I have a little turned piece I've been trying to make for my uncle..
It's a container that needs to hold a 3" dia 6" long cylinder..
I don't have any bowl or vesel turning tools and it's been driving me nuts thinking up ways to pull this off without resorting to ordering new bowl gouges or a 3" forstner bit. Today I figured it out..
I noticed that I could mount my parting tool in the tool post for cross slide.
It's great if you need to turn an opening or tendon to an exact size.
It's a bit nutty but it worked.
To get the full 6" reach I had to knock the handle off and mount the parting tool by the tang but it did reach (although with a lot of chatter)
I'll explain what it's going to be used for in a week or two and post progress pics as I go.
It's a container that needs to hold a 3" dia 6" long cylinder..
I don't have any bowl or vesel turning tools and it's been driving me nuts thinking up ways to pull this off without resorting to ordering new bowl gouges or a 3" forstner bit. Today I figured it out..
I noticed that I could mount my parting tool in the tool post for cross slide.
It's great if you need to turn an opening or tendon to an exact size.
It's a bit nutty but it worked.
To get the full 6" reach I had to knock the handle off and mount the parting tool by the tang but it did reach (although with a lot of chatter)
I'll explain what it's going to be used for in a week or two and post progress pics as I go.
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