely buggered. Managed to source a new one from Myford - managed to dis-assemble the head to get at it, but I just CANNOT get the old bearing off the spindle. Are any of you engineers able to give me some tips?