I just ordered a midi lathe and looking for some reading recommendations and/or web sites to ease the learning curve. My local Woodcraft has a session coming up but it's over a month away.
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http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/
Bill Grumbine and his first video will be a great help to you.
http://pennstateind.com/
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I purchased the Richard Raffan 3 book set and find it very helpful and informative.
That said...practice, practice, practice.Brian
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Find someone who just cut down a tree and talk them out of a half a dozen small pieces. You can get a lot of practice for very little money (maybe even free) and the greener the wood is, the easier it turns. Having said that, it is a bit harder to sand, and may have an "interesting" shape when it dries. DAMHIKT...
KimMeasure it with a micrometer...
Mark it with a crayon...
Cut it with a chain saw!
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Over here, "Wood Turning - A Foundation Course" by Keith Rowley is the one to get. It also comes on video (I don't think there's a DVD yet).
Good suggestion from Kim. In addition, cover the bed of your lathe, or clean it up immediately afterwards - that sap makes some mess!
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I have the first Bill Grumbine DVD (and want to get the next one). Helps GREATLY with bowl turning, shows from the log to finished bowl. I have referenced it a lot. I also have two of Richard Raffan DVD's. The intro one and the projects one. IIRC The intro one has a lot of info for spindle turning. Safety with the Rafan ummm....lacks... but shows the tool control/confidence this guy has. Watching tool position/body position and so on has helped me greatly. Here is another great site to view check out http://www.woodturningonline.com/ and this one has video clips to view http://www.turnwood.net/videos.html and of course our own KWGeorge's site is great reference tool as well.
Practicing on tree limbs or firewood will help you discover what each tool does and not so much a bummer when you get a grand catch and the piece becomes refined firewood.
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